Define the following
1) Paleolithic: One of the eras of prehistory. Old stone age, characterized by nomadic hunting and
gathering.
2) Neolithic: The new stone age. Characterized by development agriculture and settleme
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Define the following
1) Paleolithic: One of the eras of prehistory. Old stone age, characterized by nomadic hunting and
gathering.
2) Neolithic: The new stone age. Characterized by development agriculture and settlement.
3) Mesolithic: Middle stone age. Characterized by domestication of animals.
4) Pharaoh: Egyptian King
5) Vizier: the assistant of the pharaoh.
6) Monarchy: a form of government with a monarch at the head.
7) Theocracy: a form of government led by religious rulers that were in charge of both the political
and religious aspects of their cultures.
8) Monotheism: The belief in only one god.
9) Polytheism: The belief in more than one god.
10) Cuneiform: The first type of writing.
11) Hieroglyphics: Egyptian writing.
12) Menhir: simplest megalithic form, upright slabs that served as grave markers.
13) Dolmen: Two upright slabs with one single slab placed on top.
14) Cromlech: Menhirs or dolmens set up into a circular pattern used as tombs or calendars.
15) Votive: Means offering. Sumerians offered votive statues to the gods.
16) Dynasty: a hereditary line of rulers of a country.
17) Regent: temporary ruler until the king was old enough to self-govern
18) Fresco: a painting technique using wet plaster
19) Hierarchic scale: Use of relative size to indicate the comparative importance of depicted objects
or people
20) Canon of proportions: a set of rules governing the proportions of the human body as they must
be rendered by the artist
Name 2 characteristics of the following cultures’ art:
21-22) Egyptian
1. Head, hips, legs, and feet always in profile
2. All figures must stand on horizontal lines
23-24) Amarna Period
1. Protruding stomach; large lips, elongated heads
2. More intimacy and emotion is portrayed
25-26) Minoan
1. Focused on natural world.2. Used inverted columns that tapered down rather than up.
27-28) Mycenaean
1. Heavy use of gold
2. Focus on power and aggression
29-30) Neolithic
1. Portrayed more interaction between men and their environment
2. More focus on the spiritual aspects of life
31-32) Paleolithic
1. Realistic portrayal of animals
2. Sculptures are usually small and portable
33-34) Sumerian
1. Prominent eyes and arched eyebrows
2. Focus on the spiritual world
35-36) Akkadian/Assyrian
1. Art to commemorate warriors and rulers
2. Portrayal of violence
Short answers:
37) Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
38) What is the Fertile Crescent?
It’s an area where Europe, Africa, and Asia meet. The first area to move to an agricultural way of life.
39) How would you define civilization?
A society living in permanent constructions with a written communication, a form of government, and
sharing a system of religious belief.
40) What was the world’s first civilization?
Mesopotamia
41) What was the world’s first nation state?
Sumer42) Who was the first monotheist?
Jews
Multiple choice and short answer:
43) Which of these was NOT a major Aegean Greek civilization?
a) Mycenaeans b) Trojans c) Minoans d) Cycladic
44) Which of these was NOT a group of archaic Greeks?
a) Ionians b) Spartans c) Dorians d) Aeolians
45) Which building had the world’s first plumbing system?
a) Palace of Knossos b) Colosseum c) Baths of Caracalla d) Livia’s Palazzo
46) Who invented plumbing?
Minoans
47) What culture had Knossos as its capital?
Minoans
48) Where were the earliest known cave paintings created?
a) Lascaux b) Altamira c) Chauvet d) Peche Merle
49)Which of these is NOT a location where cave painting can be found?
a) Jericho b) Lascaux c) Chauvet d) Altamira
50 – 52) What are the names for the 3 eras of prehistory?
1. Paleolithic
2. Mesolithic
3. Neolithic
53-54) What were 2 Sumerian innovations/inventions?
1. Writing
2. Pottery wheel
55) Which of these was NOT a Sumerian god?
a) Anu b) Ahriman c) Enki d) Ishtar e) Ea
56) Which artwork is considered the masterpiece of the Ancient Near East?
a) Bust of Nefertiti b) Standard of Ur c) Hunting Reliefs d) Mona Lisa
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