Exam 1: Prehistory and the First Civilizations

What innovations in creating a sense of depth occurred here?

Egyptians believed that their _____ could inhabit their corpse and live on.

What does this work tell us about what inspired early artists to create certain images?

Describe the significance of the temple in Sumerian life.

Found at the temple of Amen Re at Karnak, the _____ or window level was an Egyptian innovation.

Assess the relationship between Egyptian conceptions of the afterlife and Egyptian art. Use examples to support your essay.

Attribute the images on the screen to a culture and give an approximate date. Explain your attributions, using complete sentences and referring to specific works discussed in class. Suggested images, not in the text:

Inspired by the cult of Re, the pyramidal shape of the tombs at Gizeh symbolize _____.

How did the artist make the creature visible from every angle?

The presentation of offerings to Inanna (Warka Vase) may represent a _____.

Discuss the meaning and purpose of Assyrian historical narrative relief. How did it compare to narratives in ancient Mesopotamian or Persian art? Use examples to support your essay.

_____ is used to indicate the greater importance of figures.

Describe what inspired the pyramid shape of the pyramids at Gizeh.

The standard tomb type in Egypt was the _____.

The inhabitants of ancient _____ established the earliest city-states.

What event does this record? Which elements support this?

How did society advance in the Neolithic period?

Discuss the development of ancient Egyptian tomb architecture. Please use examples.

What is the sphinx, and why is it an appropriate royal image?

Describe the New Kingdom pylon temple.