Question 1

How is Ashurnasirpal II identified in the painted panels from the palace at Kalhu?

Accepted Answer

A)  He wears richly patterned garments. 
B)  He carries precious offerings for the gods. 
C)  He is shown in outline and profile view. 
D)  He is taller than the other figures. 
A)  He wears richly patterned garments. 
B)  He carries precious offerings for the gods. 
C)  He is shown in outline and profile view. 
D)  He is taller than the other figures.

Question 2

What Mesopotamian king codified the law and prescribed penalties for infractions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Urnanshe 
B)  Hammurabi 
C)  Gudea 
D)  Naram-Sin 
A)  Urnanshe 
B)  Hammurabi 
C)  Gudea 
D)  Naram-Sin

Question 3

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Who were the creators of this palace at Ctesiphon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Persians 
B)  Sasanians 
C)  Romans 
D)  Parthians 
A)  Persians 
B)  Sasanians 
C)  Romans 
D)  Parthians

Question 4

What term describes the Sumerian writing system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pictography 
B)  Hieroglyphic 
C)  Eshnunna 
D)  Cuneiform 
A)  Pictography 
B)  Hieroglyphic 
C)  Eshnunna 
D)  Cuneiform

Question 5

What event ended the Achaemenid empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Greek defeat of the Persians in 479 BCE 
B)  The capture of Babylon by Cyrus in 539 BCE 
C)  The death of Darius III after his defeat in 330 BCE 
D)  The defeat of the Parthians by Ardashir I in 224 CE 
A)  The Greek defeat of the Persians in 479 BCE 
B)  The capture of Babylon by Cyrus in 539 BCE 
C)  The death of Darius III after his defeat in 330 BCE 
D)  The defeat of the Parthians by Ardashir I in 224 CE

Question 6

The Palace of Sargon II and the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II were built by which people?

Accepted Answer

A)  Akkadians 
B)  Sumerians 
C)  Assyrians 
D)  Elamites 
A)  Akkadians 
B)  Sumerians 
C)  Assyrians 
D)  Elamites

Question 7

What is the thematic emphasis of the murals that decorated Assyrian palaces?

Accepted Answer

A)  The religious devotion of the people of the court 
B)  The expectations for the afterlife 
C)  The building program of the city 
D)  The assertion of royal power 
A)  The religious devotion of the people of the court 
B)  The expectations for the afterlife 
C)  The building program of the city 
D)  The assertion of royal power

Question 8

Which of the following advances was not a significant contribution of the Sumerians?

Accepted Answer

A)  The invention of writing 
B)  The bent-axis plan 
C)  The city-state 
D)  The defensive fortification wall 
A)  The invention of writing 
B)  The bent-axis plan 
C)  The city-state 
D)  The defensive fortification wall

Question 9

What is a rhyton?

Accepted Answer

A)  A back-to-back animal sculpture 
B)  An arch-shaped doorway 
C)  An eagle-headed winged lion 
D)  A conical pouring vessel 
A)  A back-to-back animal sculpture 
B)  An arch-shaped doorway 
C)  An eagle-headed winged lion 
D)  A conical pouring vessel

Question 10

What do art historians call the large composite creatures that guarded the gates of Assyrian royal complexes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sphinxes 
B)  Griffins 
C)  Huwawa 
D)  Lamassu 
A)  Sphinxes 
B)  Griffins 
C)  Huwawa 
D)  Lamassu

Exam 2: Ancient Mesopotamia and Persia

How is Ashurnasirpal II identified in the painted panels from the palace at Kalhu?

What Mesopotamian king codified the law and prescribed penalties for infractions?

​ Who were the creators of this palace at Ctesiphon?

What term describes the Sumerian writing system?

What event ended the Achaemenid empire?

The Palace of Sargon II and the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II were built by which people?

What is the thematic emphasis of the murals that decorated Assyrian palaces?

Which of the following advances was not a significant contribution of the Sumerians?

What is a rhyton?

What do art historians call the large composite creatures that guarded the gates of Assyrian royal complexes?

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