What made the images in the Tomb of the Triclinium rather strange?

men and women are depicted dancing

What is a theory regarding this site?

Took thousands of years to build, center of ritual ceremonies concerning death, It was created for the magician Merlin, used as a calendar, to predict eclipses

What was the Purpose of this piece?

religious purpose, burial purpose

Which description fits this piece?

unclothed except for jewelry, two faced; may reveal deformity of time, flipper like arms, large thighs

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1
What virtues is this piece linked to?
subtlety
piety
duarbility
beauty
2
The Great Pyramids of Giza were created out of
marble
limestone
mud brick
diorite
3
This peice was found near a burial site
False
True
4
She was the first female pharaoh of Egypt
Nefertari
Hatshepsut
Nefertiti
Cleopatra
5
The Standard of Ur represents what two concepts?
War and peace
Life and death
Love and hate
Heaven and hell
6
The Standard of Ur was made of what material?
Lapis Lazuli
Limestone
Coral
Basalt
7
What made the images in the Tomb of the Triclinium rather strange?
Nothing was strange about the images
There was music from both a lyre and a double flute
men and women are depicted dancing
the fresco was brightly colored
8
The Great Sphinx is thought to be a portrait of ____
Khufu
Hatshepsut
Khafre
Menkaure
9
What other art piece is this sculpture's form most likely based on?
Anavysos Kouros
Sculpture of Apollo
David, by Donatello
Doryphorus, by Polykleitos
10
Attribute this piece to the time period it was created
Classical
Late Antique
Archaic
Hellensitic
11
What type of columns were used on the Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheater)?
Corinthian
Ionic
All three
Doric
12
Which of the following was NOT a part of the royal costume worn by rulers in ancient Egypt?
Kilt
Headdress
Beaded necklace
False beard
13
What is a theory regarding this site?
Took thousands of years to build
center of ritual ceremonies concerning death
It was created for the magician Merlin
used as a calendar, to predict eclipses
14
What was the Purpose of this piece?
carried into battle
religious purpose
burial purpose
to give owner power
15
What is NOT true about this image?
found in 1930
mesoamericans believed the the sacrum was a "second skull"
carved from a camel like animal's bones
Carved from bone found at the base of the spine
16
Lamassu combined features from all of the following EXCEPT ___
man
horse
bull
eagle
17
The Eshnunna votive figures were dedicated to
priests
the people of Mesopotamia
the emperor
the gods
18
Attribute this piece to the time period it was created
Late Antique
Classical
Hellensitic
Archaic
19
Monumental gateway to an Egyptian temple
ziggurat
peristyle
pylon
cella
20
Attribute this piece to the time period it was created
Hellensitic
Archaic
Late Antique
Classical
21
Sculptures portraying Hatshepsut as a ______reflect power and authority in Egyptian art.
princess
god
mother
pharaoh
22
This is a Roman reproduction. The original Greek piece was made out of
Copper
Marble
Wood
Bronze
23
Canopic jars were special containers in tombs were used to hold ____
jewels
coins
human organs
the ka
24
What piece is made out of the same material?
Lamassu
Ambum Stone
Hatshepsut with offering jars
Terra cotta fragments
25
Judgment of the Egyptian dead was presided over by the god _____
Seth
Amun-re
Horus
Osiris
26
This site exemplifies what type of building design?
pylons
corbelling
Post and Lintel
squinches
27
Augustus of Prima Porta, a piece of propaganda showing the greatness of Augustus, was found:
In the house of his wife
In an ancient art museum
On a pedestal in the middle of town
In the bedroom of his chambers
28
Attribute this piece to the time period it was created
Old Kingdom
Armana Period
NewKingdom
Middle Kingdom
29
Attribute this piece to it's culture
Assyrian
Sumerian
Babylonian
Persian
30
The oldest and largest pyramid at the Giza site is that of _____
Menkaure
Hatshepsut
Khafre
Khufu
31
Which of the following was NOT a part of the typical cannon for representing Sumerian art?
inlaid details of stone and shell
cubical bodies
wide, staring eyes
stylized hair and face
32
Attribute this piece to the time period it was created
Old Kingdom
Armana Period
NewKingdom
Middle Kingdom
33
A system of representing a person's importance by his size is known as
hierarchic scale
bas relief
register
sunken relief
34
What part of the House of the Vettii is this?
garden
peristyle
lararium
atrium
35
What is this piece made out of?
ambum stone
grey wacke
clay
terra cotta
36
The Egyptian life spirit or life force is called the ____
ka
serdab
ankh
ra
37
Amenhotep IV changed his name to Akhenaten to honor the life-giving sun deity _______________.
Osiris
Aten
Seth
Isis
38
Attribute this piece to it's culture
Assyrian
Babylonian
Persian
Sumerian
39
King Tut’s mummified body was enclosed in three nested coffins with the innermost made of __
Silver
Gold
Bronze
Wood
40
The White Temple Ziggurat was made from what material?
Limestone
Mud brick
Diorite
Marble
41
"City of the dead
necropolis
metropolis
acropolis
megalopolis
42
How many sides of the Temple of Minerva has stairs?
all sides
2 sides
3 sides
1 side
43
This structure is prototypical of Egyptian New Kingdom's focus on the construction of ________
Ziggurats
Pyramids
Mastabas
Temples
44
Lamassu were created by which culture?
Akkadian
Babylonian
Neo-Assyrian
Sumerian
45
Name the piece
white temple
Temple of Hatshepsut
Acropolis at Athens
temple at pergamon
46
Name the piece
Mortuary temple of hatshepsut
temple at pergamon
Temple of Ammun-re
Acropolis at Athens
47
Attribute this piece to the time period it was created
Archaic
Late Antique
Classical
Hellensitic
48
When were these stones discovered?
time of French Revolution
Time of Apollo Moon Landing
Era of Impressionist Art
During the roaring 20's
49
Which description fits this piece?
unclothed except for jewelry
two faced; may reveal deformity of time
flipper like arms
large thighs
50
Whose column and forum is shown?
Caesar's
Trajan's
Nerva's
Augustus's
51
Sculpture that projects from a flat background
Sunken relief
Bas-relief
In-the-round sculpture
3D sculpture
52
Attribute this piece to the time period it was created
Archaic
Hellensitic
Late Antique
Classical
53
Name the piece
Temple of Hatshepsut
Acropolis at Athens
white temple
temple at pergamon
54
The Code of Hammurabi was made of what material?
Basalt
Limestone
Lapis Lazuli
Coral
55
The relief of Darius and Xerxes Receiving Tribute exemplifies Persian art’s emphasis on ___
economic prosperity
vast cultural influence
religious harmony
animal sacrifice
56
Which object commemorates the unification of Egypt and the beginning of the dynastic period?
Standard of Ur
Seated Scribe
Akhenaton, Nefertiti & 3 Daughters
Palette of Narmer
57
Where was the sculpture of Apollo located at the Temple of Minerva in Veii?
in the pediment
By the front steps to the temple
inside the temple's middle cella room
on top of the bulding
58
Name the piece
temple at pergamon
Acropolis at Athens
Temple of Ammun-re
Agora at Delphi
59
The Orant Figure pose dates back to the greeks
False
True
60
The White Temple Ziggurat is dedicated to which god?
Shamash
Marduk
Adak
Anu
61
The hypostyle hall at Karnak was filled with ______decorated with reliefs and inscriptions.
plaques
columns
votives
stele
62
Which is INCORRECT about this image?
Tassil n'Ajjer, Algeria
Running Horned Woman
Rock Painting
15000-13000BCE
63
Historians refer to the reign of ___________ as the Amarna Period
Khafre
Menkaure
Aten
Akhenaten
64
When and where was this piece created?
Arabian Peninsula 1700 BCE
Cook Islands; 1500BCE
Peru; 1000 BCE
Solomon Island; 1000 BCE
65
Attribute this piece to it's culture
Persian
Assyrian
Sumerian
Babylonian
66
Name the piece
Temple of Hatshepsut
Acropolis at Athens
temple at pergamon
white temple
67
These structures functioned symbolically as bridges between the earth and the heavens.
Mosques
Pyramids
Acropolis
Ziggurats
68
Attribute this piece to it's culture
Babylonian
Assyrian
Persian
Sumerian
69
In the Sarcophagus of the Spouses, the man may have been holding what in his right hand?
a musical instrument
a drinking glass
nothing; the woman was only holding something
a handmirror
70
Horizontal bands that tell a story are called
registers
steles
grids
strips
71
The palace of Darius and Xerxes was built as one of 4 capitals for the _____ Empire
Sumerian
Babylonian
Persian
Assyrian
72
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
73
What is the main style of Roman fresco painting that decorates the House of the Vettii?
1st style (Masonry)
2nd style (Illusionistic)
4th style (Intricate)
3rd style (Ornate)
74
The White Temple ziggurat was created by which culture?
Sumerian
Akkadian
Assyrian
Babylonian
75
Attribute this piece to the time period it was created
Armana Period
NewKingdom
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
76
Attribute this piece to the time period it was created
Hellensitic Greek
Republican Roman
Imperial Roman
Archaic Greek
77
Fortified part of an ancient which is usually elevated
metropolis
necropolis
acropolis
megalopolis
78
When would a bust like the Head of a Patrician usually be made?
When the person reached a high enough status in occupation
When the person got married
When the person dies
Whenever they wanted, barring wealth
79
Lamassu were originally intended as ____
victory steles
religious votives
guardian figures
grave markers
80
Attribute this piece to it's culture
Babylonian
Sumerian
Persian
Assyrian
81
Akhenaten and His Family is an example of ______relief, the flat surface is deeply incised
bas
high
sunken
middle
82
This area means "land between the two rivers"
Mesopotamia
Mesosumeria
Mesoarabia
Mesoamerica
83
The Sumerians invented the first writing system, known as _______
pictograms
calligraphy
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
84
Attribute this piece to the time period it was created
Middle Kingdom
Armana Period
Old Kingdom
NewKingdom
85
After 380 CE, Christ took on an imperial image instead of the humble shepherd look
True
False
86
Menkaure and His Queen was not entirely finished but was originally intended for
his pyramid complex at Giza
the Great Temple at Karnak
the Temple of Amun-Re
mortuary temple at Deir-el-Bari
87
The purpose of the Great Pyramids of Giza was to
commemorate the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
act as a sanctuary for the high priests
house the bodies of the pharaoh, his family and nobles
serve as a religious shrine to the gods
88
The Stele of Hammurabi is MOST significant as both a work of ancient Mesopotamian art and as __
a historical document recording a law code
a religious artifact recording Babylonian gods
a key to deciphering cuneiform
an example of Babylonian literature
89
Attribute this piece to the time period it was created
NewKingdom
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Armana Period
90
Egyptian writing system
script
cuneiform
calligraphy
hieroglypics
91
_____ first architect known by name. Created mastabas or flat roofed tombs/ stepped pyramids
Senemut
Narmer
Imhotep
Menes
92
Which god is sitting with Hammurabi?
Marduk
Shamash
Adak
Anu
93
What conventions can be viewed in the Lascaux cave paintings?
use of primary colors
use of scaffolding to reach workspace
twisted perspective
overlapping figures
94
Attribute this piece to the time period it was created
Middle Kingdom
Armana Period
Old Kingdom
NewKingdom

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