How did the Egyptians' beliefs about the afterlife influence their art and architecture?
What will be an ideal response?
Essay responses should include these points:
Egyptians built massive and monumental structures to house the bodies of the dead.
Mummies were created to house the ka, or spirit, which lived on after the death of the body and forever engaged in activities it had enjoyed during its earthly existence.
Elaborate paintings and reliefs often decorated the interiors of tombs of royalty and wealthy individuals.
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Which event had a significant effect on the instruments of the orchestra and the
sounds they were able to produce?
a. French Revolution b. Age of Enlightenment c. Industrial Revolution d. Newtonian Physics e. American Revolution
The questions posed in posters created by the Guerrilla Girls are directed at
a) those in charge of museum purchases and exhibits. b) male artists. c) the general public. d) other female artists.
The music of the listening example is from:
a. India b. China c. Mexico d. Ghana e. Bali
Josquin's motet Miserere mei, Deus (Have mercy upon me, O Lord) was inspired by a sermon Girolamo Savonarola wrote before he was burned as a religious heretic
Indicate whether the statement is true or false