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Chapters 1 and 2 – Prehistoric and Ancient Near East
You will be viewing five slides, each with one or two images from the test. Answer the multiple choice questions below that pertain
to the images above them. (2 points each)
4. The image on the left may use emphasis to show the
cultural importance of
1. These images represent works of art from:
A.
B.
C.
D.
30,000 BCE to 8,000 BCE
8,000 BCE to 2,000 BCE
2,000 BCE to 500 BCE
500 BCE to 500 CE
2. Common elements between these two sculptures include
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
the size
the material used
the technique used
both A and C
A, B, and C
3. The image on the right is an example of
A.
B.
C.
D.
a relief carving
a composite image
a work from a ritual burial
Neolithic sculpture
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
fertility and reproduction
women in an agrarian society
survival of the fittest
A and B
A and C
5. These two objects were found in
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Mesopotamia
B. Scandinavia
Europe
Lascaux, France
Turkey
6. The image on the right may demonstrate
A. Use of emphasis for cultural importance
B. Manipulation of material to accommodate the design
C. Manipulation of the design to accommodate the
material
D. Hand-built clay sculpture
E. A theme not normally addressed during this period.
7. The image on the top is from
A.
B.
C.
D.
Altamira, Spain
Pech-Merle, France
Chauvet, France
Lascaux, France
8. The image on the bottom represents
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Paleolithic cave art
Neolithic cave art
Paleolithic rock shelter art
Neolithic rock shelter art
Neolithic wall art
9. These images have much in common, but are different in
that
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
One required scaffolding to execute
One may be a narrative
One contains human figures
All of the above
None of the above
10. The image on the right utilized a material that was
unusual for paintings of the period, which was:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Red Ochre
Charcoal
Bitumen
Plaster
Reed or stick brushes
11. These images both show structures called
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Temples
Megaliths
Ziggurats
Passage graves
Tumulus
12. These structures were at the center of their communities,
serving as
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Religious centers
Commerce Centers
Administrative Centers
Sites for Ritual Burials
A, B,, and C
B, C and D
13. These communities were
A. Polytheistic with a head priest who served as the
voice of god
B. Polytheistic, each worshipping a different god
C. Monotheistic, with a head priest who was god’s
representative on earth
D. Polytheistic, each worshipping a different god with a
priest-king as god’s representative on earth
E. Monotheistic, each worshipping a different god with
a priest-king as god’s representative on earth
14. Placement of these structures on the landscape was
important and was oriented to:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Sunset during the Summer and Winter Solstice
Sunrise during the Fall and Spring Equinox
The stars in Orion’s belt
The points of a compass
15. These structures were constructed of
A. Stone native to the area
B. Stone obtained through trade with neighboring
regions
C. Mudbrick
D. Plaster
16. These images are both called
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Cuneiform pictographs
Warka worshippers
Votive statues
Composite Images
Relief Statuary
17. One important difference between these two images is
A. the one on the left is cast metal and the one on the
right is plaster over reed
B. the one on the right is larger and belonged to a
wealthier individual than the one on the left
C. the one on the left is older than the one on the right
D. the one on the left represents a ruler and the one on
the left does not
18. These statues were placed in the temples, which served as
“waiting rooms” to
A. Honor important members of the community and
their leadership positions
B. Honor the gods with iconography, allowing
worshippers to pray in their homes
C. Honor the dead with commemorative statuary
D. Honor the gods with the eternal gaze of prayer while
worshippers went on with their daily lives
19. The image on the left represents
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Gudea of Lagash
Gilgamesh of Sumer
Eshuanna of Sumer
Inanna of Sumer
Hammerabi of Babylonia
20. Men and women were differentiated by
A.
B.
C.
D.
Clothing and posture
Clothing and height
Hierarchical scale
Clothing and hair
21. This image incorporates an important advance introduced
by the Sumerians, which is
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hierarchical scale
Cuneiform writing
The first code of laws ever recorded
The first recorded literature
22. This image shows a carved stone slab used to
commemorate an event, called a
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Stele
Tumulus
Stylus
Lintel
Trilithon
23. This artifact could also be labeled
A. A sculpture in the round because both sides are
carved
B. A labeled historical narrative
C. A set of inscribed laws
D. A funerary marker for the ruler
24. The specific depiction of the figure, Eannatum, the ruler
of Lagash, is an example of
A. Sculpture in the Round
B. Hierarchical scale
C. Commemoration of a historical event that did not
actually occur
D. High relief
25. The country of origin of this work is
A.
B.
C.
D.
Akkad
Babylonia
Assyria
Sumer
ESSAY QUESTIONS
26. In many cultures, the cultural leader or ruler also acts as a religious figurehead, god’s representative on earth. Select and fully
identify two works of art that reflect this cultural hierarchy and illustrate or reinforce this position of power, both in religious and
political leadership. Discuss how the conceptual and observational characteristics help to convey this message. (25 points)
27. In the textbook, the authors make the following statement regarding pre-historic art:
“During the Paleolithic Period, humankind went beyond the recognition of human and animal forms in the natural environment to the
representation (literally the presenting again – in different and substitute form – of something observed) of humans and animals. The
immensity of this achievement cannot be overstated.”
Select and fully identify at least one pre-historic work of art that illustrates this statement. Discuss how the elements of formalism
indicate this change in human perception and cognition. (25 points)