ART 100: Ch.14 Ancient Mediterranian

What animals were characterized in Sumerian art?

Man-bull Bull's head Lion-headed eagle

Which 20th-century artist was inspired by Cycladic art?

Alberto Giacometti

Which of the following is the most common feature of female sculptures in the ancient world?

Nudity

Which animal was most often found in art associated with martial aspects of ancient Greece and Rome?

horse

Which pharaoh changed Egyptian culture from polytheism to monotheism during the Amarna period?

Akhenaten

One of the few Greek bronze sculptures to survive to modern day, Warrior A assumes what pose?

Contrapposto

During which period of Greek history did Rome become prominent?

Hellenistic

The Sphinx is thought to have the head of which pharaoh?

Khafre

Prior to the time known as Western art, what period began around 9,000 B.C.E. and continued over 4,000 years?

Old Stone Age or Paleolithic Period evolved to the New Stone Age or Neolithic Period.

Ziggurats were designed to be a symbolic mountaintop, which could be seen for miles around. For whom were they designed?

Priests Priestesses

Why did the Greeks start using naturalism in sculpture?

They wanted to depict their gods as human.

In ancient Mesopotamia, a(n) _____ was associated with kingly power, and was often seen in sculptures depicting rulers.

lion

What is the difference between the Classical period and the generic term classical when it refers to art?

The Classical period is a specific period, whereas the term classical encompasses all of Greek and Roman art.

Which of the following are characteristics common to the architecture of ancient Sumer, Egypt, Greece, and Rome?

The largest structures were often temples or shrines. Structures were built with lasting permanence in mind.

The Paleolithic paintings in the France's Chauvet cave, discovered in 1994, have interested scholars as the paintings are almost all of animals. Which descriptions capture the interest?

They are meaningful, but the meaning is uncertain. They are believed to go back even farther in time.

The Classical period encompasses both ancient Greeks and Romans.

True

Which two cultures are referenced when using the word classical?

Ancient Greece Ancient Rome

Which sites contain Paleolithic art?

Lascaux Cave Willendorf Chauvet Cave

The Romans made marble copies of Greek bronze statues.

true