Art of the Ancient Near East — Unit test Answers

Which of the following is not true of the Fertile Crescent?a.The Tigris and Euphrates rivers run through the Fertile Crescent.b.The Fertile Crescent frequently experience flooding.c.Societies of the Fertile Crescent believed in equality and communal living.d.The first water management systems were created in this region, which led to the first cities.

What is the significance of the Stele of Hammurabi?a.It is the earliest known written trade transaction.b.It is a written history of the development of the Persian empire.c.It is a carved relief which explains Sumerian laws and religious traditions.d.It is the earliest example of written law.

Old Kingdom sculptors _____________________a.made pieces that showed the beauty and power of the Egyptian goddesses.b.produced figures of less prominent people.c.used expensive materials such as gold and precious jewels.d.worked only for the Egyptian rulers creating items for their palaces and tombs.

A relief sculpture is __________________a.a three-dimensional form of art that is meant to be seen from all sides.b.a sculpture that has a relationship with its surrounding and religious significance.c.a type of sculpture that contains objects embedded in a ground surface.d.a form of site specific work, which is designed to affect the way a space is experienced.

The entrance to the tomb of Rameses II is guarded by 4 massive stone figures, as shown in the picture above. Who/what are the four figures representative of? a. Egyptian gods b. great Egyptian kings c. Ammit, Anubis, Orisis, and Rameses d. Rameses II Please select the best answer from the choices provided

The Paleolithic period is ____________________a.divided into three phases.b.also referred to as the New Stone Age.c.best known for its ceramics and human-like figures.d.took place between 40,000 and 4,000 BCE.

The Rosetta Stone When examining the Rosetta Stone, a French scholar found Ptolomy and Cleopatra's names written in Demotic, an Egyptian language, and was able to match those names to the Greek writing on the Stone. In this flash of insight, it was discovered that the same information was written in three languages, Demotic, Greek and ___________. After this discovery, the tablet was decoded over three years. a. Ancient Egyptian b. Early French c. Ancient Latin d. Early Roman Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Metalworking began _________________a.during the Upper Paleolithic period.b.with the introductions of Bronze, an alloy, or mixture of tin and copper, changed the peoples of Europe. c.out of a need for stronger weaponry to used against the increasingly aggressive Vikings.d.with, and because of, all of the above circumstances.

Ancient Egyptian _____________ used both logographic and alphabetic elements.a.hieroglyphicsc.stylusb.calligraphyd.cuneiform

Which of the following examples is from the Lower Paleolithic period? a. c. b. d. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Which of the following is not true of the Pyramids of Giza? a. Menkaure is the smallest of the three. b. Khufu is the oldest and the only pyramid that tombs have been discovered in. c. Khafre has a top of limestone and still hold some of its veneer. d. Khufu is the oldest and largest. It is believed that the slope of the sides was intended to mimic the sun rays. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Which of the following discoveries offered the most help to historians in understanding ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics?a.the tomb of Tutankhamunc.the tomb of Rameses IIb.the Rosetta Stoned.the Book of the Dead

Which of the following is not true of the sculpture above? a. The intertwined plants below the throne symbolize Khafre’s rule of both Upper and Lower Egypt. b. The man’s head is held by Horus, the falcon god, which is a display of protection. c. The lions form the throne’s legs, symbolizing strength and power. d. The sculpture was never completed, but the reason is unknown. Please select the best answer from the choices provided