Art 100 Final

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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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