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The Persians are best known for their large and elaborate palaces, and the most famous example is at Persepolis, built by Darius I.
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A symbol of life and of women, the niloofar, or the lotus flower, is a common motif in Persian pottery.
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Phoenician art, particularly glassware, was among the most sought after in the ancient world.
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The area known as “Upper Egypt” is actually the southern part of the country. “Lower Egypt” is the area closest to the Mediterranean.
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According to the course text, historians trace the beginning and end of ancient Egyptian civilization from 3500 BCE to 30 BCE.
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We looked at art from only the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms of Egyptian history and not the “Intermediate periods” because these were the “high points” of Egyptian civilization, when most of Egyptian artistic accomplishments occurred.
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The Egyptian “kingdoms” are groupings of dynasties.
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The primary medium of Old Kingdom art was stone.
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The Egyptians believed that doing 3 things would assure a successful afterlife. Which of the following is NOT one of those things? producing portraits of the deceased to disseminate among the family.
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The pyramids were built as tombs.
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During the reign of Djoser, the Step Pyramid of Saqqaris was built.
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The two kinds of hieroglyphic signs are phonograms and ideograms.
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The name of the famous stele that helped to break the hieroglyphic code is the Rosetta Stone.
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Usually located on the grounds of the temples, obelisks were usually covered from base to near tip with hieroglyphics.
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The tip of the obelisk was originally covered in gold or electrum to represent the sun.
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The Sphinx is located in Giza.
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The pharaoh, Hatshepsut, had herself portrayed as a/an man with a male body and a false beard.
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Egyptologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in The Valley of the Kings.
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Most of Egyptian art was created for which of the following 2 reasons? spiritual and propaganda.
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Queen Nefertiti was wife to Akhenaten, and her famous portrait is world famous.
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Lascaux, found in France, was discovered in 1940 by four French teenagers and contains the famous gallery called “The Great Hall of the Bulls”.
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When preparing to carve a statue or decorate a wall, Egyptian artists first drew horizontal and vertical guidelines on the surface so the proportions of the figures would be consistent with the established canon.
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Stonehenge is an example of a megalith.
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Ramesses II was infamous for his use of propaganda and his large-scale building projects.
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The Warka vase is the world’s oldest ritual vase carved in stone found in Sumer.
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
A symbol of life and of women, the niloofar, or__________________, is a common motif in Persian pottery.
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Responses
figure of Ishtar
figure of Ishtar
the water lily
the water lily
the lotus flower
the lotus flower
the moon
Phoenician art, particularly____________________, was among the most sought after in the ancient world.
(2 points)
Responses
pottery
pottery
mosaics
mosaics
glassware
glassware
stone reliefs
The area known as “Upper Egypt” is actually the _______________ part of the country. “Lower Egypt” is the area closest to the Mediterranean.
(2 points)
Responses
eastern
eastern
southern
southern
western
western
northern
According to the course text, what dates do historians trace the beginning and end of ancient Egyptian civilization?
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Responses
8000 BCE to 1200 AD
8000 BCE to 1200 AD
30,000 BCE to 10,000 BCE
30,000 BCE to 10,000 BCE
8000 BCE to 6000 BCE
8000 BCE to 6000 BCE
3500 BCE to 30 BCE
Why did we look at art from only the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms, of Egyptian history and not the “Intermediate periods”?
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Responses
These were periods of time in which the greatest and largest wars were fought, resulting in large amounts of artistic treasures.
These were periods of time in which the greatest and largest wars were fought, resulting in large amounts of artistic treasures.
These were the “high points” of Egyptian civilization, when most of Egyptian artistic accomplishments occurred.
These were the “high points” of Egyptian civilization, when most of Egyptian artistic accomplishments occurred.
These were the times that Egyptian civilization was lead by the most powerful and successful rulers.
These were the times that Egyptian civilization was lead by the most powerful and successful rulers.
These were periods in which plagues, crime and poverty led to wide use of artistic expression.
The Egyptian “kingdoms” are groupings of ___________________.
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Responses
pharaohs
pharaohs
dynasties
dynasties
pyramids
pyramids
priests
priests
The primary medium of Old Kingdom art was __________________.
(2 points)
Responses
stone
stone
wood
wood
clay
clay
gold
The Egyptians believed that doing 3 things would assure a successful afterlife. Which of the following is NOT one of those things?
(2 points)
Responses
preserving the body through mummification
preserving the body through mummification
producing portraits of the deceased to disseminate among the family
producing portraits of the deceased to disseminate among the family
protecting the body in a tomb in which the name of the deceased was inscribed.
protecting the body in a tomb in which the name of the deceased was inscribed.
providing the body with food and drink, or illustrations of it in case no one was available to make the offerings.
providing the body with food and drink, or illustrations of it in case no one was available to make the offerings.
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The pyramids were built as _______________.
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Responses
temples
temples
tombs
tombs
palaces
palaces
community property
During the reign of ____________________, the Step Pyramid of Saqqaris was built.
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Responses
Tutankhamun
Tutankhamun
Ramesses II
Ramesses II
Djoser
Djoser
Khafre
Khafre
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
phonograms and monograms
phonograms and monogram
What is the name of the famous stele that helped to break the hieroglyphic code?
(2 points)
Responses
the Dead Sea Scrolls
the Dead Sea Scrolls
the Blarney Stone
the Blarney Stone
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks
the Rosetta Stone
Usually located on the grounds of the temples, obelisks were usually covered from base to near tip with:
(2 points)
Responses
hieroglyphics
hieroglyphics
paintings
paintings
gold
gold
mosaics
The tip of the obelisk was originally covered in gold or electrum to represent_____________.
(2 points)
Responses
wealth
wealth
the pharaoh
the pharaoh
time
time
the sun
Where is the Sphinx located?
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Responses
in Karnak
in Karnak
in The Valley of the Kings
in The Valley of the Kings
in Thebes
in Thebes
in Giza
The pharaoh, Hatshepsut, had herself portrayed as a/an _______________________________.
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Responses
man with a male body and a false beard.
man with a male body and a false beard.
serious woman with a large body and short hair.
serious woman with a large body and short hair.
strong figure with a large torso and fists.
strong figure with a large torso and fists.
an elegant woman with a long neck and large eyes.
Egyptologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in:
(2 points)
Responses
The Cheops Pyramid
The Cheops Pyramid
The Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings
under the ruins of Memphis
under the ruins of Memphis
The Temple of Isis
The Temple of Isis
Most of Egyptian art was created for which of the following 2 reasons?
(2 points)
Responses
beauty and moral
beauty and moral
beauty and propaganda
beauty and propaganda
spiritual and propaganda
spiritual and propaganda
spiritual and moral
Queen _____________________was wife to Akhenaten, and her famous portrait is world famous.
(2 points)
Responses
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
Amarna
Amarna
Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut
Nefertiti
_________________________, found in France was discovered in 1940 by four French teenagers and contains the famous gallery called “The Great Hall of the Bulls”.
(2 points)
Responses
Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut
Lascaux
Lascaux
registers
registers
Gudea of Lagash
When preparing to carve a statue or decorate a wall, Egyptian artists first drew horizontal and vertical guidelines on the surface so the ________________________of the figures would be consistent with the established canon.
(2 points)
Responses
proportions
proportions
Hammurabi
Hammurabi
registers
registers
points of view
Stonehenge is an example of a _________________________.
(2 points)
Responses
Gudea of Lagash
Gudea of Lagash
Warka
Warka
ziggurat
ziggurat
megalith
_____________________was infamous for his use of propaganda and his large-scale building projects.
(2 points)
Responses
Akhenaten
Akhenaten
Ramesses II
Ramesses II
Altamira
Altamira
Amarna
The ___________________vase is the world’s oldest ritual vase carved in stone found in Sumer.
(2 points)
Responses
Warka
Warka
Akhenaten
Akhenaten
Hammurabi
Hammurabi
Lascaux
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