Art History Midterm Review

The Lion Gate is the gateway to ____.

Whatever the purpose, one of the most outstanding differences between Neolithic figures and Paleolithic statues, is ___.

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A rectangular brick or stone tomb with sloping sides is called a ____?

_____ is one of the primary characteristics of Neolithic society.

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_______ was used almost exclusively for the representation of animals in Paleolithic art.

Although largely influenced by Assyrian art, Persian art differed in the preference for ____.

The Mesopotamian king who codified the law and prescribed penalties for infractions was ____.

The convention of allowing the viewer to see the head in profile and the horns from the front is termed _______________.

Significant #'s of small marble figurines representing naked women with arms folded have been found in ____.

Select the answer that best describes the image shown.

The rendition of the body of Cycladic figures is ____.

Minoan columns are distinguished by ____.

Which of the following would attest to the sophistication of ancient Egyptian society in 3500 BCE?

In his pursuit of beautifying Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar II built the ____ as one of the main entrances to the city.

Which is an example of the internal evidence an art historian might use to date a work of art?

The painting rhino, wounded man, and disemboweled bison is unique in Paleolithic art regarding the presence of _______.

Egyptian art—with the exception of the Amarna period—can be described as which of the following?

Select the response that identifies or corresponds best to the image on the screen.

What does the provenance of an artwork tell the art historian?

The statuettes of two worshippers, from the Square Temple at Eshnunna, created by the Sumerians, were ____.

The head of an Akkadian ruler (Figure 2-12) represents ____.

Select the response that identifies or corresponds best to the image.

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____ is the location of the most spectacular cave paintings that have been discovered.

One of the most famous Paleolithic cave paintings, the Hall of the Bulls, was discovered in

Which of the following is an important convention for the organization of forms in a pictorial space?

The White Temple at Uruk is oriented to the ____.

The columns in the hypostyle hall at Karnak have capitals that resemble ____.

Which of the following is a palace on Crete?

Statuettes of two worshipers and Gudea seated, holding temple plan both represent the ____.

Select the response that identifies or corresponds best to the image.

Which of the following is not an example of the interdisciplinary nature of 21st-century art historical Inquiry?

Figures sculpted in the round can be defined as ____.

Which of the following elements showed that the new palace at Knossos was carefully planned?

Monuments from the Neolithic period in western Europe, such as Stonehenge, are characterized by ____.

Which of the following is the most significant resource for understanding Egyptian civilization and religious beliefs?

What is the art historical lesson told by these two portraits of the same individual?

Which motif on the palette of King Narmer symbolized the king’s strength?

Select the response that identifies or corresponds best to the image.

Which of the following sets of terms represent graphical representations of an architectural Structure?

What do you call an element like the winged man, eagle, lion, and ox coming with the pictures of the 4 Gospel Authors?

How does the kneeling statue of Hatshepsut indicate her status as pharaoh?

The emphasis on the anatomy of the nude woman figurine (Venus of Willendorf) suggests early man's interest in ______.

Cycladic figurines were funerary offerings. Based on their schematized representation and size, how might they ha

The Mycenaean practice of placing death masks over the deceased’s face is reminiscent of the ____.

The use of ___________ with its large scale suggests the sculpture human with feline head was important to its creator.

Which work likely commemorates the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt?

In certain eras which class of individual had the most influence on the final appearance of a work of art?

The Human with feline (lion?) head sculpture was found in _______.

Select the answer that best discribes the image shown.

Which of the following items was made by an additive technique?

Which of the following is the best explanation for the portrayal of Akhenaton’s body type?

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Art historian writing a comp. analysis would look on the differences in which part of the 2 artists’ paintings below?

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The exaggeration of the eye size on Sumerian votive sculptures likely symbolizes their ____.

In addition to their function as a tomb, the pyramids also ____.

____ is a style of Minoan pottery in which creamy white and reddish-brown motifs were applied to a black background.

The carved narrative of a sowing festival on the ____ differs from earlier Minoan and Mycenaean art.

Found on the Warka Vase, the convention of hierarchy of scale indicated ____.

The statue of Queen Napir-Asu (Figure 2-19) represents ____.

Whose mortuary temple was located in Abu Simbel until it was moved in 1968 to save it from the Aswan Dam Reservoir?

The Ziggurat at Ur can best be described as a ____.