Exam 2: Art of the Ancient Near East

The Stele of Hammurabi is significant as both a work of ancient Mesopotamian art and as __________.

The Great Lyre with Bull's Head was found in a royal __________.

The __________of Hammurabi is made of basalt and stands almost seven feet tall.

What story does the Stele of Naram-Sin tell?

What types of Persian art shows their high level of technical and artistic sophistication?

Sumerians used hard, rock __________ for identifying documents and establishing property ownership.

Mesopotamian sculptors told stories clearly and economically by organizing visual narratives in horizontal bands called________________.

The most complete version found of the Epic of Gilgamesh was written in __________.

Stepped structures known as ziggurats may have developed from the practice of ___________________.

The main figure depicted on the Disk of Enheduanna was the daughter of the Akkadian king ______________.

What original elements have been lost from the Warka Head ?

Discuss the development of Mesopotamian architecture and city development from Sumer to Persia.

The ceremonial entrance to the city of Babylon was the __________ Gate.

The lion hunting scene of Assurnasirpal II marks a shift in Mesopotamian art from a sense of timelessness toward greater _________.

In the Stele of Naram-Sin, the presence of trees suggests ________________.

The relief of Darius and Xerxes Receiving Tribute exemplifies Persian art's emphasis on _________.

Sumerian votive figures were dedicated to the __________.

Cylinder seals, which were often buried with the dead, were signs of ____________.

The uppermost scene of the Carved Vessel from Uruk may represent ____________ between the goddess and her consort.

What did the mutilations of the Head of a Man mean?