Exam 2: Ancient Mesopotamia and Persia

The White Temple at Uruk is oriented to the ____.

In his pursuit of beautifying the city of Bayblon,Nebuchadnezzar II built the ____ as one of the main entrances to the city.

Statuettes of two worshipers and Gudea seated,holding temple plan both represent the ____.

The head of an Akkadian ruler represents ____.

Which of the following works of art was created first?

Found on the Warka Vase,the convention of hierarchy of scale indicated ____.

In Assyrian relief,such as the Assyrian archers pursuing enemies,the artists combine different viewpoints in the same frame and other adjustments for clarity.Which of the following phrases best describes the artists' primary goal?

Ishtar Gate,with its relief decorations of a dragon,lion,and bull,comes from the city of ____.

Historical narrative relief can be found at the Assyrian palace of ____ at Nimrud.

The Sumerians may have been the first to use pictures to tell coherent stories.What argument makes this a valid assertion?

What epic poem(s)recounts the exploits of a legendary king of Uruk and slayer of the monster Huwawa?

Which of the following was not a significant contribution of the Sumerians:

The new concept of godlike sovereignty can be described by the representations of ____,the king who appeared as a god in Mesopotamian Akkadian art.

The Elamite statue of Queen Napir-Asu represents the ideal queen;in addition,there is an allusion to fertility as it relates to being queen.Which motif supports this allusion?

Victory stele of Eannatum (Stele of the Vultures)and Victory stele of Naram-Sin ____.

Stele with laws of Hammurabi represents the ____.

Describe an architectural feature used at Persepolis that seems to have been uniquely Persian.

The statuettes of two worshippers,from the Square Temple at Eshnunna,created by the Sumerians,were ____.

The statue of Queen Napir-Asu represents ____.