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Paleolithic, Neolithic, Ancient Near East, Egyptian, Aegean Art
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1
Girl Gathering Saffron Crocus Flowers
demonstrates Aegean cultural practices related to
a girl’s entry into womanhood.
the harvesting of food.
marriage ceremonies.
domestic role of women.
2
How long ago did figurines of people and animals appear?
10,000 years
30,000 years
50,000 years
25,000 years
3
Canopic jars were special containers in tombs that were used to hold
food.
the ka.
bodily organs.
gold coins.
4
What is this image?
Bison, Altamirea, Paleolithic
Spotted Horses, Pech Merle, Paleolithic
Spotted Horses, Pech Merle, Neolithic
Chauvet Cave, Neolithic
5
Scholars believe the
Bull Leaping
mural from the palace of Knossos on Crete represents
a scene from Minoan legend.
a fertility ritual or initiation practice.
a popular form of entertainment.
a dance of sorrow.
6
What is this image?
Funerary Temple, Hatshepsut, c. 1473-1458 BCE (New Kingdom)
Great Pyramids at Giza, c. 2575-2450 BCE (Old Kingdom Egypt)
Stepped Pyramid, Djoser, c. 2640 BCE (Early Dynastic Egypt)
Great Temple, Amun, Karnak, c. 1570-1075 (Old Kingdom Egypt)
7
On the
Stele of Hammurabi
, how do we know that Shammash is a god?
Shammash radiates light
If he stood up, he would be taller than Hammurabi, a king
All of these
Shammash wears a long, multi-tiered skirt and a crown
8
What were small-scale female sculptures from the Upper Paleolithic period once called?
Venus
Eve
Mother Goddess
shaman
9
What object commemorates the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt?
Great Pyramids of Giza
Seated Statue of Khafre
Stele of Naram-Sin
Palette of Narmer
10
What is a fresco?
An earthy pigment varying from light yellow to brown or red
Painting on wet plastered wall which becomes fixed when dry
Mark or decorate with a cut or series of cuts
The art or activity of making three-dimensional models
11
Which of the following is characteristic of Kamares ware?
delicate glazing
painted military scenes
relief carvings
extreme thinness
12
What is this image?
Syros Woman, Minoan
Girl Gathering Saffron Crocus Flowers, Minoan
Snake Goddess, New Kingdom, Egyptian
Girl Gathering Saffron Crocus Flowers, Cycladic
13
Cylinder seals, which were often buried with the dead, were signs of
status or high office.
favor of the gods.
belief in the afterlife.
penance.
14
Who was the first architect in history to be known by name?
Imhotep
Narmer
Menes
Hasan
15
The Lion-Human is made from what material?
Glass
Wood
Stone
Ivory
16
The Great Sphinx is thought to be a portrait of
Khafre
Khufu
Menkaure
Cheops
17
What were the earliest tomb structures on mainland Greece called?
beehive tombs
passage graves
shaft graves
tholos tombs
18
Which of the following is true of the Palace of Knossos?
Columns are the same as those in Egypt
Single story buildings
Attention paid to illumination, plumbing and ventilation
Thick walls of cement
19
What is this image?
Victory Stele of Naram-Sin, Akkadian
Standard of Ur, Minoan
Victory Stele of Naram-Sin, Babylonian
Stele of Hammurabi, Sumerian
20
Along with possessing a religious meaning, pictorial reliefs in tombs also
proclaimed the deceased’s importance.
warned tomb robbers of consequences.
demonstrated the gods’ favor.
acted as family portraits.
21
What did the Sumerians use to produce cuneiform writing?
stylus
seal
chisel
picture stamp
22
The Sumerians invented the first system of writing called
pictographs.
hieroglyphics.
inlay.
cuneiform.
23
Scholars dismissed the sympathetic magic interpretation of cave paintings because
animals were frequently shown alongside human figures.
animals are painted on cave ceilings.
animal and human representations are abstract.
animals used for food were not portrayed.
24
What is incising?
One of the earliest systems of writing
Fruitfulness or fertility
A weapon
To cut into with a sharp instrument
25
Votive statues relate to the Near Eastern practice of
Making images of servants and family members.
Use of large scale in all of their sculpture
Placing a curse on enemies
Setting up status of individual worshipers in a shrine
26
The lion hunting scene of Assurnasirpal II marks a shift from timeless solemnity toward greater
political content.
emotional drama.
interest in individuals.
historical accuracy.
27
Art work made during the Old Stone Age (the Paleolithic Era) is mainly concerned with
Survival
Leadership
Pure aesthetics (beauty)
None of these
28
The
Stele of Hammurabi
is significant as both a work of ancient Mesopotamian art and as
a historical document recording a written code of law.
a religious artifact recording Hebrew tradition.
a key to deciphering cuneiform texts.
an example of Babylonian literature.
29
Ziggurats functioned symbolically as
fortresses of the rulers.
bridges between the earth and the heavens.
entrances to the underworld.
the home of the gods.
30
Which of the following was an architectural feature of the “palace” complex at Knossos?
marble columns
corbeled ceilings
fortified outer walls
flat roofs
31
What new theme is represented in the relief
Akhenaten and His Family
?
monotheism
monometallism
monochromatism
monasticism
32
What defines the styles used for depictions of sea life decorating works like
Octopus Flask
?
energetic
serious
idealistic
stoic
33
How were rulers typically portrayed in the Old Kingdom?
athletic and youthful
older and wise
smiling and compassionate
slightly effeminate
34
What is this image?
Akhenaten and His Family, New Kingdom, Egypt
Akhenaten and His Family, Old Kingdom, Egypt
Votive Figure, Paleolithic
Stele of Hammurabi, Sumerian
35
What object commemorates the unification of Egypt/signals the beginning of the dynastic period?
Akhenaten and His Family
Queen Nefertari Making an Offering to Hathor
The Palette of Narmer
Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt
36
What technique did the Sumerians use to create cylinder seals?
sunken relief
illusionism
vertical perspective
registers
37
What is the first true landscape painting in art history?
Spring Fresco
Chauvet Caves
Bull-Leaping Fresco
Garden Fresco
38
What is the metalworking technique that fuses minute balls of precious metal to a surface?
relief
granulation
fresco
filigree
39
Prehistory includes all of human existence before the development of
metal tools.
written records.
carved images.
architecture.
40
The great lions of the Lion Gate at Mycenae were inserted into the
the posts.
the flanking walls.
the corbelled arch.
the lintel.
41
The painting of
Men Taunting a Deer(?)
at Çatalhöyük may represent
a belief in sympathetic magic.
a dangerous ritual or game of baiting.
the hope for more animals.
an earlier cave painting.
42
What type of construction method was used to build
Stonehenge
?
post-and-lintel
mortise-and-tenon
masonry
corbelling
