Question 1

Large-scale tomb sculptures that were intended to house the spirit of the deceased if mummification failed were known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​pharaoh figures 
B)  ​idealized figures 
C)  ​mummy figures 
D)  ​ka sculptures 
E)  ​votive figures 
A)  ​pharaoh figures 
B)  ​idealized figures 
C)  ​mummy figures 
D)  ​ka sculptures 
E)  ​votive figures D

Question 2

During Akhenaton's reign,the longstanding stylized formality of Egyptian art briefly gave way to __________,as seen in the very famous Bust of Queen Nefertiti.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​curving lines and full-bodied forms 
B)  ​rigidity 
C)  ​abstraction 
D)  ​conventionalism 
E)  ​excess 
A)  ​curving lines and full-bodied forms 
B)  ​rigidity 
C)  ​abstraction 
D)  ​conventionalism 
E)  ​excess A

Question 3

In the Victory Stele of Naram Sin,the king and his men are represented in a conceptual manner,probably meant to indicate __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​respect and victory 
B)  ​fear of the enemy 
C)  ​deification of the king 
D)  ​a state of chaos 
E)  ​a borrowing of Egyptian motifs 
A)  ​respect and victory 
B)  ​fear of the enemy 
C)  ​deification of the king 
D)  ​a state of chaos 
E)  ​a borrowing of Egyptian motifs A

Question 4

Describe the Narmer Palette,and discuss how it illustrates the Egyptian preoccupation with strict representational conventions.

Accepted Answer

The Narmer Palette is a famous ancient E

Question 5

During the Old Kingdom period of Egyptian art,a new manner of representing the human figure developed that would last thousands of years.It was characterized by all of the following except __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​naturalistic depiction of the human figure 
B)  ​combined frontal and profile view 
C)  ​flat figures with no use of perspective 
D)  ​sculpture in the round adhered to the block form 
E)  ​relief sculpture carved low with much incised detail 
A)  ​naturalistic depiction of the human figure 
B)  ​combined frontal and profile view 
C)  ​flat figures with no use of perspective 
D)  ​sculpture in the round adhered to the block form 
E)  ​relief sculpture carved low with much incised detail

Question 6

Describe the configuration of the Neolithic Stonehenge,and explain what its purpose is believed to have been.

Accepted Answer

The Neolithic Stonehenge is a prehistori

Question 7

The __________ was a multilevel temple designed by the religion-oriented Sumerians but built by the later Babylonians and Assyrians.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​royal audience hall 
B)  ​ziggurat 
C)  ​tholos 
D)  ​treasury 
E)  ​basilica 
A)  ​royal audience hall 
B)  ​ziggurat 
C)  ​tholos 
D)  ​treasury 
E)  ​basilica

Question 8

Mortuary temples that were carved out of the living rock-rock that remained part of the earth-are called__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​living rock 
B)  ​rock-cut tombs 
C)  ​mortuary temples 
D)  ​porticoes 
E)  ​step pyramids 
A)  ​living rock 
B)  ​rock-cut tombs 
C)  ​mortuary temples 
D)  ​porticoes 
E)  ​step pyramids

Question 9

Explain why it is believed that cave paintings were created for prehistoric religious rituals.

Accepted Answer

The belief that cave paintings were crea

Question 10

The Processional Frieze from the royal audience hall in Persepolis,shows_________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​naturalistic animal forms 
B)  ​deeply carved, fleshy, well-rounded human figures 
C)  ​stylized human forms perceived as abstract patterns 
D)  ​religious gods 
E)  ​gods depicted as animals 
A)  ​naturalistic animal forms 
B)  ​deeply carved, fleshy, well-rounded human figures 
C)  ​stylized human forms perceived as abstract patterns 
D)  ​religious gods 
E)  ​gods depicted as animals

Question 11

What were the Fertile Crescent and the Fertile Ribbon?

Accepted Answer

The Fertile Crescent and the Fertile Rib

Question 12

The term labyrinthine well describes the huge,sprawling Palace at Knossos,and the term comes from the myth of the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​centaur 
B)  ​leviathan 
C)  ​Cyclops 
D)  ​Minotaur 
E)  ​typhoon 
A)  ​centaur 
B)  ​leviathan 
C)  ​Cyclops 
D)  ​Minotaur 
E)  ​typhoon

Question 13

When Heinrich Schliemann excavated Grave Circle A in Mycenae in the late nineteenth century,he discovered treasures,including a __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  silver mask​ 
B)  ​gold mask 
C)  ​bronze mask 
D)  ​lapis lazuli 
E)  ​silver and gold 
A)  silver mask​ 
B)  ​gold mask 
C)  ​bronze mask 
D)  ​lapis lazuli 
E)  ​silver and gold

Question 14

The art and architecture of the Mycenaean civilization reflects a preoccupation with __________ because,unlike Crete,it lacked the natural defense of a surrounding sea.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​defense 
B)  ​dolphins and sea life 
C)  ​shaft graves 
D)  ​bronze 
E)  ​lions 
A)  ​defense 
B)  ​dolphins and sea life 
C)  ​shaft graves 
D)  ​bronze 
E)  ​lions

Question 15

The Stele of Hammurabi depicts the Babylonian ruler Hammurabi gaining inspiration for his codified laws from the god(dess)__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Abu 
B)  ​Horus 
C)  ​Ishtar 
D)  ​Shamash 
E)  ​Hathor 
A)  ​Abu 
B)  ​Horus 
C)  ​Ishtar 
D)  ​Shamash 
E)  ​Hathor

Question 16

Identify the conventional attributes of an Egyptian pharaoh.

Accepted Answer

The conventional attributes of an Egypti

Question 17

Contrast the art of the short-lived Amarna period with Egypt's long-standing tradition of convention.

Accepted Answer

The art of the short-lived Amarna period

Question 18

Artist Emil Nolde said,"Art is exalted above religion and race.Not a single solitary soul these days believes in the religion of the Assyrians,the Egyptians,or the Greeks ...Only their art,whenever it was beautiful,stands proud and exalted,rising above all time." Using artistic examples to support your argument,what is your interpretation of this quote?

Accepted Answer

Emil Nolde's quote suggests that art has

Question 19

Which of the following is considered one of the Bronze Age civilizations of pre-Hellenic Greece?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Assyria 
B)  ​The Cyclades 
C)  ​Alexandria 
D)  ​Akkad 
E)  ​Tarquinia 
A)  ​Assyria 
B)  ​The Cyclades 
C)  ​Alexandria 
D)  ​Akkad 
E)  ​Tarquinia

Question 20

Compare and contrast the art and architecture of the Sumerians with that of the Assyrians.

Accepted Answer

The art and architecture of the Sumerian

Exam 14: Art of the Ancient World

Large-scale tomb sculptures that were intended to house the spirit of the deceased if mummification failed were known as __________.

During Akhenaton's reign,the longstanding stylized formality of Egyptian art briefly gave way to __________,as seen in the very famous Bust of Queen Nefertiti.

In the Victory Stele of Naram Sin,the king and his men are represented in a conceptual manner,probably meant to indicate __________.

Describe the Narmer Palette,and discuss how it illustrates the Egyptian preoccupation with strict representational conventions.

During the Old Kingdom period of Egyptian art,a new manner of representing the human figure developed that would last thousands of years.It was characterized by all of the following except __________.

Describe the configuration of the Neolithic Stonehenge,and explain what its purpose is believed to have been.

The __________ was a multilevel temple designed by the religion-oriented Sumerians but built by the later Babylonians and Assyrians.

Mortuary temples that were carved out of the living rock-rock that remained part of the earth-are called__________.

Explain why it is believed that cave paintings were created for prehistoric religious rituals.

The Processional Frieze from the royal audience hall in Persepolis,shows_________.

What were the Fertile Crescent and the Fertile Ribbon?

The term labyrinthine well describes the huge,sprawling Palace at Knossos,and the term comes from the myth of the __________.

When Heinrich Schliemann excavated Grave Circle A in Mycenae in the late nineteenth century,he discovered treasures,including a __________.

The art and architecture of the Mycenaean civilization reflects a preoccupation with __________ because,unlike Crete,it lacked the natural defense of a surrounding sea.

The Stele of Hammurabi depicts the Babylonian ruler Hammurabi gaining inspiration for his codified laws from the god(dess)__________.

Identify the conventional attributes of an Egyptian pharaoh.

Contrast the art of the short-lived Amarna period with Egypt's long-standing tradition of convention.

Which of the following is considered one of the Bronze Age civilizations of pre-Hellenic Greece?

Compare and contrast the art and architecture of the Sumerians with that of the Assyrians.

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