Question 1

Describe the function and appearance of Sumerian votive figures.

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Essay responses should include these poi

Question 2

Which two great rivers run through Mesopotamia?

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A) the Euphrates and the Nile 
B) the Indus and the Nile 
C) the Nile and the Tigris 
D) the Tigris and the Euphrates 
A) the Euphrates and the Nile 
B) the Indus and the Nile 
C) the Nile and the Tigris 
D) the Tigris and the Euphrates

Question 3

Simple pictures,called pictographs,evolved into representations of syllable sounds known as

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A) hieroglyphs. 
B) cuneiforms. 
C) phonograms. 
D) icons. 
A) hieroglyphs. 
B) cuneiforms. 
C) phonograms. 
D) icons.

Question 4

Which of the following is a writing instrument shaped like a triangular wedge?

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A) cuneiform 
B) stele 
C) cartouche 
D) stylus 
A) cuneiform 
B) stele 
C) cartouche 
D) stylus

Question 5

As seen in the Ishtar Gate,the notched towers can also be described as

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A) crenellated. 
B) undercut. 
C) glazed. 
D) buttressed. 
A) crenellated. 
B) undercut. 
C) glazed. 
D) buttressed.

Question 6

A guardian figure found on Assyrian gateways is called

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A) an anthromorph. 
B) a sphinx. 
C) a lamassu. 
D) a taotie. 
A) an anthromorph. 
B) a sphinx. 
C) a lamassu. 
D) a taotie.

Question 7

Which of the following cultures conquered the Akkadian Empire in 2180 BCE?

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A) the Guti 
B) the Sumerians 
C) the Babylonians 
D) the Assyrians 
A) the Guti 
B) the Sumerians 
C) the Babylonians 
D) the Assyrians

Question 8

Along with organizing lands into twenty tribute-paying areas,what practice made Darius an effective and able administrator?

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A) a system of fair taxation 
B) a large building project 
C) a nationalistic tradition 
D) a standardized religion 
A) a system of fair taxation 
B) a large building project 
C) a nationalistic tradition 
D) a standardized religion

Question 9

An upright stone slab decorated with writing or images that is used as a marker or memorial is a

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A) dolmen. 
B) stele. 
C) pylon. 
D) cairn. 
A) dolmen. 
B) stele. 
C) pylon. 
D) cairn.

Question 10

Interpret the message of the Votive Statue of Gudea.

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Essay responses should include these poi

Question 11

The term "Mesopotamia" means land

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A) outside the rivers. 
B) between the rivers. 
C) North of the rivers. 
D) South of the rivers. 
A) outside the rivers. 
B) between the rivers. 
C) North of the rivers. 
D) South of the rivers.

Describe the function and appearance of Sumerian votive figures.

Which two great rivers run through Mesopotamia?

Simple pictures,called pictographs,evolved into representations of syllable sounds known as

Which of the following is a writing instrument shaped like a triangular wedge?

As seen in the Ishtar Gate,the notched towers can also be described as

A guardian figure found on Assyrian gateways is called

Which of the following cultures conquered the Akkadian Empire in 2180 BCE?

Along with organizing lands into twenty tribute-paying areas,what practice made Darius an effective and able administrator?

An upright stone slab decorated with writing or images that is used as a marker or memorial is a

Interpret the message of the Votive Statue of Gudea.

The term "Mesopotamia" means land

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Exam 2: Art of the Ancient Near East

Describe the function and appearance of Sumerian votive figures.

Which two great rivers run through Mesopotamia?

Simple pictures,called pictographs,evolved into representations of syllable sounds known as

Which of the following is a writing instrument shaped like a triangular wedge?

As seen in the Ishtar Gate,the notched towers can also be described as

A guardian figure found on Assyrian gateways is called

Which of the following cultures conquered the Akkadian Empire in 2180 BCE?

Along with organizing lands into twenty tribute-paying areas,what practice made Darius an effective and able administrator?

An upright stone slab decorated with writing or images that is used as a marker or memorial is a

Interpret the message of the Votive Statue of Gudea.

The term "Mesopotamia" means land

Prehistoric Art in Europe

Art of Ancient Egypt

Early Asian Art

Art of Ancient Greece and the Aegean World

Etruscan and Roman Art

Jewish, early Christian, and Byzantine Art

Islamic Art

Later Asian Art

Early Medieval and Romanesque Art

Gothic Art

Early Renaissance Art

Art of the High Renaissance and Reformation

Seventeenth-Century Art in Europe

Art of the Americas

African Art

European and American Art, 1715-1840

European and American Art, 1840-1910

Modern Art in Europe and the Americas, 1900-1945

Art Since 1945

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