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Amy Millicent MorrisUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha

ARTHISTORY

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Marilyn StokstadJudith Harris Murphy Distinguished Professor of Art History Emerita

The University of Kansas

Michael CothrenScheuer Family Professor of HumanitiesDepartment of Art, Swarthmore College

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Table of ContentsTable of ContentsTable of ContentsTable of Contents

Chapter One Prehistoric Art in Europe 4

Chapter Two Art of the Ancient Near East 20

Chapter Three Art of Ancient Egypt 33Chapter Four Art of the Ancient Aegean 50

Chapter Five Art of Ancient Greece 62

Chapter Six Etruscan and Roman Art 81

Chapter Seven Jewish and Early Christian Art 97

Chapter Eight Byzantine Art 106

Chapter Nine Islamic Art 116

Chapter Ten Art of South and Southeast Asia Before 1200 130

Chapter Eleven Chinese and Korean Art Before 1279 142

Chapter Twelve Japanese Art Before 1392 155Chapter Thirteen Art of the Americas Before 1300 163

Chapter Fourteen Early African Art 173

Chapter Fifteen Early Medieval Art in Europe 183

Chapter Sixteen Romanesque Art 193

Chapter Seventeen Gothic Art of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries 207

Chapter Eighteen Fourtheenth-Century Art in Europe 219

Chapter Nineteen Fifteenth-Century Art in Northern Europe 233

Chapter Twenty Renaissance Art in Fifteenth-Century Italy 249

Chapter Twenty-One Sixteenth-Century Art in Italy 264Chapter Twenty-Two Sixteenth-Century Art in Northern Europe 280

and the Iberian Peninsula

Chapter Twenty- Three Seventeenth-Century Art in Europe 295

Chapter Twenty- Four Art of South and Southeast Asia after 1200 310

Chapter Twenty- Five Chinese and Korean Art after 1279 325

Chapter Twenty-Six Japanese Art after 1333 339

Chapter Twenty-Seven Art of the Americas after 1300 354

Chapter Twenty-Eight Art of Pacific Cultures 368

Chapter Twenty-Nine Art of Africa in the Modern Era 383Chapter Thirty Eighteenth- and Early Nineteenth-Century Art 397

in Europe and North America

Chapter Thirty-One Mid- to Late Nineteenth-Century Art in Europe 412

and the United States

Chapter Thirty-Two Modern Art in Europe and the Americas, 1900-1950 426

Chapter Thirty-Three The International Scene since 1950 442


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CHAPTER ONE

PREHISTORIC ART IN EUROPEPREHISTORIC ART IN EUROPEPREHISTORIC ART IN EUROPEPREHISTORIC ART IN EUROPE

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Multiple Choice

1. Chauvet Cave is located in __________.A. IrelandB. northern SpainC. southeastern FranceD. coastal France

Answer: CPage reference: 9

2. Homo sapiens appeared on the earth __________ years ago.A. 300,000B. 400,000C. 100,000D. 50,000

Answer: BPage reference: 2

3. The word Neolithic means __________.A. new stoneB. symbolic writingC. writing in stoneD. new history

Answer: APage reference: 2

4. Archaeologists link the emergence of image making to the arrival of __________.A. Homo sapiensB. Paleo sapiens

C. Homo sapiens sapiensD. Neo sapiens


5. Representational images began appearing in Australia, Africa, and Europe beginningapproximately __________ years ago.

A. 100,000


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B. 40,000C. 25,000D. 10,000


6. _________ evidence shows that modern humans moved from Africa, across Asia,into Europe, and finally to Australia and the Americas between 100,000 and 35,000years ago.

A. GeologicalB. ArchitecturalC. ArcheologicalD. Written


7. Relative to art, one of mans important new cognitive developments was the ability to_________.A. use toolsB. think symbolicallyC. writeD. communicate verbally

Answer: BPage reference: 3-4

8. Prehistoric people often coated their floors with powdered __________.A. ashB. bonesC. clayD. ocher

Answer: DPage reference: 5

9. As long ago as __________ BCE, figurines of people and animals appeared.A. 50,000B. 30,000C. 25,000D. 10,000


10. The Lion-Humansculpture from Hohlenstein-Stadel, Germany is made of__________.

A. cast clayB. molded bronzeC. mammoth ivory


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D. porcelain clayAnswer: CPage reference: 5

11. The Woman from Brassempouycaptures the essence of a head, also called the

__________ __________.A. memory imageB. abstracted mindC. soul imageD. mind image


12. The earliest known prehistoric cave painting site was discovered in 1994 and iscalled __________.

A. Altamira

B. ChauvetC. Pech-MerleD. Lascaux


13. Small-scale female sculptures from the Upper Paleolithic period were once called__________figures, which implied a religious association, although this has not yetbeen proven.

A. tombB. VenusC. EveD. servant


14. Prehistoric cave paintings were first discovered in Spain in the________________.A. 20thcenturyB. 19

thcentury

C. Middle AgesD. Roman Empire


15. Most Neolithic architecture in Germany and central Europe consisted of wood postssupporting a central beam or __________.

A. supporting railB. ridgepoleC. major postD. common beam


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16. Walls of woven branches that were covered with mud or clay, or ______ and______was a common building technique used in central Europe during the Neolithic period.

A. mottle; poleB. hard; fastC. head; daub.D. wattle; daub.


17. Rows of trapezoidal buildings made of wooden posts, branches, mud, and claycharacterize the architectural remains at_____________.

A. Lepenski VirB. atalhyk

C. Skara BraeD. SeskloAnswer: APage reference: 13

18. The simplest form of construction used to span space is __________-and-__________.

A. post; lintelB. post; beamC. brace; cannonD. lintel; strut


19. Continually rebuilt and replastered, early houses at atalhyk may have functionedas ____________.

A. observatoriesB. templesC. production centers for tools and potteryD. historical markers

Answer: DPage reference: 13-14

20. The word megalithic means __________.A. middle stoneB. new rockC. old stoneD. large stone



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21. Stonehenge was created in __________ phases of construction and activity,starting in 3000 BCE during the Neolithic Period and stretching over a millennium and ahalf into the Bronze Age.

A. eight

B. twoC. tenD. four


22. Scholars see the transport of bluestones to Stonehenge from more than 150 milesaway as a sign of ________________.

A. the lack of local stoneB. evidence of engineering technologyC. connections to an ancestral homeland

D. ritual significance of materialsAnswer: CPage reference: 18

23. Stonehenge was built in __________-and-__________ construction.A. post; lintelB. corbel; cantileverC. lintel; beamD. post; corbel


24. The lintels of Stonehenge are secured by __________-and-__________ joints.A. post; lintelB. anchor; beamC. mortise; tenonD. link; stem


25. In approximately __________ BCE, prehistoric humans began firing clay in the formof vessels.

A. 15,000B. 12,000C. 7000D. 2500


26. The age of metal made its European debut around __________ BCE.


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A. 10,000B. 7000C. 4000D. 3000

Answer: D

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27. Bronze is an alloy of __________ and __________.A. pewter; tinB. gold; silverC. tin; copperD. silver; copper


28. Neolithic ceramic figurines probably functioned as __________________.

A. votivesB. toysC. portraitsD. all of the above


29. The potters wheel developed in approximately 4000 BCE in __________________.A. JapanB. ChinaC. EgyptD. India


30. The term ______________includes all of human existence prior to the emergenceof writing.

A. prehistoryB. paleo-scriptoC. non-scribeD. proto-Celtic


31. The earliest use of metal objects was as _________________.A. toolsB. ornamentationC. moneyD. weapons


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Answer: BPage Reference: 23

32. Prehistory includes all of human existence prior to the development of___________.

A. man-made structures used for livingB. written recordsC. metal toolsD. painted and carved images


33. Much of what we know about prehistoric people is based on the______________found in archeological sites.

A. artifactsB. art

C. fossilsD. all of the aboveAnswer: DPage reference: 1

34 At the Pech-Merle Cave, humans left more than images of horses and fish, they left____________.

A. mapsB. handprintsC. landscapesD. portraits


35. Modern humans first appeared in ____________.A. AfricaB. AsiaC. the AmericasD. Europe


36. The worlds earliest pieces of art come from South Africa and were probably usedas__________.

A. decorationB. devotional objectsC. symbols of social statusD. crayons



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37. In Paleolithic architecture most daily activities were centered around_____________.

A. a fire pitB. painted wallsC. arched doorways

D. all of the aboveAnswer: APage reference: 4-5

38. Which of the following was created by artists molding or shaping the cave floor?A. Lion-Human from Hohlenstein-Stadel, Germany (Fig. 1-6)B. Woman from Willendorf, Austria(Fig. 1-7)C. Bison from Le Tuc dAudoubert, France (Fig. 1-14)D. Figures of a Woman and a Man from Cernavoda, Romania (Fig. 1-26)

Answer: CPage reference: 11-12

39. ____________ is one of the earliest known sites of prehistoric cave paintings.A. Lepenski VirB. Pech-MerleC. AltamiraD. Chauvet


40. Handprints at the cave at Pech-Merle were probably created using what technique?A. incising lines with a sharp stickB. spraying paint onto the cave wallC. painting the image with a brushD. drawing with an ochre crayon


41. The animals at Lascaux are painted in a system known as _____________, whichshows horns, eyes, and hoofs from the front, while heads and bodies are rendered inprofile.

A. composite poseB. dual perspectiveC. combined imagingD. primitive positioning


42. The artists of Altamira used the ____________ in the cave walls and ceilings toshow the form of the animal.

A. open spaces


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B. irregularitiesC. flat areasD. all of the above


43. One of the fundamental changes that took place in the prehistoric period in mansrelationship with the environment was mans ________________.

A. ability to survive the Ice AgeB. exertion of more control over the landC. migration to mountain cavesD. absence of interest in burying the dead


44. The _________________ encountered at Newgrange may have induced

hallucinations.A. representations of bucraniaB. entoptic motifsC. deer huntsD. female figures


45. Figures such as the Woman of Willendorfmay have functioned to communicate____________among differing groups of Paleolithic peoples.

A. power and superiorityB. economic prosperityC. a common religious practiceD. shared values and friendliness

Answer: D.Page reference: 6-7

46. Archeologists now believe that the confusing combination of architecture, unusualart, multiple burials, and an undomesticated economy at Lepenski Vir indicates

________________.A. an emphasis on historical continuity of the peopleB. a temporary habitation used for special rites and activitiesC. a people focused on military concernsD. a settlement built over an older Paleolithic site


47. Which historical site challenges previous interpretations that the Neolithic worldviewfocused on representations of the female body, human fertility, and cults of the MotherGoddess?


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A. Lepenski VirB. atalhykC. SeskloD. Newgrange

Answer: B

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48. Rather than being a product of invaders the destruction of houses at some sites inthe Neolithic period was part of ______________.

A. a ritual killing of the houseB. a rival familys attempt to gain propertyC. the selection of a new leaderD. ritual celebrating a birth


49. Megalithic tomb architecture reflects _________________in Neolithic communities.A. the concept of an afterlifeB. the accumulation of material goodsC. a stratified class systemD. the importance of ritual performance


50. Which Neolithic site is an example of a passage grave?A. StonehengeB. NewgrangeC. Durrington WallsD. Cernavoda


51. Which of the following is NOT a type of ceramics?A. PorcelainB. EarthenwareC. KilnD. Stoneware


52. More than 40,000 examples of ______________ produced during the Bronze Agehave been found at sites in the northern Swedish region of Bohusln.

A. metal helmetsB. rock artC. jewelryD. cave paintings


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53. Which materials properties is most suitable for weapons and tools?A. Bronze

B. CopperC. StoneD. Ceramics

Answer: APage reference: 23-24

54. The word Paleolithic means __________.A. weaponB. old stoneC. speciesD. pottery vessel


55. Historians use the term BCE to mean before __________.A. Roman artB. art was madeC. the common eraD. the invention of writing


56. The Woman from Willendorf was created from __________.A. limestoneB. plasterC. mammoth tuskD. clay


57. Prehistoric cave painting was an unknown art form until the 1879 discovery of acave in __________ in northern Spain.

A. AltamiraB. Chauvet

C. LascauxD. Dordogne


58. The cave of Lascaux is in the country of __________.A. SpainB. Austria


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C. FranceD. Ireland


59. The Sculpted Bison at Le Tuc Audoubert, France are modeled in __________.A. sculpture in the roundB. high reliefC. corbelingD. pottery


60. Current scholarship suggests that early stone tools functioned socially as______________.

A. status symbols

B. tomb markersC. road mapsD. weapons


61. The transitional prehistoric period is sometimes called the __________ period.A. defensiveB. agriculturalC. megalithic monumentD. Mesolithic


62. The period that followed the debut of metalworking is generally known as the__________ Age.

A. StoneB. WeaponC. BronzeD. Iron


63. __________________ is the most accurate way of dating objects from the past.A. Radiometric datingB. Electron spin resonanceC. Relative datingD. Archaeological dating



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64. The painting of Men Taunting a Deer?(Fig. 1-17) at atalhyk may represent_____________________.

A. a belief in sympathetic magicB. an earlier cave paintingC. the hope for more animals

D. a dangerous ritual or game of baitingAnswer: DPage reference: 15

65. An anthropologist who studied the caves at Altamira does not believe the animalsare dead but rather are __________________.

A. godsB. dust-wallowingC. surrogates for manD. disabled

Answer: B

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66. Many megalithic structures are associated with _________________.A. reproductionB. the coming of the Ice AgeC. deathD. painted decoration


67. Stonehenge is connected to a nearby site built of wood called ________________.A. Durrington WallsB. NewgrangeC. KnowthD. Lepenski Vir


68. Scholars dismissed the sympathetic magic interpretation of cave paintings because______________.

A. early man did not eat meatB. the animals used most for food were not portrayedC. only humans were paintedD. animals are painted like stick figures


69. The Lion-Human may reflect early mans notion that _________________.A. humans and animals were part of one groupB. the lion was king of the beasts


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C. killing a lion would incur a curseD. mans ancestors were lions


70. Even simple prehistoric shelters are considered architecture because they required_______________.A. large cut stonesB. the strongest males of the tribeC. imagination and planningD. knowledge of quarrying


71. Upper Paleolithic inhabitants of Russia and Ukraine built houses using_____________.

A. large shellsB. timber beamsC. pottery roof tilesD. woolly mammoth bones


72. The Human Figures(Fig. 1-27) from Ain Ghazal give the impression of livingindividuals who ____________________.

A. were godsB. are unable to speakC. can communicate with the deadD. were leaders of their site

Answer: BPage reference 21

Short Answer

73. What formal artistic devices did the artists of the Chauvet cave in Southern Franceuse to convey images of horses, mammoths, aurochs, and other animals?

74. Why does the date for the transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic vary?

75. What constituted the distinction between the Lower, Middle, and Upper Paleolithicphases?

76. How does the author make the distinction between shelter and architecture?

77. Why is the Lion-Humansculpture remarkable for the Paleolithic period?


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78. Why was the Woman from Willendorfrepresented as full figured?

79. What is significant about the manner in which Woman from Doln Vestonicewascreated?

80. Why do scholars believe female figures such as the Woman from Willendorfwere socommon in prehistoric time?

81. Why was the cave of Lascaux closed to the public?

82. How do some of the animals in Lascaux show a composite pose?

83. How did the artists of Lascaux fuel the lamps that they used to see within the deeprecesses of the cave?

84. Why is the Lascaux scene of the shaman and bison unique and what might it

represent?

85. What events or occurrences determined the onset of a Neolithic culture?

86. How did the artist of the Sculpted Bisonat Le Tuc Audoubert, France make theanimals look life-like?

87. How did some of the civilizations discussed bury their dead and what symbolicassociations were attached to the various methods?

88. What new hunting technologies emerged in the Neolithic period?

89. How did climatic change affect Neolithic people?

90. Why did prehistoric humans only begin using pottery vessels in the period 7000BCE?

Essay

91. How would you compare the artistic representations of the Paleolithic period to theNeolithic period?

92. What types of shelters did prehistoric humans construct and why?

93. Why might prehistoric humans have painted on cave walls?

94. What are the particular challenges and rewards of studying prehistoric art?

95. Discuss the integration of prehistoric art and architecture using specific examples.


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96. Many early vessels of clay or metal were covered with decorative motifs. Why wouldearly people have made the effort to decorate their functional objects? What drivespeople to go beyond the purely functional? Support your viewpoint with specificexamples of early art.

97. Discuss issues of restoration and authenticity in terms of prehistoric art and artifacts.How have ideas about these issues changed over recent years?


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CHAPTER TWO

ART OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EASTART OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EASTART OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EASTART OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST

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Multiple Choice

1. The Greeks called __________ the land between the rivers.A. MesopotamiaB. MesoaquaC. SumeriaD. Babylon


2. The Sumerians invented the first system of writing called ______________.A. pictographsB. hieroglyphicsC. cuneiformD. inlay


3. In the Stele of Naram-Sin (Fig. 2-1), what artistic device is used to signal Naram-Sinsimportance and reinforce his divine right to rule?

A. Relative perspectiveB. Hierarchic scaleC. RegistersD. Silhouetting


4. Ziggurats functioned symbolically as _______________.A. heavenly palaces

B. bridges between earth and the heavensC. fortresses of the godsD. the home of the gods


5. The most complete version found of the Epic of Gilgameshwas written in__________.


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A. SumerianB. AkkadianC. BabylonianD. Mesopotamian

Answer: B

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6. The most impressive surviving archeological remains of the Sumerians is the__________.

A. pyramidB. palaceC. zigguratD. grid


7. Sumerian votive figures were dedicated to the __________.A. peopleB. kingC. godsD. priests


8. Sumerians used hard, rock __________ for identifying documents and establishingproperty ownership.

A. stele stonesB. crenellated formsC. cylinder sealsD. lamassus seals


9. The image of Gudea, the ruler of Lagash, is well known to students of Near Easternart because of the twenty surviving ____________________that he commissioned.

A. stelesB. relief panelsC. votive statuesD. palaces


10. Mesopotamian sculptors told stories clearly and economically by organizing visualnarratives in horizontal bands called________________.

A. registersB. hierarchic scales


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C. gridsD. steles


11. By the end of the ninth century BCE, the __________ culture controlled most ofMesopotamia.A. AssyrianB. PersianC. HittiteD. Babylonian


12. Which of the following was NOT a convention for representing figures in Sumerianart?

A. wide, staring eyesB. stylized bodies and facesC. emphasis on cubic formsD. inlaid details of shell and stone

Answer: C.Page reference: 31

13. At the top of the Anu ziggurat White Templewas ____________.A. decorated with scenes of military victoriesB. a living quarters for priestsC. filled with giant columnsD. a simple rectangle with an off-center doorway


14. The Stele of Hammurabiis significant as both a work of ancient Mesopotamian artand as __________.

A. an example of Babylonian literatureB. a religious artifact recording Hebrew traditionC. Danube a key to deciphering cuneiform textsD. an historical document recording a written code of law


15. The notched walls built as part of military defenses are called __________.A. gridsB. registersC. crenellationsD. ziggurats

Answer: C


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16. At Kalhu, low relief scenes of _______________ covered the walls.A. war campaigns and lion huntsB. abstract, geometric motifs

C. bulls and the god MardukD. judgments and punishmentsAnswer: APage reference: 40

17. Guardian figures, called lamassus, combined features from all of the followingEXCEPT ____________.

A. a manB. a godC. an eagleD. a horse


18. Which of the following objects conveys both political and religious meaning?A. Stele of Naram-Sin(Fig. 2-1)B. Votive Statue of Gudea(Fig. 2-14)C. Nanna Ziggurat(Fig. 2-13)D. All of the above

Answer: DPage references: 27, 36, 37, and 38

19. Inlaid images on the sound box of the Great Lyre with Bulls Headcreates anintriguing relationship to _________.

A. the Epic of GilgameshB. royal cemetery at UrC. marriageD. military conquest


20. The uppermost scene of the Carved Vessel(Fig. 2-4) from Uruk may represent____________ between the goddess and her consort.

A. the violation of her tempe precinctB. a group burialC. a reenactment of ritual marriageD. the signing of a peace treaty

Answer: CPage reference: 30-31

21. What original elements have been lost from the Warka Head(Fig. 2-3)?


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A. the painted marble bodyB. a gold wigC. inlaid emerald eyesD. all of the above

Answer: D

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22. Which of the following materials was NOT used in the Great Lyre with Bulls Head(Fig. 2-7)?

A. alabasterB. shellC. lapis lazuliD. wood

Answer: APage references: 33

23. Stepped structures known as ziggurats may have developed from the practice of___________________.A. using prisoners as a work forceB. repeated rebuilding at sacred sitesC. establishing settlements on high land for safetyD. burying the dead in pyramids


24. _____________ were huge stepped structures surmounted by a shrine or temple.A. SteleB. ZigguratsC. ApadanasD. Citadels


25. The incised design on a cylinder seal found in the tomb of Queen Paubi (Fig. 2-10)demonstrates the Sumerians use of ___________.

A. narrative imagesB. geometric patternsC. elaborate personal monogramsD. cuneiform


26. In the many votive statues commissioned by Gudea, he is represented as____________________.

A. a strong and pious rulerB. a powerful military leader


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C. an idealized divine figureD. a prosperous and generous businessman


27. ______________ decorated the Hittite gates at Hattusha.A. BearsB. LionsC. HorsesD. Elephants


28. What subject was NOT depicted in the relief panels decorating Assurbanipalspalace at Nineveh?

A. scenes of court life

B. battle scenesC. hunting scenesD. scenes from the Epic of Gilgamesh


29. The lion hunting scene of Assurnasirpal II marks a shift in Mesopotamian art from asense of timelessness toward greater _________.

A. political contentB. emotional dramaC. historical accuracyD. interest in individuals


30. Known for his persecution of Jews, as recorded in the Hebrew Bibles Book ofDaniel, Nebuchadnezzar II was responsible for transforming ______________into oneof the most splendid cities of its day.

A. UrB. PersepolisC. BabylonD. Nineveh


31. The relief of Darius and Xerxes Receiving Tribute(Fig. 2-25) exemplifies Persianarts emphasis on _________.

A. the divinity of the kingB. military powerC. allegiance and economic prosperity


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D. multicultural toleranceAnswer: CPage reference: 45-47

32. The Ishtar Gateand the walls extended beyond were made from _____________.

A. semi-precious stonesB. glazed bricksC. glass mosaicD. paint


33. The first domestication of grains occurred in the area known as the __________.A. Fertile CrescentB. HattushaC. Zagros mountains

D. PersiaAnswer: APage reference: 28

34. The Sumerians were defeated by their northern neighbors called the __________.A. LullubiansB. GutiC. AkkadiansD. Hittites


35. The __________of Hammurabiis made of basalt and stands almost seven feettall.

A.ApadanaB. SteleC. ZigguratD. Lamassu


36. Along with shell and wood the materials ________ and ______ were used to sculptthe elaborate bull head on a lyre found at a royal tomb in Ur.

A. iron; goldB. faience; turquoiseC. glazed brick; goldD. gold; lapis lazuli



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37. To keep business records, the Sumerians pressed a __________ into clay tablets toproduce cuneiform writing.

A. stylusB. sealC. picture stamp

D. chiselAnswer: APage reference: 28

38. Gilgamesh was the legendary king of __________.A. BabylonB. AkkadC. UrukD. Anu


39. Sculptures of the leader Gudea emphasize ______________.A. his powerB. the power centers of the bodyC. his relationship to his queensD. his law code


40. The Great Lyre with Bulls Headwas found in a royal __________.A. palaceB. tombC. gatewayD. crenellation


41. A beautiful copper alloy head, which is the earliest major work of hollow-castsculpture known in the ancient Near East, dates from the time of __________.

A. DariusB. NebuchadnezzarC. AshurbanipalD. Sargon


42. In the Stele of Hammurabi, Hammurabi stands in a gesture of____________ beforethe seated god Shamash.

A. submissionB. defeat


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C. prayerD. victory


43. The __________ may have been the first group of people to work in iron.A. PersiansB. HittitesC. GudeansD. Lullubians


44. Most of the buildings in Kalhu were built from __________ and covered withlimestone and alabaster.

A. cut marble

B. alabasterC. bitumenD. mud bricks


45. Sumerian votive figures possess __________that reflect Mesopotamian devotionalbeliefs.

A. horned crownsB. elaborate garmentsC. large open eyesD. muscular bodies


46. The ____________, which Darius built at Persepolis, was large enough to holdseveral thousand people.

A. zigguratB. apadanaC. lamassuD. stele


47. The ceremonial entrance to the city of Babylon was the __________ Gate.A. IshtarB. MardukC. AnuD. Naram-Sin

Answer: A


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48. The relief sculpture of Assurnasirpal II killing lions probably depicts a_____________.

A. detail of military campaign

B. ceremonial huntC. favorite past time of AssyriansD. religious ritual


49. Relief sculptures like Darius and Xerxes Receiving Tribute at Persepoliswould haveoriginally been _____________and included details in gold leaf.

A. glazedB. sealedC. inscribed with words

D. paintedAnswer: DPage reference: 47

50. The ruler, __________, conquered the Persian Empire in 334 BCE.A. Sargon IIB. XerxesC. Alexander the GreatD. Gudea


51. Their tolerance of ___________ won the Persians the loyalty of their subjects.A. internal uprisingsB. trade with the GreeksC. native customs and religionsD. merchants


52. Naram-Sin is represented ____________, equating male vigor with power andheroism.

A. with a well-formed bodyB. wearing the costume of a pharaohC. with numerous deitiesD. as a composite creature


53. In the Stele of Naram-Sin, the presence of trees suggests ________________.


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A. a nature religionB. movement out of the desertC. a foreign landD. an actual event

Answer: D

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54. Demonstrating the importance of art objects as military booty, the ___________ wastaken by an Elamite king.

A. Disk of Enheduanna (Fig. 2-11)B. Stele of Naram-Sin(Fig. 2-1)C. Votive Statue of Gudea(Fig. 2-14)D. Stele of Hammurabi(Fig. 2-15)

Answer: BPage reference: 34, 36

55. On the Stele of Hammurabi, the ruler broke new ground by __________________.A. his authoritarian ruleB. ill treatment of his enemiesC. regulating laws and punishmentsD. portraying lion hunts


56. ________________ excavated Ur during the 1920s.A. The LouvreB. Sir Leonard WoolleyC. Baghdad diplomatsD. Susa


57. A Near East devotional practice was to set up __________ in a shrine before animage of a god.

A. votive figuresB. statues of rulersC. war spoiliaD. musical instruments


58. The main figure depicted on the Disk of Enheduannawas the daughter of theAkkadian king ______________.

A. AssurnasirpalB. Sargon IC. Naram-Sin


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