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Art
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| constantine's victory at the battle of the milvian bridge is commemorated by wich famous roman monument? | Arch of constantine |
| which organ was believed to be the organ of thought for the egyptians? | heart |
| what classical word means "temple of all the gods"? | pantheon |
| mesopotamia means "the land between the rivers". which rivers does this phrase reference? | tigis and euphrates |
| which emperor rebuild the pantheon to enhance his status? | hadrian |
| all of the following are characteristics of roman sculpure, exept | elder members of society were rarely depicted |
| which civilization develped cuneiform | sumerians |
| the sumerians were | polytheistic |
| in which work of art is the figure portrayed in a "contrapposto" stance | Doryphoros by polyketitos |
| the sumerian standard of ur, created between 2600 and 2400bce, is an example of which art form? | inlay |
| prehistoric art concentrates on sources of food and | procreattion |
| what purpose are kouros scuplures believed to have served? | grave markers |
| the light-shinned figures in the minoan fresco bull-leapers are | women |
| which two architectual orders are visable at the parthenon? | doric and ionic |
| what do the iamassi, the human- headed winged lions that protected ashurnasirpal 2's palace represent? | both the power of the assyrian ruler and the divinity of the assyrian ruler |
| what does the fowling scene from the tomb of nebamun, painted 1350bce, teach us about life in acient egypt? | hunting techniques, importance of the nile river and pastimes of wgytions or all of the above |
| in egytian writing, "he who keeps alive" translates as | sculptor |
| which emperor aligned himself with both the pagan gods and christianity? | constantine |
| where did the minoan civilization thrive? | crete |
| what achievements charcterize the beginning of civilization? | planned cities, written language and agriculture or all of the above |
| early wall paintings have been found in catalhoyuk in modern | turkey |
| which of the following cultures did not have a written language | cycladic |
| what is true about the monoans | they built very large maze- like palace complexes, they were a wealthy culture and they were invaded by the mycenaeans or all of the above |
| the sumerians standard of ur shows scenes of | peace and war |
| which of these cultures was not part of mesopotamia | akkadians, assyrians, babylonians, and sumerians or all of the above |
| the great sphinx is associated with which pharaohs pyramid | khafre |
| it was possible to decipher hieroglyphs because of | the rosetta stone |
| the egyptian fresco from nebamuns tomb utilizes | composite view, hierarchical scale, hieroglyphs or all of the above |
| the parthenon in athens used to house a huge gold and ivory statue of | athena |
| metopes are an element of which architectural order | doric |
| carvings od acanthus leaves are found on the top of which kind of colums | corinthian |
| the metopes on the south side of the parthenon depict a battle between lapiths and | trojans |
| in black- figure painting on greek pots, the backround is | white |
| dionysus was the ancient greek god of | wine, theatre, agriculture and ecstasy or all of the above |
| the pantheon uses which architecural oder for its columns | corinthian |
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