Elementary Art History

Question 1

Dedicated to the Goddess Athena and located on top of the Acropolis, this temple is called...

Accepted Answer

the Parthenon

Question 2

This type of Roman ceiling is called a....

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dome

Question 3

The Capitol dome was influenced by Greek architecture, but what Greek ideas are used inside?

Accepted Answer

democracy

Question 4

In Egypt the custom of painting a portrait on the front of the coffin in wax was called what?

Accepted Answer

encaustic

Question 5

What is this Greek and Roman art form which made pictures with tiny pieces of colored glass?

Accepted Answer

a mosaic

Question 6

Tutankhamun's mask, coffin and mummy were placed inside a huge stone box called....

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a sarcophagus

Question 7

Why do scientists think Neolithic artists created their paintings?

Accepted Answer

to help them hunt

Question 8

What do we call an artist/engineer who designs buildings?

Accepted Answer

an architect

Question 9

Neolithic artists famously painted on what?

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cave walls

Question 10

One of the main purposes of art in ancient Egypt was what?

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To make farmers think the rulers were gods

Question 11

Roman builders invented a special cement that could be poured like plaster. It was called...

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concrete

Question 12

This Roman building was used like a sports stadium, but with gladiators. It's called the...

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colesseum

Question 13

What is the name of this Roman form?

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arch

Question 14

Pictographic Egyptian writing is called what?

Accepted Answer

hieroglyphs

Question 15

What type of scientist digs up objects used by humans long ago?

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archeologist

Question 16

This Egyptian monument is cut out of solid stone. What is it?

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an obelisk

Question 17

What do we call an image scratched into a rock or cliff by Neolithic people?

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petroglyph

Question 18

In Egyptian drawing and painting the human eye is usually shown in what type of view?

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frontal

Question 19

Egyptian figures usually show the human body in what type of view?

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Shoulders frontal, head profile

Question 20

Decorated with red or black figures, ancient Greek vases with handles were called...

Accepted Answer

amphora

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