Exam 1

Question 1

sculpture: …, …, …

Answer 1

relief; freestanding; hanging

Question 2

sculpture:
… (ceramics, organic material, stone, metals, synthetics)
… (ceramics, organic material, stone, metals, synthetics)
… (ceramics, organic material, stone, metals, synthetics)
… (organic material, stone, synthetics)
… (ceramics, synthetics)
… (metals, synthetics)

Answer 2

building; 
sculpting; 
incising; 
carving; 
molding; 
casting

Question 3

pictorial arts: 
... 
... 
... 
... 
...

Answer 3

drawing; painting;

printmaking; transferring; photography

Question 4

(prehistoric europe, the near east, and africa) humans used the earth’s … to make art and decorate themselves. (ocher, plants, bones, and shells)

almost all paleolithic art was …
everything was in strict profile

Answer 4

raw materials; animal depiction

Question 5

(prehistoric europe, the near east, and africa) …: best way to show complete information of animals shape

Answer 5

composite

Question 6

(prehistoric europe, the near east, and africa) human with feline head sculpture ca. 30,000-28,000
surpasses early figurines in size and complexity
perhaps people didn’t see themselves as distinctly different from …

Answer 6

animals

Question 7

(prehistoric europe, the near east, and africa) venuses ca. 28,000-25,000 BCE : 
sculpture in the .... 
reasons they were made are elusive 
woman with emphasis on female anatomy 
...

Answer 7

round;

Venus of Willendorf

Question 8

(prehistoric europe, the near east, and africa) cave in france around 13,000 BCE:
…, most famous of caves.
animals and figures are both … and colored …
probably painted at different times

Answer 8

lascaux;

outlined; silhouettes

Question 9

(prehistoric europe, the near east, and africa) cave in france around 13,000 BCE:
bulls show a … perspective
horns are …, unlike those at Chauvex. animals are depicted as … forms
although most paleolithic people stayed close to the … of caves, ancient cave art is found … in the caves

Answer 9

cubist-like; frontal;
composite;
mouth;
deep

Question 10

(neolithic art, 8,000/3,000-2,300 BCE)

1. … receded
2. humans … plants and animals and made …

Answer 10

ice age;

domesticated; dwellings to live in

Question 11

(neolithic art, 8,000/3,000-2,300 BCE)

3. … formed. oldest found in present day …, …, …, and … (the near east)

Answer 11

societies; Turkey; Syria; Iraq; Iran

Question 12

(neolithic art, 8,000/3,000-2,300 BCE) 4. people moved to areas around the … and … (the …)

Answer 12

Tigris; Euphrates; Cradle of Civilization

Question 13

(neolithic art, 8,000/3,000-2,300 BCE) 5. …, …, …, and … were developed

Answer 13

weaving; metalwork; pottery; counting

Question 14

(neolithic art, 8,000/3,000-2,300 BCE) Catal Huyuk in Turkey ca. 6000-5900 BCE
over twelve layers of building history excavated
they were …, esp in … (used to make sharp cutting edges)
city appears to have been …
made of … and … with plastered walls
there are no streets or doors

Answer 14

traders; obsidian;
planned;
wood; brick

Question 15

(neolithic art, 8,000/3,000-2,300 BCE) western europe had no real developed settlements/towns, but around 4,000 BCE people in the west were using … to work with. we call them … - “giant stones”

Answer 15

large massive stones;

megaliths

Question 16

(neolithic art, 8,000/3,000-2,300 BCE) … is covered by a …, or “earthen mound” –> in Ireland, ca. 3200-2500 BCE
it has long corridors leading to a …

Answer 16

Newgrange tomb; Tumultus;

burial chamber

Question 17

(neolithic art, 8,000/3,000-2,300 BCE) it uses …

neolithic structures attest to the importance these peoples attached to …

Answer 17

corbelled vaulting;

burying their dead

Question 18

(neolithic art, 8,000/3,000-2,300 BCE) stonehenge megalith from england ca. 2550-1600 BCE
most famous megalithic structure
henge means arrangement in a …
remarkably accurate … that marks the …

Answer 18

circle;
solar calendar;
summer solstice

Question 19

(neolithic art, 8,000/3,000-2,300 BCE) stonehenge:
important for … and/or…
… and … system
some of the trilithon stones weigh 90,000 lbs each and came from … miles away
they mark the great intellectual and physical achievements of neolithic man

Answer 19

sacred burials; rituals;
post; lintel;
20

Question 20

(neolithic art, 8,000/3,000-2,300 BCE) stonehenge;

is it a …, an …, a …, a …?

Answer 20

crematory; observatory; calendar; healing center

Question 21

(the ancient near east and the neolithic revolution: religion, society, art) stele with law code of Hammurabi from Susa, Iran ca. 1780 BCE
babylonian culture
hammurabi with the sun god Shamash
the … and … symbolize …

Answer 21

rod; ring; authority

Question 22

(the ancient near east and the neolithic revolution: religion, society, art) the fertile crescent and … (land between the rivers)
between 4000-3000 BCE villages evolved into … in the north and south.
they had their own …, …, and …

Answer 22

Mesopotamia;
independent city-states;
gods; governments; social hierarchies;

Question 23

(the ancient near east and the neolithic revolution: religion, society, art) the fertile crescent and mesopotamia:
many gods were worshipped
each city had a …
centers of … and … were developed

Answer 23

protective deity; worship; government

Question 24

(the ancient near east and the neolithic revolution: religion, society, art) the fertile crescent and mesopotamia:
there were …, …, …, … and …, and … and … workshops

Answer 24

canals; 
grain mills; 
ovens; 
brick and pottery kilns; 
textile and metal

Question 25

(the ancient near east and the neolithic revolution: religion, society, art) the fertile crescent and mesopotamia: a great amount of ... and ... with other cultures ensued. ... developed

Answer 25

trade; contact; | specialized labor

Question 26

(the ancient near east and the neolithic revolution: religion, society, art) the sumerians (3500-2332 BCE): new technology (... and ...), ... (3100 developed ...), impressive art, ... (world's first ... "Epic of Gilgmaesh"), architecture (...)

Answer 26

wagon wheel; plow; literacy; cuneiform writing; literature; literary epic; ziggurats

Question 27

(the ancient near east and the neolithic revolution: religion, society, art) cuneiform: writing system developed by the ... using stylus on ... to keep business records ... BCE-- initially ... by 700 BCE this "writing' was reduced to an arrangement of abstract incised marks

Answer 27

Sumerians; clay tablets; | 3100; pictographs

Question 28

(the ancient near east and the neolithic revolution: religion, society, art) Victory Stele of Naram-Sin from Susa, Iran 2254-2218 BCE: 1. History stele about the victory over the ... people from eastern Mesopotamia 2. ... "registers" rather than horizontal 3. ... -- ... and ... shows importance

Answer 28

Lullibi; diagonal hieratic scale; larger; further up

Question 29

(the ancient near east and the neolithic revolution: religion, society, art) Victory Stele of Naram-Sin from Susa, Iran 2254-2218 BCE: 4. king is armed with ... 5. earliest example of man attributing himself as being a .... in art 6. earliest example of man ...

Answer 29

great arsenal; god; oriented in landscape

Question 30

(the ancient near east and the neolithic revolution: religion, society, art) Victory Stele of Naram-Sin from Susa, Iran 2254-2218 BCE: 7. those wearing ... are attributed to gods. by climbing the mountain, is he climbing the ladder to heaven? (like the ...)

Answer 30

helmet with horns; ziggurats

Question 31

(the ancient near east and the neolithic revolution: religion, society, art) white temple and ziggurat, iraq ca. 3200-3000 BCE: 1. ... structure with ... or ... on top. rose about 40 ft high. temple was simple. off center door led to an ...

Answer 31

stepped; temple; shrine; altar

Question 32

(the ancient near east and the neolithic revolution: religion, society, art) white temple and ziggurat, iraq ca. 3200-3000 BCE: 2. may be result of repeated ... on sites and/or to keep ... from destroying the sacred places 3. depicted concept of "gods" above humans? 4. they are bridges between ... and ... -- a meeting place for ... and ...

Answer 32

building; floods; | earth; heaven; people; gods

Question 33

(the ancient near east and the neolithic revolution: religion, society, art) statuettes of two worshipers, from the square temple at eshnunna, Iraq ca. 2700 BCE: 1. may represent mortals ... 2. large eyes to keep ... as they stand in the "waiting room" in the temple 3. beakers hold ... for the gods 4. inscriptions were specific ... or ...

Answer 33

in prayer; attention on gods; libations; prayers; names of the sculpture's donors

Question 34

(the ancient near east and the neolithic revolution: religion, society, art) war side of the standard of Ur, from tomb 779, Iraq ca. 2600 BCE: 1. wood inlaid with ..., ..., and ... 2. found in ...

Answer 34

shell; lapis lazuli; red limestone; | regal burial ground

Question 35

(the ancient near east and the neolithic revolution: religion, society, art) war side of the standard of Ur, from tomb 779, Iraq ca. 2600 BCE: 3. reads from bottom to top 4. representations of humans and animals are ... (side and front) 5. ..., ..., and ... were ritualistically sacrificed in order to accompany the dead into the afterlife

Answer 35

composite; | musicians; servants; soldiers

Question 36

(the ancient near east and the neolithic revolution: religion, society, art) bull-headed lyre sound box from tomb 789, Ur, Iraq ca. 2600 BCE 1. similar to the sound box of ... A gilgamesh-like hero acts out scenes. early specimen of ... acting like people bands are called ... or ...

Answer 36

Pu-abi tomb lyre; animals; registers; friezes

Question 37

(the ancient near east and the neolithic revolution: religion, society, art) persepolis, Iran, ca. 521-465 BCE the terrace contains many ... (stone often polished to a marble-like surface). laid without ...; many are still in place huge columns (13 still stand in the great audience hall (...) of Darius)

Answer 37

gray stone colossal buildings; mortar; apadana;

Question 38

(ancient egypt) egyptian culture has a relationship to the ... and the land. yearly ... brings rich soil from the mountains in the south

Answer 38

nile; flooding

Question 39

(ancient egypt) abundant amounts of ... came from the banks along the Nile the land was strewn with many different ... as well

Answer 39

grains; rock forms

Question 40

(ancient egypt) egyptian culture had different view of the world than the ancient near east. ... (...) existed first. ... (...) appeared on a mound after waters receded

Answer 40

primeval waters; Nun; | God of creation; Re

Question 41

(ancient egypt) their rulers, called ... were believed to be divine there were ... Egyptian dynasties the solemn and ageless art of the Egyptians expresses the ...t that was, as they believed, divinely established

Answer 41

pharoah's; 31; | unchanging order

Question 42

(ancient egypt) discovery of ... (written in Greek, demotic (late Egyptian, and hieroglyphics) helped scholars decipher ...

Answer 42

rosetta stone; hieroglyphics

Question 43

(ancient egypt) palette of king narmer from Hierakonpolis, Egypt, predynastic ca. 3000-2920 BCE ``` the earliest preserved ... (as opposed to prehistoric) artworks found this palette (...) commemorates the ... ```

Answer 43

historical; stone slab; unification

Question 44

(ancient egypt) palette of king narmer from Hierakonpolis, Egypt, predynastic ca. 3000-2920 BCE intertwined necks of ... represent unification Left- Narmer wearing ... type head dress of ... Egypt. Right - Narmer wearing the ... of ... Egypt. Pharoah is now divine ruler

Answer 44

felines; bowling pin; Upper; red crown; Lower

Question 45

(ancient egypt) palette of king narmer from Hierakonpolis, Egypt, predynastic ca. 3000-2920 BCE shows effortless defeat of enemy and then surveying the beheaded. bull knocking down city shows ... the palette of narmer is a blueprint for a formula for ... representation and other conventions seen in Egyptian art for nearly 3000 yrs

Answer 45

supreme power of king; | figure;

Question 46

(ancient egypt) people, boats and animals on wall painting from tomb 100 at Hieraknopols, Egypt; Ca. 3500-3200 BCE: this depiction of ... will remain throughout the whole span of Ancient' Egypt's history discovery of beautiful murals tombs provide evidence for ... of Egyptian culture most monuments were to ensure the dead of ... and ... in the next life

Answer 46

"supreme power" historical reproduction; safety; happiness

Question 47

``` (ancient egypt) egyptian mastaba tombs: this early tomb type has ... probably made from earthen mounds egyptians believed people were accompanied by other self --> "..." (...) body had to remain ... ```

Answer 47

rectangular slopes; ka; life force; intact

Question 48

(ancient egypt) mastaba tombs: ... were a way of preserving the body food, clothing, utensils, and furniture had to be provided for the dead as well to ensure the ... statues called ... were left in the tombs to care for the dead

Answer 48

mummies; afterlife; answerers

Question 49

(ancient egypt) imhotep, stepped pyramid and mortuary precinct of Djoser, Egypt, 3rd dynasty, ca. 2630-2611 BCE: 1. one of the oldest structures in Egypt is in ..., the capital 2. began as a ... sides faced ... directions. 200 feet high

Answer 49

Memphis; mastaba; NSEW;

Question 50

(ancient egypt) imhotep, stepped pyramid and mortuary precinct of Djoser, Egypt, 3rd dynasty, ca. 2630-2611 BCE: 3. a .., not a temple. ... the deceased king and shows ....

Answer 50

tomb; protects; absolute power

Question 51

(ancient egypt) imhotep, stepped pyramid and mortuary precinct of Djoser, Egypt, 3rd dynasty, ca. 2630-2611 BCE: 4. mound represents the appearance of the ... who brought light to the world 4. it was topped by a ... called the .... which supported the supreme god, ..., the god of the ...

Answer 51

creator god; pyramidal stone; ben-ben; Amen; sun

Question 52

(ancient egypt) great pyramids, Gizeh, Egypt, 4th dynasty ca. 2490-2528 BCE oldest of the seven wonders of the ancient world built within ... yrs evolution from mastaba to pyramid is not just refinement of stepped pyramid. the pyramids are symbols of the ... They reflect the influence of the city of ... and the cult of ... the pyramidal stone "ben-ben"

Answer 52

75; sun; Heliopolis; Re (Ra)

Question 53

(ancient egypt) great pyramids, Gizeh, Egypt, 4th dynasty ca. 2490-2528 BCE building of the shaped rocks in successive rows is called ... faced with limestone rocks each rock, 2.5 tons, 775 ft at the base and 480 ft tall

Answer 53

ashlar masonry

Question 54

(ancient egypt) great sphinx, 4th dynasty, ca. 2520-2494 faces ... carved out of the Giza quarry largest ... in the near east. image of a ... and a ... depicts human ... and ... - King Khafre?

Answer 54

east; statue; pharoah; lion; intelligence; strength

Question 55

(ancient egypt) khafre enthroned, from Gizeh, 4th Dynasty, ca. 2520-2494 BCE; diorite 1. from the valley temple near sphinx. made for his funerary complex 2. rigidity shows ... compact and serene 3. appropriate for timeless afterlife 4. ...

Answer 55

eternal stillness; | form follows function

Question 56

(ancient egypt) khafre enthroned, from Gizeh, 4th Dynasty, ca. 2520-2494 BCE; diorite 5. stylized ..., ..., symbolized ... 6. figures were portrayed with ideal proportions to proclaim their ... nature

Answer 56

lions; intertwined papyrus; Unified Egypt; | divine

Question 57

(ancient egypt) khafre enthroned, from Gizeh, 4th Dynasty, ca. 2520-2494 BCE; diorite 7. this is khafre's ka statue. it is his eternal image and a ... for his ka. ka is understood as the life force of the human in death the ka needs a ... to reside in. this necessity leads to the egyptian practice of ... as well as the abundance of ... representation

Answer 57

habitation; body; mummification; sculptural

Question 58

(egypt: the new kingdom ca. 1550-1070 BCE) the new kingdom ca. ... - ... BCE the middle kingdom, like the old kingdom, also broken down. taken over by ... (...) from ...

Answer 58

1550; 1070; | Hyksos; sheppard kings; mesopotamia

Question 59

(egypt: the new kingdom ca. 1550-1070 BCE) hyksos from mesopotamia brought ... and .... they were subsequently expelled by the egyptians between ... - ... BCE the new kingdom is the most brilliant period of egyptian history

Answer 59

horses; advanced weaponry; | 1600-1550

Question 60

(egypt: the new kingdom ca. 1550-1070 BCE) egypt extended borders up to ... and to the south ... became the capital

Answer 60

mesopotamia; thebes

Question 61

(egypt: the new kingdom ca. 1550-1070 BCE) the temple of Amen-Re, Karnak, Egypt. begun 1600 BCE ...: massive gateways with sloping walls and bilateral symmetry built to ...

Answer 61

pylon temples; | honor gods

Question 62

(egypt: the new kingdom ca. 1550-1070 BCE) the temple of Amen-Re, Karnak, Egypt. begun 1600 BCE dominating the new kingdom temples was the monumental facade of the pylon that was covered with ... inside was the ... worked on by successive ... and thus became massive and elaborate structures like all egyptian architecture, there is the ... the lake represents ....

Answer 62

reliefs; hypostyle hall; pharoahs; axial corridor; Primeval waters

Question 63

(egypt: the new kingdom ca. 1550-1070 BCE) hypostyle hall, the temple of Amen-Re, Karnak, Egypt. 19th dynasty, ca. 1290-1224 BCE 1. hypostyle: means resting on numerous ... 2. separate the temple's ... (where festivals and ceremonies took place) from the ..., to which only kings and priests were admitted

Answer 63

columns; open court; sanctuary

Question 64

(egypt: the new kingdom ca. 1550-1070 BCE) hypostyle hall, the temple of Amen-Re, Karnak, Egypt. 19th dynasty, ca. 1290-1224 BCE 3. egyptian temples did not provide for ... 4. the processional path through the hypostyle was a preparatory passage from ... 5. the hypostyle was roofed with ...

Answer 64

congregational worship; this world to the next; slabs of stone

Question 65

(egypt: the new kingdom ca. 1550-1070 BCE) hypostyle hall, the temple of Amen-Re, Karnak, Egypt. 19th dynasty, ca. 1290-1224 BCE 6. has 134 columns and measures 338 feet wide by 170 feet deep 7. the column capitals are like ... or ... 8. the effect of columns vanishing into darkness must have been spellbinding 9. The tall columns are 75’ tall, 22 feet wide. The other columns are 42’ tall—the difference filled by a .. or ...(an Egyptian invention).

Answer 65

papyrus; lotus buds; | stone grille; clerestory window

Question 66

(egypt: the new kingdom ca. 1550-1070 BCE) hypostyle hall, the temple of Amen-Re, Karnak, Egypt. 19th dynasty, ca. 1290-1224 BCE taller columns allowed ... to enter from the side through ...

Answer 66

light; clerestories