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Mortality means ____. B. being subject to death |
A. being able to live forever B. being subject to death C. doing evil D. doing good |
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The earliest tombs were ____. D. hill-shaped |
A. in the desert B. at the back of caves C. depressions in the ground D. hill-shaped |
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One example of a Stone Age tomb is ____. C. Newgrange |
A. the Great Pyramid B. Stonehenge C. Newgrange D. Notre Dame du Haut |
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The Egyptians used the pyramid form to create the meeting place ____. |
A. for the ka and the ba B. between life on earth and eternity C. for the mourners and priests D. for the pharaohs and their consorts |
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The Egyptians painted important people with their heads in profile and their eyes ____. A. in frontal position |
A. in frontal position B. in profile C. looking up D. closed |
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The Etruscan tombs were very much like ____. C. houses |
A. pyramids B. stupas C. houses D. mortuary temples |
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The Soldiers from Pit 1 from the tomb Shi Huangdi, China, are made of ____. B. ceramic |
A. metal B. ceramic C. marble D. limestone |
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The Moche tombs revealed that gold and silver were ____. D. only for the elite |
A. in great abundance B. not available C. used by all D. only for the elite |
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Greek grave markers usually showed ____. B. quiet, everyday moments |
A. heroic figures B. quiet, everyday moments C. humans and gods D. festive scenes |
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The Romans felt that family tombs ____. C. should be as ostentatious as possible |
A. should be close to the family home B. should be modest and unassuming C. should be as ostentatious as possible D. should be in places of worship |
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The bronze canopy in St. Peter’s by Bernini is called a ____. C. baldacchino |
A. retablo B. catacomb C. baldacchino D. sarcophagus |
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Probably the most famous Islamic mausoleum is the ____. A. Taj Mahal |
A. Taj Mahal B. Masjid-i-shah C. Westminster Abbey D. Garden of Allah |
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A small shrine that contains the remains of a holy person is called a ____. B. reliquary |
A. sarcophagus B. reliquary C. mausoleum D. monument |
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In Africa, ____ are venerated in sculptures. C. ancestors |
A. saints B. martyrs C. ancestors D. gods and goddesses |
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European cemeteries were often organized either in the ____ system or a picturesque, romantic one. D. grid |
A. Industrial B. Gothic C. natural D. grid |
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The ____ Day of the Dead celebration is a remembrance of all the dead. B. Mexican |
A. Forest Lawn B. Mexican C. American D. Toltec |
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Memorial festivals held in New Ireland are called A. malanggans |
A. malanggans B. Newgranges C. waliks D. fiestas |
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The AIDS Memorial Quilt C. changes every time it is displayed |
A. is a small covering for a bed B. is meant to raise money for victims of AIDS C. changes every time it is displayed D. is on permanent display in Washington, D.C. |
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Tribute in Light was displayed in D. New York |
A. Washington, D.C. B. Los Angeles C. Paris D. New York |
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Ancient tombs were often oriented to the movement of C. celestial bodies |
A. the herds B. the priestly dancers C. celestial bodies D. migrating tribes |
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Newgrange, in Ireland, was rediscovered ____. B. in 1699 by men quarrying for building stone |
A. in 1944 by two boys playing in the fields B. in 1699 by men quarrying for building stone C. in 1960 by grave robbers looking for treasures D. in 1974 by workers digging a well |
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Egyptian pharaohs were believed to be descendants of the most powerful god, Re, the ____. A. Sun God |
A. Sun God B. God of the Dead C. Rain God D. God of the Harvest |
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A ____ is a city of the dead. A. necropolis |
A. necropolis B. metropolis C. ka D. stupa |
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Etruscan tomb chambers were carved directly out of soft bedrock called ____. C. tufa |
A. diorite B. limestone C. tufa D. sandstone |
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Ruled by warrior-priests from 150-800 CE, the ____ civilization extended for more than 400 miles along the Pacific Ocean in, what is now, modern Peru. C. Moche |
A. Maya B. Aztec C. Moche D. Inca |
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The tombs of the ____, from Scandinavia, reflect how important sea travel was to their civilization. B. Vikings |
A. Visigoths B. Vikings C. Mongols D. Anglo-Saxons |
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In ancient ____, the dead were buried along roadways, outside the city walls, in highly visible funerary monuments to illustrate the individual’s fame or standing in society. D. Rome |
A. Persia B. Babylonia C. Assyria D. Rome |
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Early Christians buried their dead in vast underground networks called ____. D. catacombs |
A. mausoleums B. mastabas C. mounds D. catacombs |
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In 313, under Emperor ____, Christianity became the official religion of Rome. A. Constantine |
A. Constantine B. Hadrian C. Trajan D. Nero |
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The wealthy and powerful among Islamic societies were sometimes buried in mausoleums adjoining ____. B. mosques |
A. palaces B. mosques C. banquet rooms D. catacombs |
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____ are bones, tissues, and possessions of deceased holy persons that are preserved and venerated. A. Relics |
A. Relics B. Retablos C. Odalisques D. Steles |
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The Day of the Dead is a popular celebration, mixing Christian and ____ beliefs. D. Aztec |
A. Incan B. Mayan C. Olmec D. Aztec |
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The ancient Egyptians’ funerary monuments took the form of pyramids, which were geometric mountains. True |
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The Great Pyramids in Egypt have large interior chambers, which were used for public burial rituals. False |
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The pyramids of pharaohs Menkaure, Khafre, and Khufu are the largest among all the periods and are situated on the west bank of the Nile. True |
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The garden was a pleasure in Egyptian life and was featured in their imagery of the afterlife. True |
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The soldiers from the funeral complex of Shi Huangdi in China are all standardized figures with similar bodies, gestures, and faces. False |
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Modern cemeteries developed in response to an increase in urban populations and concerns about pollution and sanitation. True |
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The clay soldiers from the tomb of Shi Huangdi were originally painted in vivid colors. True |
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The ancient Greeks developed the earliest commemorative funerary architecture in Europe and the Middle East. True |
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The Romans developed the concept of cemeteries with small plots marked by upright monuments. False |
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Early Greek grave markers were originally painted with vivid colors. True |
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By the rule of Henry VII of England, all church burials were banned because tombs were overwhelming church interiors. False |
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