Prehistoric, Ancient Art and Egyptian Review

Assignments Quiz in 20 min. over 8-2 Read pages and page 188 Pay special attention to these words: Contrappsto, Phidias, stiff, Procession of Horseman, balance and proportion On notebook paper answer the questions on the Reading guide. Slide review Temple -15 today

Answer any 4 Where were the first recorded laws written up? By Whom? List 3 characteristics of Paleolithic times. List 3 characteristics of Neolithic times. Define ziggurats.

Study Sheet Define the following words, and/or answer the questions. pharaoh dynasty List the 3 major periods of Egyptian history. sarcophagus mastaba obelisk hieroglyphics Ra Ka Seradab

Study Sheet What were the primary functions of art in Ancient Egyptian Society? What characteristics distinguish Egyptian Art? Why did the Egyptian style of art remain the same for thousands of years? What two creatures are exhibited on the headdress of the Pharaoh and what do they symbolize? What is the Rosetta stone and why is it important? How are Neolithic and Egyptian art similar?

Rosetta stone Egyptian is one of the oldest languages in the world. It has 5,000 more gears of recorded history than any other human language. During the Middle ages it was replaced by Arabic It is a dead language. There are 4 forms of writing Egyptians used: Hieroglyphics, Hieratic, Demotic, and Coptic. The Rosetta Stone was a fundamental part of deciphering hieroglyphics today There were three languages represented: on top, Egyptian Hieroglyphic, in the middle, Demotic, and on the bottom, Greek

Word bank Venus of Willendorf Menhir Ziggurat Cave painting at Lascaux France Dolman Stele of Hammurabi Mesopotamia Nefertiti Khafre Zoser III Pyramids at Giza Sphinx Paleolithic Neolithic