Deck 1: Prehistory and the First Civilizations

Question 1

_____ were colossal monsters that guarded the gates of Assyrian palaces?

A) ​Warkas
B) Lamassus​
C) Kalhus​
D) Sphinxes​

Answer 1

Lamassus​

Question 2

The _____ was the Persian royal audience hall at Persepolis.

A) ​hypostyle hall
B) citadel​
C) apadana​
D) mastaba​

Answer 2

apadana​

Question 3

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

A) ​the Nile River
B) ​papyrus stalks
C) ​the rays of the sun
D) ​the human figure

Answer 3

​the rays of the sun

Question 4

The earliest preserved art objects date to the _____.

A) ​Assyrians
B) Neolithic period​
C) Egyptians​
D) Paleolithic period​

Question 5

What was the daring innovation introduced in the victory stele of Naram-Sin?

A) ​A landscape setting
B) Registers​
C) The king's love affair​
D) Brilliant coloring​

Question 6

The standard tomb type in Egypt was the _____.

A) ​mastaba
B) ziggurat​
C) ​pylon
D) ​henge

Question 7

The Neolithic architecture in northern Europe is described as _____ because it uses large stones.

A) ​corbeled
B) wattle and daub​
C) megalithic​
D) henge​

Question 8

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

A) ​aton
B) ka​
C) sphinx​
D) lamassu​

Question 9

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

A) ​Sumer
B) Hattusha​
C) Persepolis​
D) Jericho​

Question 10

The most common subject in Paleolithic art was _____.

A) ​settlements
B) ​animals
C) ​human figures
D) ​battle scenes

Question 11

What indicates Naram-Sin's divinity in the victory stele of Naram-Sin?

A) ​Bowing warriors
B) Royal robes​
C) Hierarchy of scale​
D) Horned helmet​

Question 12

The oldest extant hollow-cast sculpture is _____.

A) ​two bison
B) Hammurabi and Shamash​
C) the head of an Akkadian ruler​
D) Gudea​

Question 13

Architect of the stepped pyramid of King Djoser, _____ is the first recorded name of an artist.

A) ​Thutmose
B) ​Thoth
C) ​Senmut
D) ​Imhotep

Question 14

_____ is the earliest extant labeled work of historical art.

A) ​Assyrian archers pursuing enemies
B) The victory stele of Naram-Sin​
C) Khafre enthroned​
D) The palette of King Narmer​

Question 15

An arrangement of stones in a circle is called a _____.

A) ​henge
B) ​menir
C) ​heel stone
D) ​dolmen

Question 16

_____ is used to indicate the greater importance of figures.

A) ​Hierarchy of scale
B) ​Composite view
C) ​Twisted perspective
D) ​Bas-relief

Question 17

Sumerian artists were the first to use art to _____.

A) ​capture the spirit of animals
B) tell stories​
C) communicate with deities​
D) decorate their temples​

Question 18

_____ was an important Neolithic settlement because it was built according to a predetermined scheme.

A) ​Kalhu
B) ​White Temple
C) ​Stonehenge
D) ​Catal Höyük

Question 19

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

A) ​victorious battle
B) ​human sacrifice
C) ​symbolic marriage
D) ​deity ascending to the heavens

Question 20

The _____ introduced a new concept of royal power based on loyalty to the king.

A) ​Sumerians
B) ​Akkadians
C) ​Guians
D) ​rulers of Ur

Question 21

Twisted perspective refers to _____.

A) ​the incorrect representation of space
B) objects represented from two viewpoints​
C) uneven ground lines​
D) images created on the irregular wall surface​

Question 22

The stele of Hammurabi presents the ruler's famous _____.

A) ​law code
B) victory over the Lullubi​
C) entrance into Babylon​
D) Lamassu​

Question 23

How did painting techniques change from the Paleolithic period to the Neolithic period?

Question 24

Which object represents the beginning of large-scale sculpture in the ancient world?

A) ​Human figure, from Ain Ghazal
B) Statuettes of two worshippers, from the Square Temple at Eshunna​
C) Victory stele of Naram-Sin​
D) Head of an Akkadian ruler, from Nineveh​

Question 25

How have scholars interpreted handprints in Paleolithic cave paintings?

Question 26

Describe the New Kingdom pylon temple.

Question 27

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

Question 28

The peoples of northern Europe in the Neolithic period are known for their _____.

A) ​mastabas
B) monumental stone architecture​
C) ziggurats​
D) temples​

Question 29

Describe the significance of the temple in Sumerian life.

Question 30

Describe the pictorial conventions that appear on this artwork and would continue to be employed in Sumerian art.

Question 31

What are the main components of a mastaba?

Question 32

Instead of creating figures with a variety of body types, Egyptians applied a _____, or system of proportions.

A) ​canon
B) cubic​
C) ka​
D) relief​

Question 33

What "firsts" were achieved by the Sumerians?

Question 34

The building system seen at Stonehenge is called _____.

A) ​mud-brick construction
B) masonry​
C) arcuated​
D) post and lintel​

Question 35

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

Question 36

Why were animals represented in the profile view in the Paleolithic period?

Question 37

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

A) ​pylon
B) causeway​
C) clerestory​
D) serdab​

Question 38

What subjects decorated the walls of the terraces and staircase that led to the apadana at Persepolis?

Question 39

Describe how Paleolithic artists created cave paintings.

Question 40

How did society advance in the Neolithic period?

Question 41

Compare and contrast select artworks from the Paleolithic and the Neolithic periods. To what extent were subject matter, technique, and meaning similar or different?

Question 42

What might explain the disproportionate sizes of the hands and eyes of these figures?

Question 43

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

Question 44

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.
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Question 45

How does this differ from Paleolithic cave paintings?

Question 46

What is the subject of this work, and why was it popular for tombs?

Question 47

How does this deviate from traditional royal portraits?

Question 48

What are the differing interpretations of the imagery on this artwork?

Question 49

How was a balance between naturalism and abstraction achieved in this work?

Question 50

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

Question 51

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

Question 52

Selecting examples, please provide the artistic changes that occurred during the reign of Akhenaton. What factors may have stimulated these changes?

Question 53

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

Question 54

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 .

Question 55

Describe the difference between optical and conceptual. Please provide examples of depicting a figure or animal conceptually from the chapter.

Question 56

With the lack of writing, it is hard to determine the exact meaning of Paleolithic artworks. Providing examples, please speculate on their hypothetical functions. What evidence do scholars use to establish meaning?

Question 57

What were some of the dominant artistic conventions of Ancient Near Eastern? Which artworks broke from convention? Using examples, please explain the deviations.

Question 58

What innovations in creating a sense of depth occurred here?

Question 59

What event does this record? Which elements support this?

Question 60

What was the possible meaning or function of this object?