West Art – Ancient & Medieval History
West Art – Ancient & Medieval History
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Mesolithic
Paleolithic – correct
Proto-Neolithic
Neolithic
Çatal Höyük has a most remarkable mural, a landscape. Which statement best defines the termlandscape?
It is a picture of a natural setting in its own right with narrative content.
It is a picture that must have trees and narrative content.
It is a picture of a natural setting in its own right without any narrative content. – correct
It is a picture that must have trees and no narrative content.
A henge, or ____, was a type of megalithic monument found almost exclusively in Britain.
an arrangement of megalithic stones in a circle – correct
passage grave
huge stones arranged in a diamond
fortification wall inset with towers
Figures sculpted in the round can be defined as ____.
freestanding – correct
bas relief
engraved
high relief
One of the most famous Paleolithic cave paintings, the Hall of the Bulls, was discovered in ____.
the Lascaux caves – correct
Altamira
Jericho
England
One of the suggested purposes for Paleolithic cave paintings is thought to have been ____.
decoration for the cave
a record of the previous season’s kills
the creation myth of the tribal chief
insurance for the survival of the herd – correct
The emphasis on the anatomy of the N ude woman figurine (Venus of Willendorf) suggests early man’s interest in ____.
gold and jewels
athletic competitions
the domestication of animals
health and fertility – correct
The regular appearance of ____ distinguishes paintings produced in the Neolithic period from those in the Paleolithic period.
human figures – correct
bison
animals
landscape elements such as trees and flowers
What might explain the prevalence of female figures in Paleolithic art?
survival of the specific individuals
____ was used almost exclusively for the representation of animals in Paleolithic art.
Foreshortening
The profile view – correct
Linear perspective
Composite creature
Found on the Warka Vase, the convention of hierarchy of scale indicated ____.
order of the gods
greater importance – correct
the power of money
the first families
In his pursuit of beautifying the city of Bayblon, Nebuchadnezzar II built the ____ as one of the main entrances to the city.
Palace of Darius
Ziggurat at Ur
White Temple
Ishtar Gate – correct
A magnificent mortuary temple was built at Deir el Bahri for which of the following pharaohs?
Ti
Nefertiti
Hatshepsut – correct
Imhotep
A rectangular brick or stone tomb with sloping sides is called a ____?
tholos
mastaba – correct
serdab
dromos
Egyptian art—with the exception of the Amarna period—can be described as which of the following?
Conservative and fleeting
Conservative and formulaic – correct
Fluid and experimental
Expressive and experimental
In about 3000 BCE, the conventions for representing the human figure that dominated Egyptian art until end of the New Kingdom can be found in which of the following?
Rosetta Stone
Standard of Heliopolis
Stele of Ramses
Palette of King Narmer – correct
In addition to their function as a tomb, the pyramids also ____.
served as a platform for the priests of Amen to gain followers
provided work for the powerful mason guild
served as a reminder of the afterlife
served as a reminder of the absolute power of the pharaoh – correct
Pyramids were most popular during which of the following periods?
Old Kingdom – correct
Middle Kingdom
Predynastic period
Early Dynastic period
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Khafre
Akhenaton – correct
Ramses
Tutankhamen
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New Kingdom
Predynastic – correct
Old Kingdom
Later period
Some scholars believe that Amarna artists formulated a new androgynous image of the pharaoh, Akhenaton, as the manifestation of ____.
the sun god Ra
Horus
Nefertiti
the sun disk Aton – correct
The columns in the hypostyle hall at Karnak have capitals that resemble ____.
Model of Hypostyle Hall, Karnak, Egypt, c. 1290BC-1224BC
Lions
Atlantid
Geometrical shapes
Lotus or papyrus plants – correct
The many-columned hall found in an Egyptian temple is called a ____?
hypostyle hall – correct
pylon hall
colonnade
sanctuary hall
Tomb paintings were created in which of the following techniques?
Oils
Tempera
Fresco secco – correct
Encaustic
What was discovered during Napoleon’s expedition to Egypt in 1799 that was of immense importance in understanding and interpreting Egyptian hieroglyphics?
Death mask of Tutankhamen
Palette of Narmer
Rosetta Stone – correct
Champollion sto
Which of the following describes a building technique commonly used in Egyptian temples?
Cyclopean walls
Corbelled vaulting
Post and lintel – correct
Beam and balance
Which of the following is the best explanation for the portrayal of Akhenaton’s body type?
a plot hatched by the priesthood of Amen to make him look foolish
no experienced artists would work for him
deliberate artistic reaction against the established style – correct
he was cursed by the priests of Amen
Which of the following is the most significant resource for understanding Egyptian civilization and religious beliefs?
Temples
Content of Egyptian tombs
Written accounts from ancient Greek visitors – correct
Detailed hieroglyphic records found in the Library of Alexandria
Which of the following plants was commonly used to symbolize Upper Egypt?
Nettle
Myrtle
Lotus – correct
Papyrus
Which work likely commemorates the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt?
Saqqara stele
Palette of Djoser
Palette of Narmer – correct
Saqqara relief
It has been suggested that Cycladic figurines were funerary offerings. Based on their schematized representation and size, how might they have been placed in the graves?
Standing in the grave
Suspended from the sarcophagus
Standing by the sarcophagus
Placed on their backs – correct
Minoan columns are distinguished by ____.
bud-shaped capitals
pronounced swelling in the center
tapering shape and bulbous capitals – correct
bull-shaped capitals
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Minoan – correct
Cycladic
Assyrian
Mycenaean
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Cycladic – correct
Helladic
Minoan
Egyptian
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Repoussé
Niello
Earthenware
Faience – correct
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Cycladic
Mycenaean
Minoan – correct
Egyptian
Significant numbers of small marble figurines representing naked women with arms folded over abdomens have been found in ____.
Knossos
Mycenae
the Cyclades Islands – correct
Troy
The Old Palace period in Minoan art came to an end around 1700 BCE. What was the probable cause?
Invasion by the Mycenaeans
Earthquake – correct
Invasion by the Egyptians
Tidal wave
The Treasury of Atreus is an excellent example of a ____.
Minoan sarcophagus
Mycenaean fortification
temple treasury
tholos tomb – correct
Which of the following is a palace on Crete?
Knossos – correct
Tiryns
Sparta
Troy
A female statue column used as an architectural support was known as a ____.
kore
kouros
gorgon
caryatid – correct
A standing nude figure of a young man is known in Greek art as which of the following?
Stele
Kore
Kouros – correct
Ka
In his ____, Praxiteles took the unprecedented step of representing a female nude.
Diana and Actaeon
Peplos Kore
Aphrodite of Knidos – correct
Caryatid A
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Praxiteles, Aphrodite of Knidos, Roman Copy, c. 350-340 BC
Classic
Archaic – correct
Late Classical
Hellenistic
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Krater, Athens, Greece, c. 740 BC
Geometric Greek – correct
Archaic Greek
Mycenaean
Minoan
Scholars mostly agree that the Ionic frieze on the Parthenon is a representation of the ____.
Panathenaic procession – correct
Amazonomachy
Erechtheion
Athena’s birth
The Geometric krater would most likely be found in which of the following?
An Egyptian tomb
A temple of Apollo
An Athenian cemetery of the Geometric period – correct
The royal burial at Ur
The ____ is the historical event that ushered in the beginning of the Classical period.
defeat of the Persians – correct
death of Alexander the Great
construction of the Temple of Hera I
Greek capture of Egypt
The rigidly frontal pose of archaic statues reflects the influence of ____.
Egyptian art – correct
the Minoans
the Geometric period
Cycladic figures
The sculptor Polykleitos imposed order on human movement in his Doryphoros by ____.
conveying the personality and emotional qualities of the individual
extending the figure into the surrounding space
creating a system of cross balances – correct
copying Egyptian statues of pharaohs
Christianity was recognized as the official religion of Rome in the early fourth century CE by which of the following?
Marcus Aurelius
Constantine – correct
Diocletian
Trajan
Coffering was a useful architectural device in that it performed what function?
Helped lighten the weight of a dome or arch – correct
Supplied an accurate means of measurement for the Romans
Enabled extensive road systems to be built
Helped expand interior space
Most architectural sculpture was made to decorate what part of the Etruscan temple?
The pediment
The roof – correct
The sides
The entryways
One aspect of Etruscan society that contributed to their downfall was the lack of ____?
wealth
political cohesion – correct
skilled artisans
trade
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Man with portrait busts of his ancestors, Rome, late 1st c. BC
Roman Republic
Late Roman Empire
Etruscan – correct
Early Roman Empire
The Apulu of Veii is made of which of the following materials?
Wood
Marble
Terracotta – correct
Bronze
The Emperor Trajan commissioned which of the following?
The Arc de Triomphe now in Paris
The column depicting his victories – correct
The Ara Pacis
The Colosseum
The Etruscans became citizens of which the following in the first century BCE?
Rome – correct
Paestum
Perugia
Athens
The Pantheon was one of the most influential designs in the history of architecture. It brought new meaning to the concept of “architectural space.” Which of the following descriptions characterize this influential work?
The design is based on the intersection of two rectangles.
The design is based on the intersection of two squares.
The design is based on the intersection of two circles. – correct
The design is based on the trapezoid.
The column used on Etruscan temples resemble which type of Greek column?
Corinthian
Doric – correct
Composite
Ionic
The independent spirit and relative freedom Etruscan women enjoyed horrified which of the following?
Egyptian male authors
Greco-Roman male authors – correct
Etruscan male authors
Trojan male authors
The influence for the procession of the imperial family on the Ara Pacis Augustae was ____.
the Apotheosis of Antoninus Pius and Faustina
Pompeian wall painting
the Panathenaic frieze from the Parthenon – correct
the Column of Trajan
The wide overhang roof of the Etruscan temple could function as which of the following?
A poor copy of a Greek temple
A sculptural mass to be seen from all directions
An ill-defined home for the priests
A place of shelter – correct
Where would an oculus be found?
As part of a Roman peristyle
At the center of a dome – correct
In the apse of a basilica
In the wall of a temple
Which of the following describes Etruscan art?
It was a combination of stability and calm.
It was a combination of motion and vitality. – correct
It was a mass of cylindrical forms.
It was a combination of rigid frontality and symmetry.
Which of the following would be located in a forum and would house the law court for the city?
Basilica – correct
Capitolium
Stoa
Arena
Which type of Etruscan funerary monument had no parallel in Greece?
Monumental sarcophagi
Fibulae
Cistae
Porta Marzia – correct
Briefly describe the role of women in Etruscan society.
The women have much more freedom and independence – correct