ARS 101 Module 1 Quiz

When did archaeology and Egyptology begin?

19th century AD

The pharaoh of the Amarna Period was

Akhenaten

During the Amarna Period the only god that the king worshipped was_______.

Aten

Former circus strongman turned "professional antiquarian" whose work would now be termed looting & theft--the original Indiana Jones complete with whips and dynamite.

Belzoni

The "Rediscovery of Egypt" was fueled early in the 1800's by the popular images of the ancient ruins of temples, cities, and landscape by which Scottish artist?

David Roberts

Egyptologists believe it is best if all artifacts are taken quickly from tombs and other sites because getting them to a safe place is more important than the exact place/condition in which they were found.

False

Long after the Amarna Period, the depiction of the human form, especially with the royal family, continued to be influenced by these strange stylistic features.

False

Why was Herodotus important for the study of Egypt?

He wrote about his travels in Egypt noting things with certain accuracy; like mummification

The writer who is still consulted as a source for confirming archaeological theories and who was the first to initiate an interest in Egypt.

Herodotus

The Rosetta Stone has a Ptolemaic period inscription carved in

Hieroglyphic, Demotic, Greek

A major key to understanding Ancient Egypt was found when which scholar finally was able to crack hieroglyphics and translate the Rosetta Stone?

Jean-François Champollion

Which of these did Belzoni first bring back for the British Museum?

The colossal head and torso of a Ramses II

Why were Europeans (both individuals and governments) able to take so many ancient Egyptian artefacts out of Egypt during the 19th century?

There were no real laws in place (and later enforced) to protect or preserve historical sites or ancient objects

Why are images from the Amarna Period distinct from other Ancient Egyptian works?

They show unusual human forms, intimacy, and treatment of movement and weight

Material Remains, Epigraphic Remains and Textual Sources are all important for understanding original context and function when studying Ancient Egypt.

True

One of the major reasons so little was known about Ancient Egypt, until more modern times, was that the knowledge and ability to read their language was lost.

True

The pharaoh of the Amarna Period moved the capital city and instituted monotheism.

True

An Egyptian artifact in its ORIGINAL CONTEXT is where?

Where it was placed by ancient Egyptians, like a tomb

Eccentric Englishman who taught himself hieroglyphics but whose methodology, careful records, and valuable publications set a standard in the development of modern scientific archaeology.

William Flinders Petrie

Textual Sources are ________.

anything ancient authors wrote

Material remains from the ancient world are ______.

anything that is a physical object

Epigraphic remains are ______.

anything with writing or inscriptions

Unlike Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, Egypt had to be "rediscovered" because ______.

much had been buried by sand

The Rosetta Stone was seized by and remained with

the British

The Rosetta Stone was found by

the French