Chapter 4: The Prehistoric Aegean [Practice for Quiz 4]
The Lion Gate is the gateway to ____.
...Mycenae
The Old Palace period in Minoan art came to an end around 1700 bce. What was the probable cause?
...an earthquake
German amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovered in his excavations ____.
...cities described by Homer
The rendition of the body of Cycladic figures is ____.
...highly schematized
Landscape with swallows (Spring fresco) is significant because it is the first ____.
...pure landscape
During the Mycenaean period, large-scale figural art on the Greek mainland was ____.
...very rare
What form of arch is above the lintel of the Lion Gate?
...Corbelled arch
The guardian figure design of the Lion Gate can also be found in miniature on ____.
...Cretan seals
The Mycenaean practice of placing death masks over the deceased's face is reminiscent of the ____.
...Egyptians
Which of the following works of art provides information about the Minoan religion?
...Hagia Triada sarcophagus
Who or what was the Minotaur?
...Half bull, half man
____ is a style of Minoan pottery in which creamy white and reddish-brown motifs were applied to a black background.
...Kamares ware
Which of the following is a palace on Crete?
...Knossos
It has been suggested that Cycladic figurines were funerary offerings. Based on their schematized representation and size, how might they have been placed in the graves?
...Placed on their backs
Which of the following elements showed that the new palace at Knossos was carefully planned?
...Placement of clusters of rooms of similar function around the central court
Minoan columns are distinguished by ____.
...Tapering shape and bulbous captials
Significant numbers of small marble figurines representing naked women with arms folded over abdomens have been found in ____.
...The Cyclades Islands
The Treasury of Atreus is an excellent example of a ____.
...Tholos tomb
Minoans coated the rough surface of their rubble walls with a fine white lime plaster that required rapid execution and great skill. Which painting method was used with this type of fabrication?
...True fresco
Through a simplified narrative and use of repetitious pattern, the ____ differs from earlier Minoan and Mycenaean art.
...Warrior vase
Tiryns was ____.
...a fortified palace
Found in Grave Circle A, the inlaid dagger blades attest to the wealth of the Mycenaean kings as well as ____.
...their warlike nature
The use of guardian figures on the Lion Gate is reminiscent of ____.
...Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt
