1. Prehistoric and ancient Egyptian Art history Quiz info

2. Date and format Date: Tuesday, Nov. 20th
Format: Multiple Choice and Matching
You will be assessed on your knowledge

3. Things to review: Prehistoric
The Paleolithic Period (when it occurred)​
The Lascaux Cave (where it is located and what is contained in it)​
The Altamira Cave (where it is located and what is contained in it)​
Why animals were common on cave paintings​
Megaliths
Stonehenge (location, when it was built, who was buried here, what stone likely represented​, and what the entrance faces)
Post-lintel construction​
Fertile Crescent (what it is)
Mesopotamia (location and who settled here before 4500 B.C.)
Ziggurat (meaning and what it symbolized)
Cuneiform writing
Neo-Sumerian Period
Akkadian Period
Stele

4. Things to review: Egyptian
Bent Pyramid (how it was built)
The Great Pyramid (location, and why it is significant)
Know that sculptors carved the Pharaoh’s portrait into hard stone and placed it in the tomb near the sarcophagus
Rules and characteristics of Egyptian painting
Hieroglyphics
Pharaoh
Dynasty
Old Kingdom
The Middle Kingdom
The New Kingdom
Ka (meaning and what Egyptians believed happened to it during/after life)
Sarcophagus
Mastaba
Who the Egyptian temples were dedicated to
Step Pyramid (how it was built)