AP Art History

AP Art History

Chapter 3 * Art of Ancient Egypt

Study Guide

Terms People
pictographs
hieratic scale
papyrus
Old Kingdom
Egyptian symbols (p.96)
groundline
canon of proportions
ka
mastaba
veneer
serdab
sarcophagus
necropolis
ziggurats
Elements of Architecture (p.102)
Middle Kingdom
rock-cut tombs
stele
heiroglyphics
cartouche
New Kingdom
hypostyle halls
pylons
clerestory
axial plan
sunken relief
encaustic
Djoser
Imhotep
Khufre
Khafre
Menkaure
Senwosret
Hapshepsut
Senenmut
Ramsesses II
Nefertari
Akhenaten
Nefertiti
Tutankhamun
Howard Carter

Historical Evidence
  • Who was Menes and what is his significance to Egyptian History?
  • How has the long expanse of Egyptian history been organized or grouped by Egyptologists?
  • Discuss the significance of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb to Egyptian archaeology?

    Interpretation and Meaning
  • What was the function of "Ka"-statues?
  • What was the possible meaning of the Sphinx?

    Style
  • Using the Palette of Narmer as an example, describe the Egyptian canon of proportion for figural representations?
  • Describe the Armana style found during the New Kingdom. How does this style differ from earlier periods?

    Compare and Discuss (Create an outline response for each of the following)
  • Trace the development of funerary architecture during the Old Kingdom from the mastaba to the Stepped Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara to the Great Pyramid of Giza.
  • Compare and contrast the statue of Khafre with the statue of Senwosret III.
  • Discuss the Temple of Hatshepsut and how it is different in for and function from Old Kingdom architecture.
  • Compare the relief of Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt with the relief of Akhenaten and His Family.
  • Describe the major elements found in the Temple Complexes at Karnak and Luxor during the New Kingdom.