The fuction of the Athenian agora was to

create laws and conduct business

This work has be anthropomorphized, meaning that

it has characteristics of a human, but is not human itself

Graywacke was favored by ancient Egyptian sculptors because

its hardness symbolized eternity

The ground plan of this building indicates that

the interior rooms are dominated by closely spaced, thick columns

When this nose ornament is worn during ceremonies

it turns the wearer into a supernatural being

The Niobides Krater is the earlies known piece of Greek pottery

to not have figures arranged in blended landscapes

This work, called the Ambum Stone, was carved in stone by artists who

used another stone to carve with

This sculpture is an expression of idealization developed in the

fifth century B.C.E. and called a canon

The sculpture probably

saluted a heroic figure from a battle

This work has many theories surrounding its use. Among them is the hyposthesis that it represents

an anteater in a fetal position

The painting called the last judgment of Hu-nefer shows that

deceased being asked to account for the deeds in his life

The White Temple and its ziggurat symbolize

the gods live in seclusion at the top of a ziggurat, apporachable by few

The White Temple and its ziggurat has the following design element

It has tapered sides for the purpose of washing off rainwater

The purpose of the seated scribe sculpture is to

attend to the pharaoh's needs in the afterlife

This work is stylized which means it

is schematic and represents th natural world in a nonrealistic way

Helios, horses, and Dionysos is a sculptural group placed on the pediment of the Parthenon because these figures

were witnesses to Athena's birth

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

the punishment reflects the crime

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1
The horizontal bands that organize the imagery in the Palette of Narmer are called
registers
heirarchy of scales
ground lines
entablatures
2
The fuction of the Athenian agora was to
hold a council with all the gods
create laws and conduct business
defend the city against invaders
give athletes space to exercise
3
This work has be anthropomorphized, meaning that
it was discovered by anthropologists
it has characteristics of a human, but is not human itself
it is a work depicting a woman
archaeology has yet to determine what this is
4
Graywacke was favored by ancient Egyptian sculptors because
the color symbolized royalty
its hardness symbolized eternity
its denseness made it suitable for architectural elements
its rarity symbolized royal wealth and trade
5
The ground plan of this building indicates that
vast spaces are vaulted for large interiors
the outside walls are low & shallow to allow the Nile to flood the interior
there are four entrances, one for each cardinal point of the compass
the interior rooms are dominated by closely spaced, thick columns
6
When this nose ornament is worn during ceremonies
it symbolizes the wearer's royalty and power
it gives the wearer the power of the snakes depicted on both ends
it turns the wearer into a supernatural being
it indicates the mortality of the wearer and his or her eventual death
7
Ur was one of the great cities of __________
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Iran
Mexico
8
The Niobides Krater is the earlies known piece of Greek pottery
to not have figures arranged in blended landscapes
to show the Niobides myth
to be influenced by wall painting
to be done in red-figure style
9
This work, called the Ambum Stone, was carved in stone by artists who
specialized in metalwork
used another stone to carve with
used the repousse technique
used hard-edged ceramics to smooth the stone surface.
10
This sculpture is an expression of idealization developed in the
fifth century B.C.E. and called a canon
fifth century B.C.E. and called peristyle
third century B.C.E. and called symmetry
fourth century B.C.E. and called spolia
11
A stoa is a
place of business and commerce
prison for traitors to Athens
circular shrine with surrounding columns
meeting place set aside for the gods
12
Etruscan tombs have fresco paintings that show
mythological scenes
funerary banquets
historical panoramas
Last Judgement scenes
13
This work can be attributed to which of the following historical periods?
Amarna
Babylonian
Egyptian Old Kingdom
Etruscan
14
The sculpture probably
saluted a fallen emperor or king
was placed in a tomb so the spirit of the deceased could visit the earth
was designed as a symbol of a Greek city-state
saluted a heroic figure from a battle
15
This work has many theories surrounding its use. Among them is the hyposthesis that it represents
a fish used to bait other fish
a ceremonial animal that humans created in order to sacrifice
an anteater in a fetal position
a stylized kangaroo with a pouch ready for a newborn
16
The painting called the last judgment of Hu-nefer shows that
rules of conduct imposed on the lowly and the mighty alike
might of the pharaoh in deciding life and death
eternal punishment proclaimed upon a damned soul
deceased being asked to account for the deeds in his life
17
The White Temple and its ziggurat symbolize
the gods live in seclusion at the top of a ziggurat, apporachable by few
the power of the PErsian state to build a massive temple
the gods required their buildings to be mud brick symbolizing a short life
bentaxis plan limits the number of worshippers on the site
18
The White Temple and its ziggurat has the following design element
it has a small interior champer that held the tomb of the king.
It was guarded by coposite sculptures called lamassus
It has tapered sides for the purpose of washing off rainwater
It was a collumed hall, called an apadana, used for ceremonies
19
The purpose of the seated scribe sculpture is to
attend to the pharaoh's needs in the afterlife
indicate how the pharaoh used scribes to write down his deeds
show how the pharaoh was literate and intelligent
illustrate the large retinue the pharaoh had
20
The Standard of Ur was found during the archaeological excavation of _________
an agora
a temple
a burial site
a ziggurat
21
This work is stylized which means it
has later been recognized as part of a style
is in the contemporaty style
is done in different parts of the world but is in the same style
is schematic and represents th natural world in a nonrealistic way
22
Helios, horses, and Dionysos is a sculptural group placed on the pediment of the Parthenon because these figures
helped Athena defeat Poseidon
were witnesses to Athena's birth
are associated with the Athenian king, Erechtheus
were part of the Panathanaic Procession
23
The laws expressed on the Code of Hammurabi can be summarized as
justice depends on your ability to pay
the punishment reflects the crime
forgiveness is the highest form of justice
the only way to deter crime is to use the death penalty
24
This sculpture was differnt from female sculptures of the same date in that it
was unpainted
is disproportionate to the human body
is young
is nude
25
This statue is similar to other Greek kouroi in that it is inspired by
Ancient Near Eastern figures
Polykleitos' cannon
Egyptian sculptures
Roman sculptures

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