The Art of Egypt. The Pyramids at Giza These are the tombs of Khafra, Khufu, and Menkaura.

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The Art of Egypt

The Pyramids at Giza

These are the tombs of Khafra, Khufu, and Menkaura

Canopic Jars

Egypt ian

S t a t u e s

Ha t shepsut

Measured Proportions

The Amarna Period

Canopic jars were used for:

a. Storing food for the mummyb. Storing the internal

organs of the mummy

c. Jelly made by the Egyptiansd. Holding money

If you wore a false beard and nemes headdress:

a. You were the Grand Vizier of Egyptb. You were the favored queen of the pharaoh

c. You were the pharaoh

d. You were a royal artist

The Pharaohs stopped building pyramids in Giza for their tombs

because:a. To prevent robbers from stealing all the supplies they needed for the afterlifeb. It was too much work

c. They didn’t have enough workersd. They ran out of stones

The Amarna period:

a. Was a period of formal artworkb. Was when artists used

multiple

points of viewc. Was a period of more natural realistic art

d. Was during Hatshepsut’s rule

Egyptian Statues:

a. Included many spaces in the statueb. Looked very relaxed

c. Were separate from the stones they were carved from

d. Did not include spaces and were part of the stone they were carved from