Ancient Mediterranean Review

Question 1

These scroll paintings reflect the New Kingdom belief that _____.

Accepted Answer

only a person free from wrongdoing could enjoy the afterlife

Question 2

The Plaque of the Ergastines, a fragment of the Parthenon frieze, is noteworthy in that it ___.

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c. 447-432 BCE

Question 3

Prominent non-royal individuals were typically represented in more ____ postures.

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lifelike

Question 4

Pick a date range.

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4th-2nd century BCE

Question 5

The many-columned hall found in an Egyptian temple is called ________.

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a hypostyle hall

Question 6

How does the palette of Narmer establish a convention asserting the divinity of the pharaoh?

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the larger-than-life representation of the pharaoh

Question 7

A ______ is literally a "city of the dead."

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necropolis

Question 8

Pick a date range for the Great Pyramids.

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c. 2575–2465 BCE

Question 9

Sumerians may have been 1st to use pics 2 tell coherent stories. What supports this assertion?

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Narratives presented in registers or bands.

Question 10

In ancient Mesopotamia, hierarchy of scale was a convention that indicated ______.

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order of importance

Question 11

How is the palette of Narmer relatively unique among surviving Egyptian artworks?

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It is commemorative rather than funerary.

Question 12

Lamassu guardian figures were created at the height of the Assyrian civilization, circa ______.

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720-705 BCE

Question 13

Rigid frontal symmetry, large eyes, & clasped hands are MOST characteristic of early art from

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Sumer

Question 14

Conventions governing ancient Egyptian art changed _____ over its 3,000-year history.

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very little

Question 15

Scrolls like this one were painted on ______.

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papyrus, a paper-like material made from a plant

Question 16

Which of the following best describes the Standard of Ur?

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an example of historical narrative

Question 17

The Mesopotamian king who codified the law & prescribed penalties for infractions was ______.

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Hammurabi

Question 18

This is an example of _____ relief, in which the figures are deeply incised.

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sunken

Question 19

The Ziggurat at Ur can best be described as: ______.

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the base of a Sumerian temple

Question 20

Pick a date range.

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c. 1340 BCE

Question 21

Pick a date range.

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c. 2490–2472 BCE

Question 22

Pick a date range.

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c. 1275 BCE

Question 23

The Plaque of the Ergastines, a fragment of the Parthenon frieze, is noteworthy in that it ___.

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all of the above

Question 24

Both of these works personify _____.

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victory

Question 25

How does this statue of Hatshepsut indicate her status as a pharaoh?

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She is wearing the royal male nemes headdress.

Question 26

Which of the following distinguishes the Doric order in Greek architecture?

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Columns that stand directly on the stylobate

Question 27

Which provided historians the principal information about ancient Egyptian civilization?

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Tomb interiors

Question 28

An Egyptian convention for representing the human figure was to show eyes and torsos _______.

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frontally

Question 29

The Great Sphinx is thought to be a "portrait" of _____.

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Khafre

Question 30

Which of the following works was created FIRST?

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Palette of King Narmer

Question 31

The drapery in each of these works does which of the following?

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Emphasizes the body

Question 32

The work depicted is _____.

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An altar dedicated to Zeus and Athena, c. 175 BCE.

Question 33

Which of the following is part of the entablature of a classical temple?

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Architrave

Question 34

The open-eyed stares of the Sumerian votive statues are thought to represent _______.

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eternal wakefulness and duty

Question 35

Which of the following describes a clerestory, a functional element of the Temple of Amun-Re?

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A raised roof permitting light to filter into the interior.

Question 36

In the Old Kingdom, rulers were typically portrayed as ___, wearing the royal kilt & headdress.

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athletic and youthful figures

Question 37

Which of the following best describes the function of the pyramids?

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They served as a reminder of the afterlife.

Question 38

Contrapposto is a Classical Greek innovation in which ______.

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standing figures present a balance of tension & relaxation

Question 39

In ancient Mesopotamia, hierarchy of scale was a convention that indicated ______.

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order of importance

Question 40

The sculptural program of the monumental apadana stairways reflects _______.

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the harmony of the peoples of the Persian empire

Question 41

Pick a date range.

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c. 2600-2400 BCE

Question 42

Pick a date range.

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c. 1754 BCE

Question 43

The White Temple at Uruk is oriented to the ______.

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cardinal points of the compass

Question 44

Subtle refinements in the Parthenon's design deliberately _____ absolute regularity.

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deviate from

Question 45

This work most likely dates from the ______.

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Seventh century BCE

Question 46

Pick a date range.

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c. 3517-3358 BCE

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