Art history Exam 1: Quiz 4

What is the approximate date of the Rosetta Stone?

• 100 BC

• 196 BC

• 300 BC

• 50 BC

What does monotheism mean?

• The belief in or worship of more than one god

• The belief that there is only one God

• A river in East Africa

• A period in ancient Egyptian history

Which river is known as the longest in the world, flowing north from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean Sea?

• Amazon

• Mississippi

• Nile

• Yangtze

Who is identified by modern scholars as the unifier of Upper and Lower Egypt on an ancient slate tablet?

• Tutankhamun

• Cleopatra

• Ramses II

• Narmer

What is the term used for the period before the normally recognized dynasties in ancient Egypt, before about 3,000 BC?

• Old Kingdom

• Middle Kingdom

• New Kingdom

• Predynastic

During which period in ancient Egyptian history was Memphis the predominant city?

• Old Kingdom

• Middle Kingdom

• New Kingdom

• Predynastic

Which period in ancient Egyptian history is characterized by the predominance of Thebes?

• Old Kingdom

• Middle Kingdom

• New Kingdom

• Predynastic

What does the term "Amarna" refer to?

• A type of papyrus used in ancient Egypt

• A period of time around 1375–1360 b.c. described on the ancient Egyptian Tell

• A ruler in ancient Egypt

• A god in the form of a falcon

Who was Khufu?

• The son of Khafre

• A god of the underworld

• Egyptian Pharaoh of the 27th century BC who commissioned the Great Pyramid at Giza

• The material from which papyrus is made

What is represented by Horus's right and left eyes?

• Right eye represents the sun or morning star, left eye represents the moon or evening star

• Right eye represents healing power, left eye represents quintessence

• Right eye represents the underworld, left eye represents the sky

• Right eye represents the evening star, left eye represents the sun or morning star