An atrium, such as that at the Hosue of Vettii, supplies light into homes and also serves to:

gather rainwater for household use.

Alhambra's use of water and space throughout its complex can be described as:

Islamic artwork reflecting a balance of nature and manmade.

The ground plan of the Hagia Sophia suggests that

it is a combination of a central plan and a basilica plan

The Forum of Trajan was built to celebrate

Victory over a war with the Dacians.

Etruscan written history is lost due to all of the following EXCEPT for:

Their funerary traditions of cremation like Ancient Greeks.

The purpose of The Seated Scribe is to

attend the pharaoh's needs in the afterlife.

Icons like the mosaics of Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora were viewed as

Stand-ins for their divine status in Christian worship.

Helios, Horses, and Dionysus is a sculpture placed on the pediment of the Parthenon because

They were witnesses to Athena's birth.

The Vienna Genesis includes motifs taken from classical art, including its:

Use of foreshortening and perspective., Use of contrapposto figures

Polykleitos' Doryphoros (Spear Bearer) influenced Greek and Roman sculpture greatest in its:

Canon of ideal human proportions.

Both Santa Sabina and Great Mosque of Cordoba:

Use preexisting repurposed Roman columns.

In sculpture Queen Hatshepsut with Offering Jars, the queen is depicted with male features to

Retain stylistic consistencies with previous pharaohs

The painting Last Judgement of Hu-Nefer shows the

deceased being asked to account for the deeds in his life.

The Column of Trajan had many functions, including all of the following EXCEPT for:

To inspire holy behavior via its depicted imagery.

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1
An atrium, such as that at the Hosue of Vettii, supplies light into homes and also serves to:
be an outdoor bedroom in a protected space.
gather rainwater for household use.
be used as space for family religious ceremonies.
be a courtyard to conduct business in a private setting.
2
Alhambra's use of water and space throughout its complex can be described as:
An exemplar of early Ottoman Empire's wealth and power.
Islamic artwork reflecting a balance of nature and manmade.
Symbolic of Islam's tradition of pilgrimage.
A statement of dynastic-Islam's triumph over Catholic Spain.
3
The ground plan of the Hagia Sophia suggests that
the mihrab faces Mecca.
columns are used as decoration rather than internal support
it is a combination of a central plan and a basilica plan
the Roman basilica type has been altered to create aisles.
4
The Pantheon was commissioned by which Roman emperor?
Vespasian.
Hadrian.
Trajan.
Augustus.
5
The Forum of Trajan was built to celebrate
Victory over a war with the Dacians.
The death of Greek hero Pentheus.
Rome's transition from a republic to an empire.
Athletes and Olympians.
6
Etruscan written history is lost due to all of the following EXCEPT for:
Cities have been reconstructed over centuries.
Their use of materials like wood and mud brick.
Their funerary traditions of cremation like Ancient Greeks.
Their assimilation into ancient Roman culture.
7
Kufic is a type of calligraphy as seen in:
Folio from the Qur'an
The Bayeaux Tapestry
Stele of Hammurabi
The Book of Lindisfarne
8
Apollo of Veii stylistically bares greatest resemblance to
Anavysos Kouros.
Winged Nike of Samothrace.
Seated Boxer.
Helios, Horses, & Dionysus.
9
The purpose of The Seated Scribe is to
illustrate the large retinue the pharaoh had.
indicate how the pharaoh used scribes to write down deeds.
show how the pharaoh was literate and intelligent.
attend the pharaoh's needs in the afterlife.
10
Icons like the mosaics of Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora were viewed as
Innovative for their naturalistic figures and perspective.
Commemorative portraits of state visits.
Sac-religious for its depiction of sacred figures.
Stand-ins for their divine status in Christian worship.
11
Helios, Horses, and Dionysus is a sculpture placed on the pediment of the Parthenon because
They were part of the Panathenaic procession.
They helped Athena defeat Neptune.
They are associated with the Athenian king, Erechtheus.
They were witnesses to Athena's birth.
12
Hierarchy of scale to denote importance can be seen in which piece:
Ardabil Carpet
Palette of King Narmer
Plaque of the Ergastines
Athena at Altar of Pergamon
13
Court of Gayumars depcits a narrative scene from:
The Book of Kings
The Book of the Dead
The Christian Bible
The Qur'an
14
The Vienna Genesis includes motifs taken from classical art, including its:
Use of foreshortening and perspective.
Use of contrapposto figures
Use of expensive vellum.
Incorporation of writing.
15
Polykleitos' Doryphoros (Spear Bearer) influenced Greek and Roman sculpture greatest in its:
Three-dimensional sculpture in the round.
Inclusion of multiple materials.
Canon of ideal human proportions.
Depiction of narrative mythologies.
16
A horizontal band often on top of another that tells a narrative is called:
Register
Pendentive
Relief
Capital
17
Which of these pieces is exemplary of changes brought on by the Neolithic Revolution?
Anthropomorphic Stele
Stonehenge
Camelid Sacrum in Shape of a Canine
Horned Running Woman
18
Both Santa Sabina and Great Mosque of Cordoba:
Were built in the Byzantine Empire.
Use preexisting repurposed Roman columns.
Contain mihrabs indicating the direction of Mecca.
Were built on the death sites of religious martyrs.
19
The god Thoth is depicted as a scribe in which of these works:
Last Judgement of Hu-Nefer
Grave Stele of Hegeso
Stele of Hammurabi
White Temple & its Ziggurat
20
Ancient Roman architects engineered all of the following innovations EXCEPT for:
Concrete Construction
Coffers
Barrel Vaults
Pylons
21
In sculpture Queen Hatshepsut with Offering Jars, the queen is depicted with male features to
Communicate her infertility
Give young Egyptian males a role model.
Retain stylistic consistencies with previous pharaohs
Display the patriarchal authority of males in Egypt
22
The painting Last Judgement of Hu-Nefer shows the
eternal punishment proclaimed upon a damned soul.
deceased being asked to account for the deeds in his life.
rules of conduct being imposed on the lowly and mighty alike
might of the pharaoh in deciding life and death.
23
The subject matter in the Bayeux Tapestry is similar to
the Column of Trajan.
the Niobides Krater
the Temple of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon.
scenes from the Vienna Genesis.
24
The Column of Trajan had many functions, including all of the following EXCEPT for:
To inspire holy behavior via its depicted imagery.
The centerpiece of buildings surrounding the Forum of Trajan
To recount military victories of Trajan against the Dacians
To serve as the tomb for Emperor Trajan.
25
Characteristics of the Anavysos Kouros shared with Ancient Egyptian sculpture include:
Stance
Contrapposto
Facial Expression
Nudity

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