The following summarizes what a student should have learned from reading each chapter of A History of Western Art.

It is assumed that students can identify all works by title, artist (if known), culture (or nationality) and time period, medium, and style. It is also assumed that students will look up and be able to define the bolded glossary terms. In addition, further examples of what a student should be familiar with are listed below.

After reading chapter 5, you should be able to:

1. locate Giza, Saqqara, Cairo, Akhetaten, Deir el-Bahri, Abu Simbel and Meroë on the Map of Egypt and Nubia.
2. describe the political iconography and formal conventions of the Palette of Narmer.
3. describe the Egyptian concept of death and the process of mummification.
4. compare the Temple of Hatshepsut with the Temple of Amon-Mut-Khonsu.
5. list the major Egyptian gods and their functions.
6. compare Old Kingdom sculpture style with that of the Amarna Period.
7. describe the development of the pyramid from the mastaba.
8. describe the Egyptian conventions of painting and sculpture.
9. trace the style of royal representation from the Old to the New Kingdom.
10. discuss Akhenaton's revolution.
11. compare the Meroë pyramids with the Giza pyramids.
12. describe the relationship between Egypt and Nubia.