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a historical document recording a law code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