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RC - Unit 2: Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt
RC - Unit 2: Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt
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Carefully cut and regularly shaped blocks used in construction, fitted together without mortar:
canopic masonry
ashlar masonry
axial masonry
bilateral masonry
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This massive structure is unique because it:
was covered with hieroglyphics
was commissioned and constructed under a female pharoah
was dedicated to the sun disk god Aton
was constructed in the Amarna Period
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These composite figures can be found:
as sculptures lining the causeway to a temple
as guardians at the gate of a city-state
as figures at the entrance of a ziggurat
as childrens climbing toys in an Ancient Near East city
4
The following are true of the image EXCEPT:
They are votives and represent substitute worshipers
They depict a Sumerian god and a goddess
They are referred to as Statuettes of two Worshipers
They are Sumerian and carved of gypsum with shell inlay
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All are true of this image EXCEPT:
It depicts a hunting ritual
Palettes like these were used to mix cosmetics
It shows hierarchy of scale
It shows King Narmer's unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
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The following denotes the status of the person depicted:
The openings between his arms and body are evident
He is depicted in a more naturalistic manner
He is sitting on the ground
All of the above
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All the following ar true of the image EXCEPT:
It depicts Lamassu, the human headed winged bull
It is from the Sumerian empire
It is a guardian figure to protect the Assyrian citadel
It is high relief with five legs visible
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Cylindrical piece of stone usually decorated with an incised design, was rolled over soft clay.
cylinder stele
cylinder register
cylinder cella
cylinder seal
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In terms of content, this work is similar to:
Votive Figures from the Temple of Eshuanna
The Standard of Ur, war side
Menkaura and his Queen
Lammasu
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The purpose of the sculpture Seated Scribe is to
unknown
attend to the pharaoh's needs in the afterlife
show how the pharaoh was literate and intelligent
illustrate the large retinue the pharaoh had
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The subjects and material used in this sculpture are:
Khufu and his Queen, grewywacke
Khafre and his Queen, greywacke
Menkaura and his Queen, basalt
Menkaura and his Queen, greywacke
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In ancient Mesopotamian architecture, a monumental platform for a temple:
pyramid
ziggurat
cella
register
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carved stone slab used to mark a grave or commemorate historical events:
stele
register
standard
cella
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In ancient Egypt, a slate slab used for preparing makeup:
stele
standard
palette
chamfer
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The image of King Tuankhamun's innermost coffin features this in his folded hands:
The ankh, the symbol of life
The Wedjat, the amulet of the eye of Horus
Votives for the gods in the underworld
The crook and the flail, both symbols of kingship
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The ground plan of this building indicates that
interior rooms are dominated by closely spaced thick columns
vast spaces are vaulted for large interiors
there are 4 entrances, one of each cardinal point of compass
outside walls are low and shallow to allow the Nile to flow
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This structure is:
The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
The Temple of Ramses II
The Mortuary Temple of Amenemhet
The Temple of Amun-Re
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The content of this work shows:
The gods presenting Hu-Nefer his life before him
Hu-Nefer having his heart devoured by Ammit
Hu-Nefer having his heart weighed and then judged by Osiris
Hu-Nefer boarding a boat to the land of 2 trees
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The following is a true statement about this work of art:
It is in rigid Egyptian cannon
The form is curvilinear and features are exaggerated
The work is carved out of granite
The work is from the Old Kingdom
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All are true of this image EXCEPT:
The platform is referred to as a ziggurat
The base was meant to represent a mountain towards sky god
The temple was dedicated to the moon god Nanna
It was whitewashed, hence the name
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The building structure created during the New Kingdom for worship AND burial:
pyramid
mortuary temple
hypostyle hall
mastaba
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An artistic convention in which greater size indicates greater importance:
register bands
importantu composition
hierarchy of scale
cylinder scale
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All are true of this sculpture EXCEPT:
It is a funerary sculpture
It is carved and painted diorite
It depicts a scribe, and b/c of status is shown naturalistic
It is from the Old Kingdom
24
The Apadana reliefs at Persepolis show a departure from the norm of Near East rule in what way:
shows a natural style similar to the Amarna period of Egypt
they show offerings and tributes to the ruler
location of reliefs is different from other Near East ones
shows that Persian rulers were more tolerant of differences
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This structure is more similar its function to which other structure:
The Great Pyramids at Giza
The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
None of the above
The tomb of Tutankhamen
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In Egypt, the container in which the organs were placed for later burial with the mummy:
scarab jar
clerestory jar
ushabt jar
canopic jar
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In ancient Egypt, the immortal human life force:
serdab
ka
wedjat
caw
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This stone is indigenous to present day Afghanistan, is richly blue in color.
diorite
alabaster
basalt
lapis lazuli
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A hall with a roof supported by columns, can be seen in the interior of the temple of Amun-Re:
pylon
hypostyle
mastaba
serdab
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All the following are true of this image EXCEPT:
The materials illustrate that trade occured
It was found in the White Temple in the city of Ur
It was found in the royal cemetery in the city of Ur
It is referred to the Standard of Ur
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The following is true of the image EXCEPT:
The pharaoh depicted instituted monotheism
It depicts Akhenaton, his wife Nefertiti and their daughters
It is in high relief
It is from the Amarna period
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An early tomb in Pre-Dynastic Egypt was called a:
nemes
amulet
mastaba
pyramid
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"Wedge-shaped." A system of writing used in ancient Mesopotamia, wedge-shaped characters
cuneiform
stylus
lamassu
stele
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The stele represents:
Hammurabi presenting temple plans to Shamash
The sun god bestowing mystical powers to Hammurabi
Hammurabi being scolded by Shamash
Hammurabi receiving the rod and ring (rule) from Shamash
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The center chamber of an ancient temple from the Ancient Near East:
serdab
casson
cella
register
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A small concealed chamber in an Egyptian burial chamber for the statue of the deceased:
serdab
hypostyle hall
cella
pylon
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The period in which there were drastic religious and stylistic changes during the New Kingdom:
Amarna
18th Dynasty
Ptolemeic
Intermediate
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All the following are true of this image EXCEPT:
It was dedicated to the the god Amun-Re and has 10 pylons
The columns are 65 ft. high in middle and 22 ft. at capitals
It highly represents Old Kingdom architecture
It features the architechtural innovation of the clerestory
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One of a series of superimposed bands or friezes in a pictorial narrative:
stele
cella
register
standard
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This work is carved in this type of relief popular in the New Kingdom
high
sunken
bas
low
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All are true of this sculpture EXCEPT:
The figures are free-standing
The male's stance, headdress, beard & dress make him divine
It is unusual for a woman to be depicted in this stance
Both are idealized, but there's some individuality as well
