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January 7, 2026

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Question What are the two kinds of hieroglyphic signs? (2 points) Responses phonograms and ideograms phonograms and ideograms phonograms and anagrams phonograms and anagrams ideograms and anagrams ideograms and anagrams...
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Question During the reign of ____________________, the Step Pyramid of Saqqaris was built. (2 points) Responses Tutankhamun Tutankhamun Ramesses II Ramesses II Djoser Djoser Khafre
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The pyramids were built as _______________. (2 points) Responses temples temples tombs tombs palaces palaces community property community property
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The primary medium of Old Kingdom art was __________________. (2 points) Responses stone stone wood wood clay clay gold gold
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The Egyptian “kingdoms” are groupings of ___________________. (2 points) Responses pharaohs pharaohs dynasties dynasties pyramids pyramids priests
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According to the course text, what dates do historians trace the beginning and end of ancient Egyptian civilization? (2 points) Responses 8000 BCE to 1200 AD 8000 BCE to 1200 AD 30,000 BCE to 10,000 BCE 30,000 BCE to 10,...
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Phoenician art, particularly____________________, was among the most sought after in the ancient world. (2 points) Responses pottery pottery mosaics mosaics glassware glassware stone reliefs
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The Persians are best known for their large and elaborate palaces, and the most famous example is at______________________, built by Darius I. (2 points) Responses Luxor Luxor Nimrud Nimrud Babylon Babylon Persepolis Per...
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Question The Ishtar Gate can be seen in its reconstructed state in the_________________________. (2 points) Responses Musee du Louvre, Paris, France Musee du Louvre, Paris, France Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germany Pergamo...
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What is the most famous surviving feature of Babylon? (2 points) Responses the Warka Vase the Warka Vase the Northwest Palace the Northwest Palace the Ishtar Gate the Ishtar Gate the Hanging Gardens of Babylon Question W...
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What 3 creatures are represented on the last surviving feature from the above question #23? (2 points) Responses lions, dragons, and bulls lions, dragons, and bulls lions, unicorns, and bulls lions, unicorns, and bulls d...
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Why are there so few structures still surviving from ancient Mesopotamia? (2 points) Responses All of the structures from this time period were made from clay bricks, and natural erosion has worn most of the small buildi...
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This form of Sumerian art was rolled over wet clay on which it left an impression in relief. (2 points) Responses stone stele stone stele shell inlay shell inlay cylinder-seals cylinder-seals Warka vase Warka vase
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Question From below, choose the answer that lists all of those features we can find at Stonehenge today. (2 points) Responses the Trilithon Horseshoe, Sarsen Circle, and Timber posts the Trilithon Horseshoe, Sarsen Circl...
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A tall block of solid stone standing by itself, whether a natural rock feature or a stone column shaped and erected by people, is called a _________________________. (2 points) Responses a megalith a megalith a statue a...
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The following are all theories as to why these ancient cave paintings were created, EXCEPT? (2 points) Responses They were created as a way to honor the spirits of great beasts after they had been slain and remember the...
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Question Why is the scene in the Shaft of the Dead Man so significant? (2 points) Responses because of its narrative possibilities because of its narrative possibilities because of the rich use of color because of the ri...
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What preserved the art of Altamira until modern day? (2 points) Responses the Paleolithic inhabitants sealed off the cave once all the walls and ceilings had been painted the Paleolithic inhabitants sealed off the cave o...
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