Chapter Summary

After reading Chapter 3, you should be able to:

• Identify the works and define the terms in the chapter.

• List the gods and their functions.

• Describe iconography, convention, and style, giving works in the chapter as examples.

• Discuss the main architectural and sculptural types and their purposes.

• Discuss the role of the Nile in Egyptian culture, art, and religion.

• Describe the process of mummification and the Egyptian view of the afterlife.

• Recognize the texts quoted in the chapter.

• Locate the main Egyptian sites on a map of Egypt.

• Describe the Egyptian grid used for sculpture.

• Draw and label the plan and façade of a typical pylon temple.

• Describe the Amarna style and the philosophy behind it.

• Compare the Amarna style with that of the Old Kingdom.

• Describe the role of Nubia in Egyptian history.

• Discuss the Nubian assimilation of Egyptian art and culture.