To cut into with a sharp instrument

Who is Leonard Woolley?

archeologist known for his excavations in Ur, Mesopotamia

Stepped Pyramid of Djoser, Old Kingdom, Egypt

Spotted Horses, Pech Merle, Paleolithic

Akhenaten and His Family, New Kingdom, Egypt

painting on wet plastered wall and becomes fixed when dry

Votive Statues relate to the Ancient Near East Practice of

setting up status of individual worshippers in a shrine

Girl Gathering Saffron Crocus Flowers, Cycladic

Victory Stele of Naram-Sin, Akkadian

Which of the following statement is true about the Palace of Knossos

attention paid to illumination, plumbing, and ventilation

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1
What is Incising?
fruitfulness or fertility
To cut into with a sharp instrument
one of the earliest systems of writing
a weapon
2
Who is Leonard Woolley?
archeologist who excavated and studied Aegean civilizations
King of England
archeologist known for his excavations in Ur, Mesopotamia
Scientist who discovered Egyptian Hieroglyphs
3
What is this image?
Ishtar Gate, Babylonian
Stepped Pyramid of Djoser, Old Kingdom, Egypt
Great Pyramids, Giza, New Kingdom, Egypt
Stepped Pyramid of Djoser, New Kingdom, Egypt
4
This is the first true landscape painting in art history.
Chauvet cave
Garden Fresco
Bull-Leaping Fresco
Spring Fresco
5
What is this image?
Spotted Horses, Pech Merle, Paleolithic
Spotted Horses, Pech Merle, Neolithic
Bison, Altamirea, Paleolithic
Chauvet Cave, Neolithic
6
What is this image?
Stele of Hammurabi, Sumerian
Akhenaten and His Family, Old Kingdom, Egypt
Votive Figure, Paleolithic
Akhenaten and His Family, New Kingdom, Egypt
7
What is a fresco?
an earthy pigment varying from light yellow to brown or red
mark or decorate with a cut or a series of cuts
the art or activity of making three-dimensional models
painting on wet plastered wall and becomes fixed when dry
8
These objects were to authenticate documents, protect personal property and buried with owners.
cylinder seals
amulet
cuneiform
stele
9
Votive Statues relate to the Ancient Near East Practice of
Making images of servants and family member
placing a curse on enemies
use of large scale in all of their sculptures
setting up status of individual worshippers in a shrine
10
Amarna Period is defined as....
Movement in images, figures having raised heads, overlapping
after the reign of Akhenaten, Eighteenth Dynasty New Kingdom
body portrayed with figures always shown in profile, slender
All of the Above
11
the action of attacking cherished beliefs and institutions or established values and practices.
Iconoclasm
granulation
fecundity
iconography
12
Who was the British archeologist who discovered Tutankhamun's tomb?
Howard Carter
Shamash
William the blue Hippo
Jean-Francois Champollion
13
What is this image?
Girl Gathering Saffron Crocus Flowers, Minoan
Girl Gathering Saffron Crocus Flowers, Cycladic
Snake Goddess, New Kingdom, Egyptian
Syros Woman, Minoan
14
Early urbanization in the Mesopotamic city-states resulted in the need to
invent ceramic bricks and metal working
all of these
elevate their temples on ziggurats
build defensive walls around the residences
15
The Lion-Human was created from this medium.
Wood
Glass
Ivory
Stone
16
Art works made during the Old Stone Age (the Paleolithic Era) is mainly concerned with
pure aesthetics (beauty)
survival
none of these
leadership
17
What is this image?
Victory Stele of Naram- Sin, Babylonian
Standard of Ur, Minoan
Stele of Hammurabi, Sumerian
Victory Stele of Naram-Sin, Akkadian
18
Scholars think that The Nude Woman from Willendorf is a Paleolithic sculpture that represents
b. an early attempt at depicting an idea or concept
c. an early way to communicate among communities
d. both b and c
a. the earliest attempt at depicting an individual
19
On the Stele of Hammurabi, how do we know Shammash is a god?
If he stood up he would be taller than Hammurabi, a king.
Shammash wears a long, multi-tiered skirt and a crown.
all of the above
Shammash radiates light .
20
was an English archaeologist and pioneer in the study of Aegean civilization in the Bronze Age
Imhotep
Hyksos
Arthur Evan
Jean-Francois Champollion
21
Which of the following statement is true about the Palace of Knossos
thick walls of cement
Single story buildings
columns are same as those in Egypt
attention paid to illumination, plumbing, and ventilation
22
This pharaoh changed artistic style and religious belief to monotheism
tutankhamun
Khafre
Cleopatra
Akhenaton
23
These two techniques are used on the Pendant of Gold Bees.
additive sculpture and gilding
granulation and subtractive sculpture
none of the above
granulation and filigree
24
This object commemorates the unification of upper and lower Egypt
Stele of Naram-Sin
What is the Palette of Narmer
Great Pyramids of Giza
Seated Statue of King Khafre

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