Art Appreciation Unit 2 Exam Review- Quiz 14
The chances that a work of art from ancient times will be found or preserved are greatly increased if: -It was made of durable materials. -All of these answers are correct. -The local climate is conducive to preservation. -It was located where access from the outside world was limited. -The culture from which it came was stable and organized.
All of these answers are correct.
Under the reign of ________, a new, more naturalistic style of Egyptian art developed.
Amenhotep IV
__________ was perhaps the most important city-state of Classical Greece.
Athens
The Colosseum, located in _______, is an engineering marvel, capable of accommodating some 50,000 people.
Rome
The most notable example of Neolithic architecture in Europe is:
Stonehenge in England
Because they lacked stone, the ancient Sumerians built their cities from:
Sun-dried brick
In ancient Greece, sculpture, painting, and architecture were discussed as _______, subjects that required a special body of knowledge.
Techne
All of the following cultures were Mesopotamian EXCEPT: -the Babylonian. -the Sumerian. -the Minoan. -the Assyrian. -the Akkadian.
The Minoan
What destroyed the Roman colonies of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 C.E.?
The eruption of a volcano.
According to historians, the Roman era began in 510 B.C.E. with:
The founding of the Roman Republic.
-Fertility -Amulet -Stone
Identify characteristics associated with this image.
-Hierarchical scale -The marsh setting is symbolic. -Meticulous detail
Identify characteristics associated with this image.
-Rounded arch -Babylon -Glazed ceramic bricks
Identify characteristics associated with this image.
CLASSICAL
Identify the Greek period to which the following characteristics or images belong.
CLASSICAL
Identify the Greek period to which the following characteristics or images belong. Perfection
CLASSICAL
Identify the Greek period to which the following characteristics or images belong. Serenity
HELLENISTIC
Identify the Greek period to which the following characteristics or images belong. Subjects in the moment of action
HELLENISTIC
Identify the Greek period to which the following characteristics or images belong. Theatrical
CLASSICAL
Identify the Greek period to which the following characteristics or images belong. Vigilant Contrapposto
BABYLONIAN
Identify the characteristics or images with their associated cultures.
SUMERIAN
Identify the characteristics or images with their associated cultures. Cuneiform writing.
BABYLONIAN
Identify the characteristics or images with their associated cultures. Hammurabi's Code
SUMERIAN
Identify the characteristics or images with their associated cultures. Nanna, moon god.
BABYLONIAN
Identify the characteristics or images with their associated cultures. Nebuchadnezzar
SUMERIAN
Identify the characteristics or images with their associated cultures. Ziggurats.
EGYPTIAN
Identify the cultures to which the following characteristics or images belong.
GREEK
Identify the cultures to which the following characteristics or images belong.
ROMAN
Identify the cultures to which the following characteristics or images belong.
GREEK
Identify the cultures to which the following characteristics or images belong. Artists and engineers often used the golden ratio in their works.
EGYPTIAN
Identify the cultures to which the following characteristics or images belong. Portraying each part of the human body to best advantage.
GREEK
Identify the cultures to which the following characteristics or images belong. The Archaic period.
ROMAN
Identify the cultures to which the following characteristics or images belong. The Colosseum
EGYPTIAN
Identify the cultures to which the following characteristics or images belong. The Sphinx
ROMAN
Identify the cultures to which the following characteristics or images belong. Valued the virtues of fidelity and harmony.
Sphinx
Identify the original locations of the following ancient sights: #1?
Palace of Assurnasirpal
Identify the original locations of the following ancient sights: #2?
Ishtar Gate
Identify the original locations of the following ancient sights: #3?
Nanna Ziggurat
Identify the original locations of the following ancient sights: #4?
The _________ was a well-known Greek pottery shape used for holding wine.
Krater
EGYPTIAN
Match the works to their region of origin.
GREEK
Match the works to their region of origin.
MESOPOTAMIAN
Match the works to their region of origin.
ROMAN
Match the works to their region of origin.
The Great Sphinx at Giza, in Egypt, has the body of a lion and the head of a(n):
Pharoah
#1
Place the following early artworks in order, from earliest to most recent. Cave paintings at Chauvet
#3
Place the following early artworks in order, from earliest to most recent. Cave paintings at Lascaux
#5
Place the following early artworks in order, from earliest to most recent. Rock painting at Tassili n'Ajjer
#4
Place the following early artworks in order, from earliest to most recent. Stonehenge
#2
Place the following early artworks in order, from earliest to most recent. Venus of Willendorf
Many important works of art were discovered during the excavation of __________, a city buried under volcanic ash in 79 C.E.
Pompeii
The columns of the Parthenon bulge slightly out at the middle, an application known as __________.
Entasis
The portrait bust of __________ is presented in a naturalistic and elegant style that is timeless.
Nefertiti
A true arch was developed by ________ architects long before the Romans came up with the idea.
Neo-Babylonian