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