Intro. to Art History, Review 1

During this time period people were hunters and gatherers.  

What is the earliest known civilization in the historical region of southern   Mesopotamia?

What does the term necropolis mean?

What Ancient Roman city was buried by a volcano?

King Nebuchadnezzar II built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

What is the ancient method of painting that uses colored waxes burned into a wooden surface? 

This was used to make paper in Ancient Egypt.

What was the first writing that was invented by the Sumerians?

What was the standard painting technique in Roman wall paintings.

What period of Greek art was the most realistic?

Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh.

Ancient Roman art was heavily influenced by the Ancient Egyptian art.

Shallow 3-dimensional carvings on flat surfaces are called?

This term means before written records. 

In this period people began farming and domesticating animals. People also built large structures, such as Stonehenge.

Who was the Early Dynastic Egyptian ruler who unified Upper and Lower Egypt?

What did the Egyptians call the human life source or spirit?