Ancient Mediterranean (Part 1)

Question 1

The open-eyed stares of the Sumerian votive statues are thought to represent _______.

Accepted Answer

eternal wakefulness and duty

Question 2

Sumerians may have been the first to use images to tell coherent stories. What supports this?

Accepted Answer

Narratives presented in registers or bands.

Question 3

Which of the following best describes the function of the pyramids?

Accepted Answer

They served as a reminder of the pharaoh's divinity., They served as a reminder of the afterlife.

Question 4

The test depicted is presided over by _____.

Accepted Answer

Osiris

Question 5

Conventions governing ancient Egyptian art changed _____ over its 3,000-year history.

Accepted Answer

very little

Question 6

Which of the following describes a clerestory, a functional element of the Temple of Amun-Re?

Accepted Answer

A raised roof permitting light to filter into the interior (clerestory)

Question 7

This is an example of _____ relief, in which the figures are deeply incised.

Accepted Answer

sunken

Question 8

The Mesopotamian king who codified the law & prescribed penalties for infractions was ______.

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi

Question 9

Alexander the Great razed Persepolis in 330 BCE. What event suggests it was an act of revenge?

Accepted Answer

The Persians' sacking of the Athenian Acropolis.

Question 10

An Egyptian convention for representing the human figure was to show eyes and torsos _______.

Accepted Answer

frontally

Question 11

Which of the following best describes the Standard of Ur?

Accepted Answer

an example of historical narrative

Question 12

This structure is made out of

Accepted Answer

Mud brick.

Question 13

The entrance to the Great Temple of Amun-Re was flanked by two _____.

Accepted Answer

pylons

Question 14

The sculptural program of the monumental apadana stairways reflects the harmony of the peoples of the ____ Empire.

Accepted Answer

Persian

Question 15

Rigid frontal symmetry, large eyes, & clasped hands are MOST characteristic of early art from

Accepted Answer

Sumer

Question 16

In Egypt, non-royal individuals were typically represented with more ____ body types.

Accepted Answer

lifelike

Question 17

How does the palette of Narmer establish a convention asserting the divinity of the pharaoh?

Accepted Answer

the larger-than-life representation of the pharaoh, the depiction of the pharaoh smiting enemies of the state

Question 18

These scroll paintings reflect the New Kingdom belief that _____.

Accepted Answer

only a person free from wrongdoing could enjoy the afterlife

Question 19

How does this statue of Hatshepsut indicate her status as a pharaoh?

Accepted Answer

She is wearing the royal male nemes headdress.

Question 20

What is the best explanation for the portrayal of Akhenaton's body type in this statue?

Accepted Answer

deliberate artistic reaction against the established canon

Question 21

In ancient Mesopotamia, hierarchy of scale was a convention that indicated ______.

Accepted Answer

order of importance

Question 22

A ziggurat can best be described as: ______.

Accepted Answer

the base of a Sumerian temple

Question 23

In the Old Kingdom, rulers were typically portrayed as ___, wearing the royal kilt & headdress.

Accepted Answer

athletic and youthful figures

Question 24

This Lamassu figure can be described as

Accepted Answer

Anthropomorphic, Apotropaic

Question 25

Which of the following characterizes the Amarna style of Egyptian art?

Accepted Answer

physical distortion

Question 26

Which provided historians the principal information about ancient Egyptian civilization?

Accepted Answer

Tombs

Question 27

Standing figures in Egyptian art are typically shown ____.

Accepted Answer

in stride

Question 28

The many-columned hall found in an Egyptian temple is called ________.

Accepted Answer

a hypostyle hall

Question 29

A(n) ______ is literally a "city of the dead."

Accepted Answer

necropolis

Question 30

Scrolls like this one were painted on ______.

Accepted Answer

papyrus, a paper-like material made from a plant

Ancient Mediterranean (Part 1)

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Ancient Mediterranean (Part 1)

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