Module 2 Test Questions

pylons

Large stone structures with sloping walls used to create entrance gateways to Egyptian temples are called

the culture's fascination with deformities

The Tlatilco female figurine has two heads to show

the columns

The distinguishing feature of the Audience Hall (apadana) of Darius and Xerxes is

rock paintings

The first art was created beginning around 77,000 years ago in the form of

apadana

The great audience hall in ancient Persian palaces is called an

deceased being asked to account for the deeds in his life

The image below depicts the

the figures have a sense of cylindrical volume

The interior relief sculpture in the Audience Hall (apadana) of Darius and Xerxes is unique because

a signature or identification mark

The medallion above the ibex in this image is thought to be

ceramics

Asia's greatest contribution to early world art is in

Persepolis

This complex is in modern day Iran, but was in an ancient city called

frieze

A sculpture or painted band, like the long-necked aquatic birds on Bushel with ibex motifs, is called a

Armana

During the reign of Akhenaton, a new style of art emerged where the human figure was depicted more relaxed and with more movement. This style was called

cosmology

In art of the Ancient Near East, what guides the representation of deities and kings who themselves assume divine attributes?

mudbrick and timber

The primary building materials in the Ancient Near East were

unknown

The purpose of the Standard of Ur is

mastaba

The standard early Egyptian tomb type was called a

animal forms

The subject matter of the Apollo 11 Stones is

capital

The topmost section of a column, which transitions from the shaft to the lintel, is called a

geometric incised pottery

Which of these is NOT a major way that Paleolithic and Neolithic Europe made artistic statements?

ka statues

Which of these was most common in Ancient Egyptian art?