Art History A Final Exam
A symbol of life end of women, the niloofar, or _______ is a common motive in Persian pottery
The lotus flower
______ brought peace and prosperity to his people and was the subject of many of that culture's statuary. He was often depicted wearing the Persian lamb fur cap of Enis
Gudea of Lagash
The outcast of this family _____is an important figure from Egyptian history. Once he gained status as pharaoh, he wiped out the long lasting traditional polytheistic order of religion and introduced Egypt (for a short time) to a monotheistic order based on the Sun-disk God, Atun
Akhenaten
Why was the cave of Lascaux closed to the public in 1963
Colonies of algae and calcite veil developing on the cave walls
According to the course text, what dates to historians trace the beginning and end of ancient Egyptian civilization
3500 BCE to 30 BCE
A tall block of solid stone, standing by itself, whether a natural rock feature or a stone column shaped erected by people, is called a
A monolith
What preserve the art of Altamira modern Day
A natural collapse at the end of the upper Paleolithic period
Which of the following is not a description of the Sumerian statues from Tell Asmar
All are similar in size and weight
The early prehistoric sculptures discovered at Hohle Fels Cave in Germany are considered
All of the above
Why are there so few structure still surviving from ancient Mesopotamia
All of the above
______ Found in Spain, is an S shaped cave with 10 galleries engraved or painted with images of bison, goat, aurochs, horses, deer and hinds
Altamira
The ____ style sprung out under the rule of Akhenaten and is recognizable by its flowing and relax lines and forms, individualized features of people, and scenes of particular moment in time
Amarna
Why is the scene in the shaft of the dead man so significant
Because if it's narrative possibilities
Why are prehistoric works of art designated as such
Because the society that created them did not yet possess written language
This form of Sumerian art with rolled over wet clay on which it left an impression in relief
Cylinder seals
As early humans are explanations for the events of their daily lives, they began to focus on the power of
Divine beings
During the reign of ____ the step pyramid of Saqqaris was built
Djoser
The Egyptian "kingdoms" are groupings of _______
Dynasties
What are the five major reasons humans create art
For spiritual, historical, or moral reasons, or for beauty and propaganda purposes
Phoenician art, particularly _______,was among the most sought after in the ancient world
Glassware
Much of the carved surfaces of a Assyrian ivories were covered with what
Gold foil
The Law Code of ____ is a symbol of Mesopotamian civilization
Hammurabi
Totally erased from history until 1903, ______ was the victim of a massive operation by her step-son who had her name and image erased from every part of Egypt
Hatshepsut
Usually located on the grounds of the temples, obelisk were usually covered from base to near tip with
Hieroglyphics
How did the discovery of the cave paintings at Altamira change perceptions of ancient cultures
Identified capabilities far exceed previous beliefs
Where is the sphinx located
In Giza
Stonehedge was created
In three different phases over 1400 years starting around 3000 BC E
Which of the following was not used by ancient builders in the construction of Stonehenge
Keystone and lever joints
______ found in France was discovered in 1940 By 4 French teenagers and contains the famous gallery called the great hall of the bulls
Lascaux
What three creatures are represented on the last surviving feature from the above question number 23
Lions, dragons, and bulls
The pharaoh, Hatshepsut, had her self portrayed as a/an _______
Man with a male body and a fourth beard
Queen _____ was wife of Akhenaten, and her famous portrait is world famous
Nefertiti
Ishtar gate can be seen in its reconstructed state in the
Pergamon museum, Berlin, Germany
The Persians are best known for their large and elaborate palaces and the most famous example is that ________built by Darius I
Persepolis
What are the two kinds of Hieroglyphic signs
Phonograms and ideaograms
When depicting the human body on a two dimensional surface, artist used different ____ to show each part of the body in its most complete form
Points of view
The Egyptian's believe that doing three things for assure a successful after life. Which of the following is not one of those things
Producing portraits of the deceased to disseminate among the family
When preparing to carve a statue or decorate a wall, Egyptian artists first through horizontal and vertical guidelines on the surface so the _______ of the figures would be consistent with the established canon
Proportions
_______ was infamous for his use of propaganda and its large scale building projects
Ramesses II
Scenes with figures, in Egyptian art, are arranged in horizontal rows called _______
Registers
What is the most common form of Assyrian art
Relief sculptures in the decoration of public buildings and palaces
The entrance down at the new Grange, Ireland exhibit which other ancient form of artistic expression
Rock carving exemplifying common abstract swirls and symbols
In Egyptian art, size indicates relative importance. Representations of the pharaohs are often much larger than life to symbolize the ruler's superhuman powers. In wall relief's in paintings, where wives and family members, servants and entertainers, animals, trees, and architectural details are usually shown in smaller ____ than the figures of the king, high official or tomb owner
Scale
The area known as "upper Egypt" is actually the _____ part of the country "lower Egypt" is the area closest to the Mediterranean
Southern
Most of Egyptian art was created for which of the following 2 reasons
Spiritual and proproganda
Sumerian art takes the form of sculpture or painting. Then artwork was created for which of the following groups of reasons
Spiritual, historical, and reasons of propaganda
The primary medium of old kingdom art was _______
Stone
What is the most famous surviving feature of Babylon
The Ishtar gate
What is the name of the famous stele that help to break the hieroglyphic code
The Rosetta Stone
From below choose the answer that lists all of those features we can find at Stonehenge today
The Trilitjom Horseshoe, Sarsen circle, bluestones and several large, specially arranged individual stones
Egyptologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen in
The Valley of the Kings
Which of the following is not considered art or design?
The graceful curves of a tree
What two sections of Lascaux are the most impressive
The painted gallery and the great hall of the bulls
The tip of the obelisk was originally covered in gold or electrum to represent _______
The sun
Why did we look at art from only the old, middle, and new kingdoms of Egyptian history and not the "Intermediate periods"
These were the high points of Egyptian civilization but most of Egyptian artistic accomplishments occurred
The following are all theories as to why these ancient cave paintings were created, except
They were created to have a complex emotion in young hunters, using a large pallet of colors
The ______ vase is the worlds oldest ritual vase carved in stone found in Sumer
Warka
The Sumerians were the first to employ the pyramid-shaped______for use in religious structures
Ziggurat
Stonehedge is an example of a _____
megalith
The pyramids were built as _____
tombs