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Paleolithic, Neolithic, Ancient Near East, Egyptian, Aegean Art
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Votive statues relate to the Near Eastern practice of
Placing a curse on enemies
Making images of servants and family members.
Use of large scale in all of their sculpture
Setting up status of individual worshipers in a shrine
2
Scholars believe the
Bull Leaping
mural from the palace of Knossos on Crete represents
a scene from Minoan legend.
a fertility ritual or initiation practice.
a dance of sorrow.
a popular form of entertainment.
3
What is this image?
Akhenaten and His Family, New Kingdom, Egypt
Stele of Hammurabi, Sumerian
Akhenaten and His Family, Old Kingdom, Egypt
Votive Figure, Paleolithic
4
What is a fresco?
Painting on wet plastered wall which becomes fixed when dry
An earthy pigment varying from light yellow to brown or red
Mark or decorate with a cut or series of cuts
The art or activity of making three-dimensional models
5
The Great Sphinx is thought to be a portrait of
Khafre
Menkaure
Khufu
Cheops
6
What is this image?
Syros Woman, Minoan
Snake Goddess, New Kingdom, Egyptian
Girl Gathering Saffron Crocus Flowers, Minoan
Girl Gathering Saffron Crocus Flowers, Cycladic
7
Scholars dismissed the sympathetic magic interpretation of cave paintings because
animals were frequently shown alongside human figures.
animals used for food were not portrayed.
animals are painted on cave ceilings.
animal and human representations are abstract.
8
The great lions of the Lion Gate at Mycenae were inserted into the
the lintel.
the corbelled arch.
the posts.
the flanking walls.
9
What is this image?
Victory Stele of Naram-Sin, Babylonian
Standard of Ur, Minoan
Victory Stele of Naram-Sin, Akkadian
Stele of Hammurabi, Sumerian
10
What were the earliest tomb structures on mainland Greece called?
beehive tombs
passage graves
tholos tombs
shaft graves
11
Prehistory includes all of human existence before the development of
carved images.
written records.
metal tools.
architecture.
12
Cylinder seals, which were often buried with the dead, were signs of
status or high office.
penance.
belief in the afterlife.
favor of the gods.
13
The lion hunting scene of Assurnasirpal II marks a shift from timeless solemnity toward greater
political content.
interest in individuals.
historical accuracy.
emotional drama.
14
What is incising?
Fruitfulness or fertility
One of the earliest systems of writing
A weapon
To cut into with a sharp instrument
15
What object commemorates the unification of Egypt/signals the beginning of the dynastic period?
The Palette of Narmer
Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt
Queen Nefertari Making an Offering to Hathor
Akhenaten and His Family
16
What is the metalworking technique that fuses minute balls of precious metal to a surface?
relief
fresco
filigree
granulation
17
Canopic jars were special containers in tombs that were used to hold
food.
bodily organs.
gold coins.
the ka.
18
What is this image?
Stepped Pyramid, Djoser, c. 2640 BCE (Early Dynastic Egypt)
Great Pyramids at Giza, c. 2575-2450 BCE (Old Kingdom Egypt)
Great Temple, Amun, Karnak, c. 1570-1075 (Old Kingdom Egypt)
Funerary Temple, Hatshepsut, c. 1473-1458 BCE (New Kingdom)
19
What is the first true landscape painting in art history?
Spring Fresco
Garden Fresco
Chauvet Caves
Bull-Leaping Fresco
20
Art work made during the Old Stone Age (the Paleolithic Era) is mainly concerned with
None of these
Pure aesthetics (beauty)
Leadership
Survival
21
What were small-scale female sculptures from the Upper Paleolithic period once called?
Eve
shaman
Mother Goddess
Venus
22
What new theme is represented in the relief
Akhenaten and His Family
?
monometallism
monasticism
monochromatism
monotheism
23
How were rulers typically portrayed in the Old Kingdom?
slightly effeminate
athletic and youthful
older and wise
smiling and compassionate
24
How long ago did figurines of people and animals appear?
50,000 years
10,000 years
30,000 years
25,000 years
25
What type of construction method was used to build
Stonehenge
?
masonry
mortise-and-tenon
corbelling
post-and-lintel
26
Which of the following was an architectural feature of the “palace” complex at Knossos?
flat roofs
marble columns
corbeled ceilings
fortified outer walls
27
Who was the first architect in history to be known by name?
Hasan
Narmer
Imhotep
Menes
28
What is this image?
Bison, Altamirea, Paleolithic
Chauvet Cave, Neolithic
Spotted Horses, Pech Merle, Paleolithic
Spotted Horses, Pech Merle, Neolithic
29
Along with possessing a religious meaning, pictorial reliefs in tombs also
acted as family portraits.
demonstrated the gods’ favor.
proclaimed the deceased’s importance.
warned tomb robbers of consequences.
30
Ziggurats functioned symbolically as
entrances to the underworld.
the home of the gods.
bridges between the earth and the heavens.
fortresses of the rulers.
31
The Sumerians invented the first system of writing called
cuneiform.
pictographs.
inlay.
hieroglyphics.
32
Which of the following is true of the Palace of Knossos?
Thick walls of cement
Single story buildings
Attention paid to illumination, plumbing and ventilation
Columns are the same as those in Egypt
33
What did the Sumerians use to produce cuneiform writing?
seal
chisel
picture stamp
stylus
34
On the
Stele of Hammurabi
, how do we know that Shammash is a god?
All of these
Shammash wears a long, multi-tiered skirt and a crown
Shammash radiates light
If he stood up, he would be taller than Hammurabi, a king
35
What object commemorates the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt?
Great Pyramids of Giza
Seated Statue of Khafre
Palette of Narmer
Stele of Naram-Sin
36
What technique did the Sumerians use to create cylinder seals?
vertical perspective
illusionism
registers
sunken relief
37
What defines the styles used for depictions of sea life decorating works like
Octopus Flask
?
serious
stoic
idealistic
energetic
38
Which of the following is characteristic of Kamares ware?
relief carvings
delicate glazing
painted military scenes
extreme thinness
39
The Lion-Human is made from what material?
Wood
Stone
Glass
Ivory
40
The painting of
Men Taunting a Deer(?)
at Çatalhöyük may represent
an earlier cave painting.
the hope for more animals.
a dangerous ritual or game of baiting.
a belief in sympathetic magic.
41
Girl Gathering Saffron Crocus Flowers
demonstrates Aegean cultural practices related to
the harvesting of food.
domestic role of women.
a girl’s entry into womanhood.
marriage ceremonies.
42
The
Stele of Hammurabi
is significant as both a work of ancient Mesopotamian art and as
an example of Babylonian literature.
a historical document recording a written code of law.
a key to deciphering cuneiform texts.
a religious artifact recording Hebrew tradition.
