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Ancient Art (Prehistoric, Egyptian, and Ancient Greek)
Ancient Art (Prehistoric, Egyptian, and Ancient Greek)
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Review of ancient art concepts.
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1
What is it called when a high-relief sculpture is carved into a building?(Hope)
Sculpture in the round
papyrus
A monolith
A frieze
2
How do you tell the difference between a copy of the spear bearer and the real one?(Claire G)
Greeks' made of bronze, Romans' made of marble.
The copies all hold the spear in the opposite hand.
The Romans painted theirs with permanent paint.
The Romans needed a support to stand him against.
3
The best definition of something portable is:
Something that stays in one place.
An entire city or town
A gigantic structure like Stonehenge.
Something that is easy to carry around with you.
4
What's the best definition of a nomad?
A resident of Paris, France
A person who migrates from place to place in search of food
a quantum particle
Anybody who settles in one place for a while.
5
What's the best estimate of how old the oldest cave paintings are?
about 3200 years old
about 300 years old
About 32,000 years old
still not as old as Mr. Rachuba
6
When was King Tut’s tomb discovered? (Grace E and Gabriella C)
It wasn't. His mummy just woke up one day and walked out.
In 1922 AD by Howard Carter
In 1922 BC by an unknown Egyptian theif
In 1982 AD by Indiana Jones
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How were the pharaohs viewed by their people? (Sophie S)
As a secular leader only
As the mastermind who designed the Great Pyramids
As a living god or a god-king
As the chief of agriculture
8
What are the two animals on King Tut's burial mask and why are they there? (several students)
Animals that he might become in the next life.
Mario and Luigi = ruled over the Mushroom Kingdom
One was his pet parrot and the other a cobra that bit him
A cobra and a vulture = ruled over two kingdoms.
9
Why
were the pyramids made?(Hailee L)
As a welcome message to UFOs.
Just something to make the desert less boring
For the Olympic Games of 2500 BC
as a burial place for dead pharaohs.
10
What are the Great Pyramids of Giza made out of? (Abby Z. and Emily M.)
Sand
Limestone
Legos
Wood
11
Who invented Contrapposto?(Caroline T)
Polykleitos
Leonardo Da Vinci
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Emeril Lagasse. Bam!
12
How many objects were found on the mummified body of King Tut?(Julia M and Julia N)
Zero- thieves stole everything off of the mummy.
49- the contents of an 8th grader's backpack
143 on his head, neck, abdomen and limbs.
Only one: his burial mask
13
Where is the beard of the Great Sphinx today?(Gabby M)
At the Louvre in France
At The British Museum
At MOMA in New York
Hidden somewhere in one of the Great Pyramids
14
True or False: Only one prehistoric statue of a woman has ever been found in Europe
False: Such statues were found all over Europe.
True. The one from Willendorf was the only one.
15
True or false: Cro-Magnon people in Europe had the same sized brain as modern humans
True
False
16
What kind of columns does the Parthenon have? (Nathalie W)
Corinthian
Ionic
Lego
Doric
17
What were the four corners of the Great Pyramids oriented toward? (Ashley S)
the four directions of the compass
Orlando, Florida
Stonehenge
Four more of The Wonders of The Ancient World
18
What's so unrealistic about these figures? (More than one right answer)
Their fingers are a uniform length
Their faces are in profile but their eyes are forward.
Their chests are forward but their hips are in profile
You can't walk like an Egyptian
19
True or false: It's called the stone age because of the tools that humans used.
True
False
20
Where are the (real) Great Pyramids and The Great Sphinx Located?(Caroline T)
Athens
Alexandria
Las Vegas
Giza
21
What is a recurring motif?(Hannah)
Greek God of confusion.
The monster that dwelled in the maze that Theseus killed.
Something that was seen only once and then never again.
A subject, figure, theme or pattern used multiple times.
22
How did ancient Egyptian artists draw their figures the same way for 3,000 years?
They used a grid
Photoshop
they traced against windows
camera obscura
23
For how long did the Ancient Greeks create realistic human statues? (Jessie D)
Only a generation or around 30 years.
They never stopped.
Approximately 300 years
3000 years!
24
Art historians think that the purpose of The Venus (Woman) of Willendorf probably was:
A stocking-stuffer from a pre-historic Santa Claus
A talisman to help with fertility or motherhood
A portrait of a certain individual woman
A weapon used to settle disputes
25
The column seen here is …
Ionic
Corinthian
Alaskan Totem Pole
Doric
26
To which goddess was the Parthenon dedicated?(Kailyn)
Aphrodite
Venus
Athena
Hera
27
Name one thing that would not have been available to pre-historic artists
Stone tools for carving
Natural pigments such as ochre.
Writing
Charcoal
28
Why were cats important in Egypt? (Nathalie W)
Because Garfield had access to a time machine.
Because they protected grains from mice.
Because it was believed that the pharaoh could become a cat.
Because the ancient Egyptians had a form of the Internet.
29
Greek paintingslasted the longest on what type of material?(Jamie K)
canvas
wood panels
walls of houses
terra cotta pottery
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In which cave would you find this prehistoric horse painting?
Altamira Cave
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Lascaux Cave
Chauvet Cave
