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Review of AP Art History Ancient Near East

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1
Lamassu functioned in all the following ways EXCEPT
guardian of a mortuary tomb
powerful guardian deities
structural support for arched gates
visual display of King’s ultimate power
2
Rigid frontal symmetry, large eyes, & clasped hands are MOST characteristic of early art from
Babylon
Çatal Hüyük
Jericho
Sumerarian
3
The Ziggurat at Ur can best be described as: ______.
the palace for Naram-Sin
the base of a Sumerian temple
a fortified city-state
a Sumerian burial ground
4
In ancient Mesopotamia, hierarchy of scale was a convention that indicated ______.
order of importance
the power of money
the first families
order of the gods
5
The open-eyed stares of the Sumerian votive statues are thought to represent _______.
vigilance against demons
portraits of specific people
eternal wakefulness and piety
the priestly class
6
Which of the following best describes the Standard of Ur?
an official account of the rulers of Sumer
an example of historical narrative
an example of mythological narrative
an official account of the activities of important gods