Question 1

The term "Mesopotamia" means land __________.

Accepted Answer

A) outside the rivers 
B) between the rivers 
C) north of the rivers 
D) south of the rivers 
A) outside the rivers 
B) between the rivers 
C) north of the rivers 
D) south of the rivers

Question 2

The Votive Statues from Tell Asmar,Iraq,are best described as __________.

Accepted Answer

A) stylized 
B) naturalistic 
C) low relief 
D) cuneiform 
A) stylized 
B) naturalistic 
C) low relief 
D) cuneiform

Question 3

Which of the following cultures conquered the Akkadian Empire in 2180 bce?

Accepted Answer

A) the Guti 
B) the Persians 
C) the Babylonians 
D) the Assyrians 
A) the Guti 
B) the Persians 
C) the Babylonians 
D) the Assyrians

Question 4

Assurnasirpal II Killing Lions is characteristic of the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) unchanging conventions of Mesopotamian art 
B) drama and emotion of Assyrian art 
C) ferocity of Neo-Babylonian art 
D) timeless solemnity of Sumerian art 
A) unchanging conventions of Mesopotamian art 
B) drama and emotion of Assyrian art 
C) ferocity of Neo-Babylonian art 
D) timeless solemnity of Sumerian art

Question 5

The Persians laid out Persepolis on a rectangular grid,a tradition borrowed from the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Babylonians and Medians 
B) Sumerians and Akkadians 
C) Greeks and Egyptians 
D) Assyrians and the Achaemenids 
A) Babylonians and Medians 
B) Sumerians and Akkadians 
C) Greeks and Egyptians 
D) Assyrians and the Achaemenids

Question 6

Which culture strongly influenced the Assyrians?

Accepted Answer

A) Sumerian 
B) Babylonian 
C) Persian d Akkadian 
A) Sumerian 
B) Babylonian 
C) Persian d Akkadian

Question 7

Which of the following is a writing instrument shaped like a triangular wedge?

Accepted Answer

A) cuneiform 
B) stele 
C) cylinder seal 
D) stylus 
A) cuneiform 
B) stele 
C) cylinder seal 
D) stylus

Question 8

In Assyrian palaces,limestone and alabaster were used to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) construct most of the building 
B) create a veneer of pictorial decoration 
C) build the defensive walls 
D) produce votive figures for the temples 
A) construct most of the building 
B) create a veneer of pictorial decoration 
C) build the defensive walls 
D) produce votive figures for the temples

Question 9

Which part of Persepolis could hold thousands of people?

Accepted Answer

A) the treasury 
B) the Apadana 
C) the palace 
D) the ziggurat 
A) the treasury 
B) the Apadana 
C) the palace 
D) the ziggurat

Question 10

A written legal code that recorded laws and the punishments for breaking them is found on the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Stele of Naram-Sin 
B) Votive Statue of Gudea 
C) Carved Vessel from Uruk 
D) Stele of Hammurabi 
A) Stele of Naram-Sin 
B) Votive Statue of Gudea 
C) Carved Vessel from Uruk 
D) Stele of Hammurabi

Question 11

The alternating rows of bulls on the Ishtar Gate symbolize __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the moon god Nanna 
B) the city god Marduk 
C) the sun god Shamush 
D) the storm god Adad 
A) the moon god Nanna 
B) the city god Marduk 
C) the sun god Shamush 
D) the storm god Adad

Question 12

Darius I became an effective and able administrator of a large empire because he __________.

Accepted Answer

A) developed a system of fair taxation 
B)  was intolerant of diverse native customs 
C) removed lesser local rulers 
D) created a standardized religion 
A) developed a system of fair taxation 
B)  was intolerant of diverse native customs 
C) removed lesser local rulers 
D) created a standardized religion

Question 13

Who ultimately defeated the Persian Empire?

Accepted Answer

A) the Babylonians 
B) the Sumerians 
C) the Greeks 
D) the Egyptians 
A) the Babylonians 
B) the Sumerians 
C) the Greeks 
D) the Egyptians

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of the use of low relief sculpture in Assyrian palace complexes?

Accepted Answer

A) Stele of Naram-Sin 
B) Ishtar Gate 
C) Ceremonial complex of Darius I and Xerxes I 
D) Assurnasirpal II Killing Lions 
A) Stele of Naram-Sin 
B) Ishtar Gate 
C) Ceremonial complex of Darius I and Xerxes I 
D) Assurnasirpal II Killing Lions

Question 15

A stone decorated with incised designs in order to make an easily identifiable image when rolled across damp clay is called a __________.

Accepted Answer

A) cylinder seal 
B) relief 
C) stele 
D) veneer 
A) cylinder seal 
B) relief 
C) stele 
D) veneer

The term "Mesopotamia" means land __________.

The Votive Statues from Tell Asmar,Iraq,are best described as __________.

Which of the following cultures conquered the Akkadian Empire in 2180 bce?

Assurnasirpal II Killing Lions is characteristic of the __________.

The Persians laid out Persepolis on a rectangular grid,a tradition borrowed from the __________.

Which culture strongly influenced the Assyrians?

Which of the following is a writing instrument shaped like a triangular wedge?

In Assyrian palaces,limestone and alabaster were used to __________.

Which part of Persepolis could hold thousands of people?

A written legal code that recorded laws and the punishments for breaking them is found on the __________.

The alternating rows of bulls on the Ishtar Gate symbolize __________.

Darius I became an effective and able administrator of a large empire because he __________.

Who ultimately defeated the Persian Empire?

Which of the following is an example of the use of low relief sculpture in Assyrian palace complexes?

A stone decorated with incised designs in order to make an easily identifiable image when rolled across damp clay is called a __________.

Prehistoric Art in Europe

Art of Ancient Egypt

Early Asian Art

Art of Ancient Greece and the Aegean World

Etruscan and Roman Art

Jewish,early Christian,and Byzantine Art

Islamic Art

Later Asian Art

Early Medieval and Romanesque Art

Gothic Art

Early Renaissance Art

Art of the High Renaissance and Reformation

Seventeenth-Century Art in Europe

Art of the Americas

Arts of Africa

European and American Art, 1715-1840

European and American Art, 1840-1910

Modern Art in Europe and the Americas, 1900-1945

Art Since 1945

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Exam 2: Art of the Ancient Near East

The term "Mesopotamia" means land __________.

The Votive Statues from Tell Asmar,Iraq,are best described as __________.

Which of the following cultures conquered the Akkadian Empire in 2180 bce?

Assurnasirpal II Killing Lions is characteristic of the __________.

The Persians laid out Persepolis on a rectangular grid,a tradition borrowed from the __________.

Which culture strongly influenced the Assyrians?

Which of the following is a writing instrument shaped like a triangular wedge?

In Assyrian palaces,limestone and alabaster were used to __________.

Which part of Persepolis could hold thousands of people?

A written legal code that recorded laws and the punishments for breaking them is found on the __________.

The alternating rows of bulls on the Ishtar Gate symbolize __________.

Darius I became an effective and able administrator of a large empire because he __________.

Who ultimately defeated the Persian Empire?

Which of the following is an example of the use of low relief sculpture in Assyrian palace complexes?

A stone decorated with incised designs in order to make an easily identifiable image when rolled across damp clay is called a __________.

Prehistoric Art in Europe

Art of Ancient Egypt

Early Asian Art

Art of Ancient Greece and the Aegean World

Etruscan and Roman Art

Jewish,early Christian,and Byzantine Art

Islamic Art

Later Asian Art

Early Medieval and Romanesque Art

Gothic Art

Early Renaissance Art

Art of the High Renaissance and Reformation

Seventeenth-Century Art in Europe

Art of the Americas

Arts of Africa

European and American Art, 1715-1840

European and American Art, 1840-1910

Modern Art in Europe and the Americas, 1900-1945

Art Since 1945

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