Part 1 – 2 points each 1)Assyrian palace reliefs celebrate A) war and peace B) l
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Part 1 – 2 points each
1)Assyrian palace reliefs celebrate A) war and peace B) lion hunting and war
C) hunting and feasting D) landscapes E) gods and goddesses
2)A relief sculpture A) is painting on wet or dry plaster B) projects from the background of which it is a part c) is an upright stone pillar
d) is carved and attached to a background
3)The Nile River is located in a) Europe b) Africa c) Mesopotamia d) Arabia e) Greece
4) The Nile River runs north to south a) True b) False
5)A citadel is a) a fortified place/stronghold, for defensive purposes b) type of Assyrian weapon c) Mycenaean drinking vessel d) a type of tomb e) none of the above
6)The Minoans acquired their name from a) Homer b) Arthur Evans c) Howard Carter
d) Heinrich Schliemann
7)Most ancient cultures had multiple gods A) True B) False
8)The supreme sun god of the Egyptians A) Osiris B) Hathor C) Ra/Re D) Thoth
E) Anubis
9)Site of Persian citadel and audience hall A) Saqqara B) Persepolis C) Zagros D) Amarna E) Ur
10)Female who ruled as Pharaoh A) Nefertiti B) Isis C) Inanna D) Hatshepsut E) Tiye
11)Pharaoh whose tomb was discovered with contents intact A) Khufu B) Naram-Sin
C) Akhenaton D) Tutankhamen E) Nebuman
12) Paleolithic art is art of the A)Bronze Age B)Iron Age C) Stone Age
13) Heinrich Schliemann discovered/excavated A) Crete B) Mycenae C) Tut’s tomb
14)Placed by the Assyrians as a guardian of the palace a) sphinx b) lamassu c) bull-head
d) Hathor e) snake goddess
15) Writing first comes into use due toA)money/trade B) mythology C) poetry
16)An upright stone monument with an inscription and/or image a) ziggurat b) lamassu c) stele d) pillar e) column
17)A ziggurat is a a) type of temple b) base for a temple c) tomb d) type of monument
e) none of the above
18)Cuneiform writing was created by the a) Sassanians b) Sumerians c) Egyptians
d) Akkadians e) Assyrians
19)A bench-shaped Egyptian tomb is a) ka b) Amarna c) mastaba d) pyramid e) sarcophagus
20)The Egyptian god of the underworld A) Ra B) Osiris C) Horus D) Amen-Re E) Hathor
21)The Temple of Amen-Re is renowned for its a) pylon b) necropolis c) hypostyle hall
d) stele e) atlantids
22)Pharaoh who ushered in a monotheistic religion and changed artistic style a) Ramses II
b) Akhenaton c) Tutankhamen d) Hatshepsut e) Narmer
23)A hypostyle hall is a) hall with the roof supported by columns
b) large temple with columns c) exists only in Ancient Egypt
24)Ancient Egypt’s writing system a) cuneiform b) hieroglyphics c) pictograms d) papyrus
25)Mesopotamia A) the land between the rivers B) was a fictional spot C) was in Egypt
D) was near the Nile
26)The people of ancient Crete were known as a) Mycenaens b) Minoans c) Tiryns
d) Sumerians e) Akkadians
27)The plan for the palace at Knossos looks like a a) labyrinth b) citadel c) tholos
d) megaron e) mastaba
28)A painting on wet or dry plaster a) tempera b) fresco c) mural d) canon e) relief
29)Egyptian tombs were “homes” for the part of you that lives with the body/also described as the “soul” A) brain B) heart c) ka D) akh E) shadow
30)Rules of art production a) canons b) hierarchy of scale c) twisted perspective
d) High relief
Explanation / Answer
1. Assyrians celebrated hunting and killings of lions as manly virtues at par with warfare victories.Hence,the palace reliefs of Assyrians had lion hunting and war .
Answer. Option B. lion hunting and war.
2. A relief sculpture is a sculptural technique in which the sculpted images are supported by the background from which it is carved out as a wall or any other background surface.
ANSWER.Option B). projects from the background of which it is a part.
3. Nile is the longest river on Earth. It is also called father of African rivers. Nile river is historically very important as it has witnessed rise and fall of many civilizations and empires.
ANSWER. Option C. Africa.
4. River Nile rises south of the equator, and flows northward through northeastern Africa to finally flow into the Mediterranean Sea. In it's course it covers a distance of 6,650 kms.
ANSWER. False.
5. A citadel is
ANSWER. A). a fortified place /stronghold,for defensive purposes.
6. Answer. Option b). Arthur Evans.
7. Answer. Option A) True.
8. Answer. Option A) Ra/Re
9. Answer. Option B) Persepolis
10. Answer. Option D) Hatshepsut.
11. Answer. Option D) Tutankhamun
12. Answer. Option C) Stone age
13. Answer. Option B) Mycenae
14. Answer. Option b) Lamassu
15. Answer. Option A) money/trade
16. Answer. Option C) Stele
17.Answer. Option A) a type of temple.
18. Answer. Option B) Sumerians
19 . Answer. Option C) Mastaba
20. Answer. Option B) Osiris
21. Answer. Option C) hypostyle hall
22. Answer. Option B) Akhenaten
23. Answer. Option A) hall with the roofs supported by columns.
24. Answer. Option B) hieroglyphics
25. Answer. Option A) the land between the rivers.
26. Answer. Option B) Minoans
27. Answer. Option A) a labyrinth
28. Answer. Option B) fresco
29. Answer. Option C) ka
30. Answer. Option A) canons