Deck 13: The Art of Prehistory and Ancient Civilizations in Europe and the Mediterranean

Question 1

One of the ways we can deduce that making and viewing of art occupied a purposeful, essential role in the lives of Paleolithic people is by studying:

A) The kinds of animals they portrayed
B) Cave paintings
C) The size of the art
D) The use of stone

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Woman from Willendorf (figure 13.8) is small and portable, possibly because:

A) Paleolithic people didn't have a lot of time to make art
B) Paleolithic people spent more time making cave paintings
C) Paleolithic people wanted a fertility charm
D) Paleolithic people were consistently on the move

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The Neolithic revolution brought food security and populations that settled down. What artform became common because of this?

A) Sculpture
B) Painting
C) Ceramics
D) Jewelry

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The tower from Jericho (figure 13.9) is an example of Neolithic people:

A) Being organized for important tasks
B) Using post-and-lintel construction
C) Having religion
D) Specializing

Question 5

Hierarchical scaling was one way that Sumerian artists depicted:

A) The tombs of elites
B) The power of elites
C) The defeat of enemies
D) The use of overlap

Question 6

The Babylonian ruler Hammurabi had the relief sculpture on the upper part of his stele (figure 13.14) made in order to:

A) Show his courage when facing lions
B) Promote his authority
C) Honor the sun god
D) Show himself as the most important figure in the sculpture

Question 7

Pharaoh Khafre's sculpture (figure 13.20) and the innermost coffin of Tutankhamun (figure 13.23) look very similar, even though they were made over a thousand years apart. This is because:

A) Ka sculptures were a resting spot for the pharaoh's soul
B) Consistent conventions were believed to promote order
C) The sculptures ensured happiness in the afterlife
D) The sculptures depicted hieroglyphs

Question 8

Two kinds of art in Egypt that didn't use the artistic conventions reserved for the pharaoh were representations of lower-status people and:

A) The Palette of Narmer
B) Coffin sculptures
C) Art produced during the reign of the female pharaoh, Hatshepsut
D) Art produced during Akhenaten's reign

Question 9

The Dipylon Master's Geometric amphora (figure 13.26A and B) was designed to:

A) Promote the status of the deceased and that individual's family
B) Depict grief as a human universal
C) Show how important the people of Athens were
D) Be portable

Question 10

Archaic Greek sculptures were heavily influenced by Egyptian sculptures, but they are DIFFERENT in that they:

A) Depict the body at life size
B) Depict an individual in the nude
C) Are made from stone
D) Are idealized

Question 11

We might be able to determine a Greek sculpture is from the Classical period because:

A) It depicts a specific individual
B) It is standing in a contrapposto pose
C) B and D
D) It is anatomically believable

Question 12

Hellenistic Greek art maintains ______ from the Classical Period and introduces ______ , a new approach.

A) Naturalism / drama
B) Naturalism / idealization
C) Naturalism / contrapposto
D) Idealization / promoting the status of an individual

Question 13

What did sculptures in the Roman Republic emphasize?

A) Hierarchical scale
B) Idealized portraiture
C) Unflattering features
D) Convention

Question 14

The idealized images of Roman Emperors were influenced by what historical precedent?

A) Ancient Egypt
B) Archaic Greece
C) Classical Greece
D) Ancient Mesopotamia

Question 15

Placing portraits on their tombs was a way for freedmen to:

A) Protect themselves from graverobbers
B) Improve the reputation of their free-born children
C) Symbolize a life of luxury
D) Copy Geometric Greek art

Question 16

Paleolithic people ONLY made art they could carry on the move.

Question 17

The beginning of agriculture in the Neolithic period led to building large, permanent stone monuments.

Question 18

Mesopotamian art focused on promoting the power of the elite.

Question 19

Egyptian art was meant to promote order over chaos.

Question 20

The purpose of Greek art changed over time.

Question 21

One influence on art making in the Neolithic Revolution was _______ of labor occurred.

Question 22

Large upright stone slabs called ______ , upon which imagery and writing were often inscribed, were used to advance the power of elites in Mesopotamia.

Question 23

Traditional views of elites in two-dimensional Egyptian art use a _______ view of the body.

Question 24

In Greek art, the _______ style fully encompassed Greek beliefs in the importance of humanity and individuals and the desire to perfect body and mind.

Question 25

Idealization in Imperial Roman coins reflects an influence from _______ period art.

Question 26

the Woman from Willendorf (figure 13.8) with the Spear Bearer (figure 13.29). How might we argue that both sculptures are idealized?

Question 27

Explain the visual elements of art that Mesopotamian elites used to promote their status. Give specific examples.

Question 28

Explain the aspects of traditional, consistent conventions of Egyptian art that were disregarded or contradicted in Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and their three daughters (figure 13.22). Give specific examples.

Question 29

Explain how Greek art promoted the idea that different people have different social standings based on their identities. Give at least two specific examples.

Question 30

Why did Roman Imperial art like the Altar of Augustan Peace (figure 13.36A) incorporate the two historical style precedents that it did? Is there a modern equivalent to the messages Roman Emperors were trying to convey? Give specific examples.