The White Temple and its ziggurat has all of the following design elements EXCEPT

it has a small interior chamber that held the king's tomb

The laws expressed on the Code of Hammurabi can be summarized as

the punishment reflects the crime

The White Temple and its ziggurat symbolize all of the following EXCEPT:

Mud brick buildings are impermanent, just like life

The White Temple is constructed on a high platform to give it considerable height, just like:

the Palace of Darius, at Persepolis, Iran

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AP Art History: Unit 1 Ancient Near East

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1
The term that best fit how the main figure is depicted as superior is
Superior Senestration
Grand Scale
inferioris supremis
Hierarchy of Scale
2
The apadana at Persepolis was destroyed by
Alexander the Great
Sauron
The Greeks
Phillip of Macedon
3
It is common in Ancient Near Eastern art to have figures that are
Emotional and dramatic
Part animal and part human
Arranged in size order
Facing front except for their shoulders
4
The White Temple and its ziggurat has all of the following design elements EXCEPT
it has tapered side to wash off rain water
it was painted to relieve the oppressive color of mud
it has a small interior chamber that held the king's tomb
structure was designed to represent a mountain
5
A stele
is made of steel
is shaped like a worshipper
marks an important site
is placed on a ziggurat
6
The laws expressed on the Code of Hammurabi can be summarized as
the only way to deter crime is to use the death penalty
forgiveness is the highest form of justice
the punishment reflects the crime
justice depends on your ability to pay
7
The White Temple and its ziggurat symbolize all of the following EXCEPT:
Mud brick buildings are impermanent, just like life
the gods live in a place high above mortals
the gods are secluded and approachable by only a select few
the gods have a central role in daily life
8
Which Near Eastern society built this monument?
Sumerian
Persian
Akkadian
Bablylonian
9
This building was used for
Grain storage
Religious rituals
Civic ceremonies
Military defense
10
Which of the following was NOT a convention for representing figures in Sumerian art?
emphasis on cubic forms
stylized hair and faces
wide, staring eyes
inlaid details of shell and stone
11
These guardian figures, called lamassus, were found in which society's citadels?
Akkadian
Sumerian
Assyrian
Babylonian
12
The wedge-shaped writing system invented in Mesopotamia is called
Apadana
Cuneiform
Sanskrit
Algebra
13
The White Temple is constructed on a high platform to give it considerable height, just like:
Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England
the Palace of Darius, at Persepolis, Iran
the Great Pyramids of Gizeh, Egypt
the Great Stupa from Sanchi, India
14
This building is called
a Ziggurat
An apadana
A lamassu
An arch
15
All of the elements listed below were imported for use on the Standard of Ur EXCEPT:
shells from the Persian Gulf coast
red limestone from India
lapis lazuli from Afghanistan
marble from Greece

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