Question 1

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

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Question 2

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

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Question 3

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

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Question 4

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 5

How does this differ from Paleolithic cave paintings?

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Question 6

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

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Question 7

How does this deviate from traditional royal portraits?

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Question 8

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

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Question 9

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

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Question 10

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

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Question 11

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

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Question 12

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

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Question 13

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

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Question 14

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.

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Question 15

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

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Question 16

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?

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Question 17

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

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Question 18

What innovations in creating a sense of depth occurred here?

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Question 19

What event does this record? Which elements support this?

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Question 20

What was the possible meaning or function of this object?

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Quiz 1: Prehistory and the First Civilizations