Art History (Ancient Art ) (A guaranteed)
Ancient Art 22000 BC-400 AD Milestone 2.
Which of the following qualities are present in this painting from Lascaux?
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Memory image, optical perspective
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Stele, hie
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Art History (Ancient Art ) (A guaranteed)
Ancient Art 22000 BC-400 AD Milestone 2.
Which of the following qualities are present in this painting from Lascaux?
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Memory image, optical perspective
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Stele, hieratic scale
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Twisted perspective, stele
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Hieratic scale, memory image
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of sculpture at the Parthenon?
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Panathenaic procession
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Lamassu
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Chryselephantine
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Phidian wet drapery
What is an important trait Minoan artworks share?
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An interest in nature and the natural world.
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Earth-toned colors.
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The importance of the sea.
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The absence of men.
Which of the following sculptures is from the Hellenistic period?
Select the statement that is FALSE about Yakshi figures.
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Yakshi are female earth spirits that have ties to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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These figures are spirits associated with fertility and protection.
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They are often depicted as voluptuous female figures with wide hips.
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The Yakshi figures date from the same period as the city of Teotihuacan.
Etruscan temples were highly inspired by the architecture of the __________.
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Minoans
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Greeks
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Ancient Egyptians
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Sumerians
Compare and contrast the Parthenon to the Pont du Gard. Select the option that is reflective of the Pont du Gard.
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Made of concrete fill with stone veneer
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Post and lintel — can only span a short space
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Doric order
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Built to gain popular approval
Which of the following works of art is from the Amarna Period?
Select the trait of Mycenaean architecture that is represented in this image.
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Votive figures
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Beehive tombs
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Corbeled vault
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Cyclopean construction
Which of the following characteristics describe the Sumerian Ziggurat as a devotional object?
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Hands clasped in offering, holy mountain
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Holy mountain, gods dwell above humans
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Attentive gaze, hands clasped in offering
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Gods dwell above humans, attentive gaze
Which of the following correctly describes the "Fertile Crescent?"
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A Mesopotamian temple in the form of a pyramid tower with winding stories
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A type of civic design intended to impress or intimidate viewers
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An area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
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