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Ch 02 and 03 Ancient Near East and Ancient Egypt
Ch 02 and 03 Ancient Near East and Ancient Egypt
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All are true of this sculpture EXCEPT:
It is from the Old Kingdom
It is a funerary sculpture
It depicts a scribe, and b/c of status is shown naturalistic
It is carved and painted diorite
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A small concealed chamber in an Egyptian burial chamber for the statue of the deceased:
serdab
pylon
cella
hypostyle hall
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The following are true of the image EXCEPT:
They are referred to as Statuettes of two Worshipers
They depict a Sumerian god and a goddess
They are votives and represent substitute worshipers
They are Sumerian and carved of gypsum with shell inlay
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Cylindrical piece of stone usually decorated with an incised design, was rolled over soft clay.
cylinder seal
cylinder cella
cylinder stele
cylinder register
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All the following are true of this image EXCEPT:
It was dedicated to the the god Amun-Re and has 10 pylons
It highly represents Old Kingdom architecture
The columns are 65 ft. high in middle and 22 ft. at capitals
It features the architechtural innovation of the clerestory
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In ancient Egypt, the immortal human life force:
wedjat
ka
serdab
caw
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The center chamber of an ancient temples from the Ancient Near East:
casson
cella
register
serdab
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The following denotes the status of the person depicted:
He is sitting on the ground
All of the above
He is depicted in a more naturalistic manner
The openings between his arms and body are evident
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This structure is more similar its function to which other structure:
None of the above
The Great Pyramids at Giza
The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
The tomb of Tutankhamen
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carved stone slab used to mark a grave or commemorate historical events:
register
stele
cella
standard
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Latin, "wedge-shaped." A system of writing used in ancient Mesopotamia, wedge-shaped characters
lamassu
stele
stylus
cuneiform
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In ancient Egypt, a slate slab used for preparing makeup:
chamfer
standard
palette
stele
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The following is a true statement about this work of art:
The work is from the Old Kingdom
It is in rigid Egyptian cannon
The work is carved out of granite
The form is curvilinear and features are exaggerated
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The content of this work shows:
Hu-Nefer having his heart weighed and then judged by Osiris
Hu-Nefer having his heart devoured by Ammit
Hu-Nefer boarding a boat to the land of 2 trees
The gods presenting Hu-Nefer his life before him
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One of a series of superimposed bands or friezes in a pictorial narrative:
standard
stele
register
cella
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In Egypt, the container in which the organs were placed for later burial with the mummy:
canopic jar
clerestory jar
scarab jar
ushabt jar
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This structure is:
The Temple of Ramses II
The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
The Mortuary Temple of Amenemhet
The Temple of Amun-Re
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The linen headdress worn by the pharaoh, it also features the cobra on the front:
nemes
palette
mastaba
amulet
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This stone is indigenous to present day Afghanistan, is richly blue in color.
alabaster
diorite
lapis lazuli
basalt
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All the following are true of this image EXCEPT:
It is referred to the Standard of Ur
It was found in the royal cemetery in the city of Ur
It was found in the White Temple in the city of Ur
The materials illustrate that trade occured
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This massive structure is unique because it:
was dedicated to the sun disk god Aton
was constructed in the Amarna Period
was covered with hieroglyphics
was commissioned and constructed under a female pharoah
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This work is carved in this type of relief popular in the New Kingdom
sunken
bas
high
low
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The following is true of the image EXCEPT:
It is in high relief
It is from the Amarna period
It depicts Akhenaton, his wife Nefertiti and their daughters
The pharaoh depicted instituted monotheism
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A hall with a roof supported by columns, can be seen in the interior of the temple of Amun-Re:
serdab
pylon
hypostyle
mastaba
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All the following ar true of the image EXCEPT:
It is high relief with five legs visible
It depicts Lamassu, the human headed winged bull
It is a guardian figure to protect the Assyrian citadel
It is from the Sumerian empire
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The wide entrance gateway of an Egyptian temple, characterized by sloping walls:
serdab
pylon
hypostyle hall
cella
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All are true of this image EXCEPT:
Palettes like these were used to mix cosmetics
It depicts a hunting ritual
It shows King Narmer's unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
It shows hierarchy of scale
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In terms of content, this work is similar to:
Lammasu
Menkaura and his Queen
The Standard of Ur, war side
Votive Figures from the Temple of Eshuanna
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All are true of this image EXCEPT:
It was whitewashed, hence the name
The platform is referred to as a ziggurat
The base was meant to represent a mountain towards sky god
The temple was dedicated to the moon god Nanna
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The image of King Tuankhamun's innermost coffin features this in his folded hands:
The crook and the flail, both symbols of kingship
The Wedjat, the amulet of the eye of Horus
The ankh, the symbol of life
Votives for the gods in the underworld
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An artistic convention in which greater size indicates greater importance:
importantu composition
cylinder scale
hierarchy of scale
register bands
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The subjects and material used in this sculpture are:
Khufu and his Queen, grewywacke
Khafre and his Queen, greywacke
Menkaura and his Queen, greywacke
Menkaura and his Queen, basalt
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In ancient Mesopotamian architecture, a monumental platform for a temple:
cella
ziggurat
register
pyramid
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Carefully cut and regularly shaped blocks used in construction, fitted together without mortar:
ashlar masonry
canopic masonry
bilateral masonry
axial masonry
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The stele represents:
Hammurabi presenting temple plans to Shamash
The sun god bestowing mystical powers to Hammurabi
Hammurabi receiving the rod and ring (rule) from Shamash
Hammurabi being scolded by Shamash
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All are true of this sculpture EXCEPT:
It is unusual for a woman to be depicted in this stance
The male's stance, headdress, beard & dress make him divine
The figures are free-standing
Both are idealized, but there's some individuality as well
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An object worn to ward off evil or to aid the wearer:
palette
amulet
mastaba
nemes
