HUM 1010 Midterm

Justinian

After the Hagia Sophia burned to the ground in 532, which of the following included a giant new Hagia Sophia in his massive campaign to rebuild Constantinople?

entasis

On an ancient Greek temple, the columns swell about one-third of the way up and contract again near the top. Which of the following terms refers to this characteristic?

Right side of top: "peace" side: musician plays a lyre, behind him is a female singing. The king is at the left side. "War" side: the king stands in the middle of the register, chariots trample the enemy on the bottom register

On the Athenian Acropolis, which of the following was considered the centerpiece?

paten: the plate that holds the bread for the eucharist

Ravenna's church of San Vitale includes a celebrated mosaic that features Emperor Justinian, Maximian, clergy, courtiers, and soldiers. What is the emperor carrying in his hand?

chalice of wine for the Eucharist

Ravenna's church of San Vitale includes a celebrated mosaic that features Empress Theodora with courtiers and ladies of her court. What is the empress carrying in her hand?

Torah

The Christian Old Testament is known to the Judaic Culture as the __________.

Istanbul

What is the modern name for Constantinople?

Doryphoros

What is the name of the bronze statue known as the Spear bearer, which was celebrated throughout the ancient world as a demonstration of a treatise on proportions of the human body?

fish

Which Christian symbol is derived from the Greek word ichthys?

Corinth

Which ancient Greek city-state built a towpath to drag ships over a series of rollers as an aid to those who traveled by sea?

arete

Which of the following Greek terms can be translated as "virtue," and can be interpreted as "reaching one's highest potential"?

Narmer

Which of the following ancient Egyptian leaders ruled circa 3,000 B.C.E. and is credited with unifying both Upper and Lower Egypt?

labyrinth

Which of the following ancient structures was known as the "House of the Double Axes"?

1. moved the royal family to Memphis 2. made Thebes the national religion

Which of the following is NOT among Tutankhamun's accomplishments?

1. Life is suffering 2. This suffering has a cause which is ignorance 3. Ignorance can be overcome and eliminated 4. The way to overcoming this ignorance is by following the eightfold path of right view, right resolve, right speech, right action, right mindfulness, right concentration

Which of the following is not among Buddhism's Four Noble Truths? (What are the 4 noble truths)

Allah

Which of the following is the Arab word for God?

Holy Wisdom

Which of the following is the English translation for Hagia Sophia?

Islam

Which of the following is translated as "surrender" or "submission"?

Sargon I

Which of the following leaders guided the Akkadians to conquer virtually all other cities in Mesopotamia and named himself "King of the Four Quarters of the World"?

Right side of top: "peace" side: musician plays a lyre, behind him is a female singing. The king is at the left side. "War" side: the king stands in the middle of the register, chariots trample the enemy on the bottom register

Which of the following pairs correctly identifies the subjects illustrated in the two main panels of the rectangular box known as the Standard of Ur?

Indus, Ganges

Which of the following rivers is associated with ancient India?

Tigris and Euphrates

Which of the following rivers is associated with ancient Mesopotamia?

Pantheon

Which of the following structures is associated with the oculus?

nirvana

Which of the following terms refers to a place or state free from worry, pain, and the external world?

polytheistic

Which of the following terms refers to a religion that includes many gods and goddesses often associated with natural forces and realms?

theocracy

Which of the following terms refers to a state ruled by a god or by the god's representative?

stupa

Which of the following terms refers to a type of burial mound which were erected by the emperor Ashoka and which served as reliquaries for the Buddha's remains?

pietas

Which of the following terms refers to the "dutifulness"--a relationship that prescribed that a family and clients equally owed "total obedience" to the pater in ancient Rome?

calligrahpy

Which of the following terms refers to the art of producing artistic, stylized writing?

patrician

Which of the following terms refers to the land-owning aristocrats who served as priests, magistrates, lawyers, and judges in ancient Rome?

hierarchy of scale

Which of the following terms refers to the pictorial convention in which the most important figures are represented in a larger size than the others?

Plebians

Which of the following terms refers to the poorer class who were the craftspeople, merchants, and laborers in ancient Rome?

symposium

Which of the following terms refers to the portion of an ancient Greek city-state that served as public meeting place, marketplace, and civic center?

iconoclasm

Which of the following terms refers to the practice of destroying religious images?

arena

Which of the following terms refers to the sand that covered the floor of the Colosseum?

acropolis

Which of the following terms translates as "top of the city" and refers to the portion of an ancient Greek city-state that functioned as its religious center?

ichthys: fish chi and ro: c and h alpha and omega

Which of the following was NOT a symbol for Christ in the early Christian church? (symbols for christ in the early church)

Kleisthenes

Who instituted the first Athenian democracy in 508 BCE?

Hammurabi

Who is considered responsible for having introduced the principle of talion to Mesopotamian culture?

Homer

Who is considered the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey?

Herodotus

Who is the author of an extensive History of the Persian Wars and is recognized as the first writer in the Western tradition who devoted himself to historical writing?

Virgil

Who is the author of the Aeneid?

Augustine

Who served as bishop of Hippo and wrote Confessions and City of God?

Jerome

Who translated the Hebrew Bible and the Greek books of the New Testament into Latin to form the Vulgate?

Brutus

Who was among those who stabbed Gaius Julius Caesar on the floor of the Senate on March 15, 44 BCE?

Cicero

Who was the Roman rhetorician who recognized the power of the Latin language to communicate with the people?

Anubis

In ancient Egyptian religion, which of the following ruled the underworld and was god of the dead?

kah

In ancient Egyptian religion, which of the following was comparable to an enduring "soul" or "life force," a concept shared by many other religions?

Ionic Order

In ancient Greek architecture, which of the following orders featured scrolled capitals?

Achilles

During the action of the Iliad, who is considered the greatest warrior among the Greeks battling against the Trojans?