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AP Art History Content Area 2: Mesopotamia
AP Art History Content Area 2: Mesopotamia
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1
The White Temple ziggurat was created by which culture?
Akkadian
Babylonian
Sumerian
Assyrian
2
Lamassu were created by which culture?
Akkadian
Neo-Assyrian
Babylonian
Sumerian
3
The
Standard of Ur
was made of what material?
Limestone
Coral
Basalt
Lapis Lazuli
4
Horizontal bands that tell a story are called ____
registers
strips
grids
steles
5
The Standard of Ur was created by which culture?
Babylonian
Akkadian
Assyrian
Sumerian
6
The
Code of Hammurabi
was created by which culture?
Assyrian
Akkadian
Sumerian
Babylonian
7
The Eshnunna votive figures were dedicated to
the people of Mesopotamia
the emperor
priests
the gods
8
The White Temple Ziggurat was made from what material?
Marble
Diorite
Mud brick
Limestone
9
This area means "land between the two rivers"
Mesoarabia
Mesoamerica
Mesopotamia
Mesosumeria
10
The
Code of Hammurabi
was made of what material?
Lapis Lazuli
Coral
Limestone
Basalt
11
The Sumerians invented the first writing system, known as _______
pictograms
hieroglyphics
calligraphy
cuneiform
12
Which of the following was NOT a convention for representing figures in Sumerian art?
Cubical bodies
Inlaid details of stone and shell
Wide, staring eyes
Stylized hair and faces
13
Lamassu were originally intended to be placed ____
at the entrance of ziggurats
as a marker of Assyrian military victories
in the center of the city
on the palace gates of Sargon II
14
The relief of
Darius and Xerxes Receiving Tribute
exemplifies Persian art’s emphasis on ___
religious harmony
cultural unity
political stability
economic prosperity
15
These structures functioned symbolically as bridges between the earth and the heavens.
Ziggurats
Mosques
Pyramids
Temples
16
Sculpture that projects from a flat background
Sunken relief
Relief sculpture
In-the-round sculpture
3-D sculpture
17
The
Stele of Hammurabi
is significant as both a work of ancient Mesopotamian art and as __
a key to deciphering cuneiform
a religious artifact recording Babylonian gods
an example of Babylonian literature
a historical document recording a law code
18
Which god is sitting with Hammurabi?
Marduk
Adak
Shamash
Anu
19
Lamassu were originally intended as ____
religious votives
guardian figures
victory steles
grave markers
20
The Eshnunna votives were created by which culture?
Sumerian
Babylonian
Akkadian
Assyrian
21
The White Temple Ziggurat is dedicated to which god?
Adak
Anu
Shamash
Marduk
22
Lamassu combined features from all of the following EXCEPT ___
horse
man
bull
eagle
23
The Standard of Ur represents what two concepts?
War and peace
Love and hate
Heaven and hell
Life and death
24
The palace of Darius and Xerxes was built as one of 4 capitals for the _____ Empire
Babylonian
Sumerian
Assyrian
Persian