Art of Ancient Egypt 2 Answers

The Book of the Dead _____________a.showed the three stages of life that the Egyptians believed each person passed through.b.was created on papyrus scrolls.c.contains images of the judgment of Hunefer before Orisis.d.possess all of the above elements.

The entrance to the tomb of Rameses II is guarded by 4 massive stone figures, as shown in the picture above. Who/what are the four figures representative of? a. Egyptian gods b. great Egyptian kings c. Ammit, Anubis, Orisis, and Rameses d. Rameses II Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Ancient Egyptian _____________ used both logographic and alphabetic elements.a.hieroglyphicsc.stylusb.calligraphyd.cuneiform

In the Book of the Dead, Ammit is ________________________a.the Egyptian god of life, death, and fertility.b.a jackal-headed god associated with mummification and the afterlife.c.a hybrid of three Nile creatures including the crocodile, lion,and hippod.the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty.

Which of the following discoveries offered the most help to historians in understanding ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics?a.the tomb of Tutankhamunc.the tomb of Rameses IIb.the Rosetta Stoned.the Book of the Dead

The Rosetta Stone When examining the Rosetta Stone, a French scholar found Ptolomy and Cleopatra's names written in Demotic, an Egyptian language, and was able to match those names to the Greek writing on the Stone. In this flash of insight, it was discovered that the same information was written in three languages, Demotic, Greek and ___________. After this discovery, the tablet was decoded over three years. a. Ancient Egyptian b. Early French c. Ancient Latin d. Early Roman Please select the best answer from the choices provided

The entrance to the tomb of Rameses II is unique because ______________a.it is believed that all Egyptians pass through this door on their journey to the afterlife.b.twice a year, the first rays of the rising sun shoot through the entire depth of the corridor.c.it is also the main entrance to the largest Pyramid of Giza.d.the door is made of 240 pounds of pure gold.

King Tutankhamun’s tomb was found __________________a.in the Valley of the Kings.b.untouched since it was first closed off.c.with the body of the King in three nesting coffins.d.with all of the above.

This is a drawn diagram of the Rosetta Stone. In each section, A, B, and C, a similar text was written, but in different languages. The text in section A was written in which of the following languages? a. Greek c. Egyptian b. Demotic d. English Please select the best answer from the choices provided