The earliest paintings in the world are found in caves |
true |
animals were never shown on cave paintings |
false |
prehistoric female figurines that refer to reproduction are called fertility figurines |
true |
Which cultures did not have a written language? |
mesopotamian, egyptian, minoan all had written language |
what is true about minoans? |
they built very large, maze-like complexes they were a wealthy culture they were invaded by Mycenaeans |
in greek mythology, powerful ruler king minos was said to have built a small, modest palace on knossos (crete) because of his humility towards the gods |
false |
Bulls were often shown in the art of babylonians and minoans |
true |
the bull-leapers fresco from knossos is______ scene |
an athletic |
the bull-leapers fresco from knossos shows male and femals figures. we know this from their_____ |
skin color |
The summerians did not believe in lavish burials; they preferred riches to be enjoyed only by the living |
false |
what cultre was not part of mesopotamia? |
akkadians assyrians babylonians summerians |
the life-sized bronze head of an akkadian ruler was discovered in present day_____ |
iraq |
akkadian rulers were believed to be divine |
true |
a lamassu is a |
guardian beast |
the lamassi sculptures made for ashurnasirpal II’s palace each have five legs. What did the extra leg suggest to the viewers? |
forward movement |
the ishtar gate has images of animals that symbolize |
gods of the babylonians |
lions were important to both assyrians and babylonians |
true |
ishtar gate was made by the |
babylonians |
statue of khafre was made by the |
egyptians |
bull leaping fresco was made by the |
minoans |
cuneiform writing was made by the |
sumerians |
lamassu, palave of ashurnasirpal II was made by the |
assyrians |
the ka is the name of a tool used to make relief carvings for egyptian pharohs |
false |
the eyptians cremated the bodies of dead pharohs |
false |
the great sphinx is associated with which pharoh’s pyramid? |
khafre |
egyptian statues show a lot of movement |
false |
hieroglyphic is the written language used by the |
egyptians |
it was possible to decipher hieroglyphics because of |
the rosetta stone |
Gold was the only precious material used for the mask of king tutankhamun |
false |
the protective goddesses of upper and lower eypt are represented on the headdress of the mask of kind tutankhamun by |
a vulture and a cobra |
the egyptian fresco from Nebamun’s tomb utilizes |
composite view hierarchial scale hieroglyphs |
the cyclical flooding of the nile can be compared to the egyptian belief in rebirth after death |
true |
the greeks often used ideal proportions in their sculpture and architecture |
true |
the parthenon that still stands today in athens was built after an invasion of the city in 480/479 bce by the: |
persians |
the parthenon in athens used to house a huge gold-and-ivory statue of: |
athena |
the parthenon in athens looks exactly the same today as it did when the greeks origionally built it |
false |
what did the goddess athena give to the city of athens in her contest with poseidon to become the patron god of the city? |
the olive tree |
the following are architectural orders developed by the greeks: |
corinthian doric ionic |
carvings of acanthus leaves are found on top of which kind of columns? |
corinthian |
entasis refers to |
the slight swelling at the center of a column |
an amphora is the name for any female greek goddess |
false |
an archaic greek sculpture portraying a nude male is called |
a kouros |
archaic statues of males and femals were always nude |
false |
who developed a canon of harmonious proportions to be used for the portrayal of the ideal human body in sculpture? |
polyleitos |
polykleitos’s statue doryphoros, or spear bearer, demonstrates a new naturalistic stance called contrapposto |
true |
The hellenistic sculpture laocoom and his sons is different from earlier greek styles because: |
it has more drama and movement |
the volcanis eruptions of mt. vesuvius in 79 ce destroyed all of the art in pomeii |
false |
dionysus was the ancient greek god of |
wine |
the pantheon uses which architectural oder for its columns? |
corinthian |
what is not true about the interior of the pantheon? |
it has a poor drainage system |
the pantheon was made by the |
romans |
the parthenon was made by the |
greeks |
the great pyramid was made by the |
egyptians |
the palace of knossos was made by the |
minoans |
the ishtar gate was made by the |
baylonains |
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