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Stone tools and cave paintings are characteristic of __________.
A. Neolithic art
B. Paleolithic art
C. Mesopotamian art
D. Ancient Egyptian art
A. Neolithic art
B. Paleolithic art
C. Mesopotamian art
D. Ancient Egyptian art
B. Paleolithic Art
Some scholars believe that the Woman of Willendorf depicts __________.
A. a female ruler
B. the figure of a shaman
C. a hunter-gatherer
D. the Great Mother Goddess
A. a female ruler
B. the figure of a shaman
C. a hunter-gatherer
D. the Great Mother Goddess
D. The great mother goddess
Which of the following characteristics are shared by the Hohle Fels Figure and the Woman of Willendorf?
A. naturalistic details
B. hierarchic scale
C. exaggerated female body parts
D. abstract petroglyphs
A. naturalistic details
B. hierarchic scale
C. exaggerated female body parts
D. abstract petroglyphs
C. Exaggerated Female Body Parts
Which of the following is an example of Paleolithic art?
A. Stonehenge
B. the wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun
C. the Warka vase
D. the Hohle Fels Figure
A. Stonehenge
B. the wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun
C. the Warka vase
D. the Hohle Fels Figure
D. The Hohle Fels Figure
In the Neolithic period, the production of clay storage pots was the direct result of the __________.
A. needs of hunting and gathering
B. agricultural revolution
C. development of burial practices
D. increase in ritual offerings at temples
A. needs of hunting and gathering
B. agricultural revolution
C. development of burial practices
D. increase in ritual offerings at temples
B. Agricultural revolution
The Neolithic period is also known as the __________.
A. New Stone Age
B. Bronze Age
C. Old Stone Age
D. Nomadic Age
A. New Stone Age
B. Bronze Age
C. Old Stone Age
D. Nomadic Age
A. New Stone Age
Which of the following is an example of Neolithic art?
A. the head of an Akkadian ruler
B. the earthenware beaker with ibexes
C. the Woman of Willendorf
D. the group statue of King Mycerinus (Menkaura)
A. the head of an Akkadian ruler
B. the earthenware beaker with ibexes
C. the Woman of Willendorf
D. the group statue of King Mycerinus (Menkaura)
B. The earthenware beaker with ibexes
Which of the following structures features a ring of posts and lintels?
A. the Ziggurat of Ur-Nammu
B. the Funerary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
C. Stonehenge
D. the Great Pyramids
A. the Ziggurat of Ur-Nammu
B. the Funerary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
C. Stonehenge
D. the Great Pyramids
C. Stonehenge
A series of stepped, rectangular platforms with a temple at the top is called a __________.
A. lintel
B. pyramid
C. ziggurat
D. dolmen
A. lintel
B. pyramid
C. ziggurat
D. dolmen
C. Ziggurat
The Great Pyramids were __________.
A. temples used by priests and priestesses
B. residences for rulers and their households
C. commemorative monuments for pharaohs
D. government and administration buildings
A. temples used by priests and priestesses
B. residences for rulers and their households
C. commemorative monuments for pharaohs
D. government and administration buildings
C. Commemorative monuments for pharaohs
Ancient Egyptians were deeply concerned about __________.
A. fertility
B. the afterlife
C. electing rulers
D. the agricultural revolution
A. fertility
B. the afterlife
C. electing rulers
D. the agricultural revolution
B. The afterlife
In the group statue of King Mycerinus (Menkaura), the central figure is distinguished as the ruler because he __________.
A. is depicted in a frontal pose
B. wears the crown of a sun between bull's horns
C. stands with his left foot forward
D. is attached to the block of stone
A. is depicted in a frontal pose
B. wears the crown of a sun between bull's horns
C. stands with his left foot forward
D. is attached to the block of stone
C. Stands with his left foot forward
The picture writing system developed by ancient Egyptians is called __________.
A. petroglyphs
B. pictographs
C. hieroglyphs
D. hierarchic scale
A. petroglyphs
B. pictographs
C. hieroglyphs
D. hierarchic scale
C. Hierglyphs
In order to organize figures according to degrees of importance, ancient Egyptian artists used __________.
A. abstract shapes
B. naturalistic angles
C. stylization
D. hierarchic scale
A. abstract shapes
B. naturalistic angles
C. stylization
D. hierarchic scale
D. Hierarchic scale
Which of the following cultures strove to create the ideal individual in both art and culture?
A. Roman
B. Byzantine
C. Greek
D. Gothic
A. Roman
B. Byzantine
C. Greek
D. Gothic
C. Greek