Question 1

What technique did the Sumerians use to create cylinder seals that ensured the identification of documents and established property ownership?

Accepted Answer

A)  illusionism 
B)  registers 
C)  vertical perspective 
D)  sunken relief 
A)  illusionism 
B)  registers 
C)  vertical perspective 
D)  sunken relief

Question 2

What original element of the Head of a Woman (Fig. 2-3) symbolizes the purity of the figure?

Accepted Answer

A)  the wooden body 
B)  a gold wig 
C)  inlaid eyes 
D)  the marble face 
A)  the wooden body 
B)  a gold wig 
C)  inlaid eyes 
D)  the marble face

Question 3

The incised design on a cylinder seal found in the tomb of Queen Puabi (Fig. 2-8) demonstrates the Sumerians' use of

Accepted Answer

A)  narrative images. 
B)  geometric patterns. 
C)  personal monograms. 
D)  cuneiform. 
A)  narrative images. 
B)  geometric patterns. 
C)  personal monograms. 
D)  cuneiform.

Question 4

Ziggurats functioned symbolically as

Accepted Answer

A)  entrances to the underworld. 
B)  bridges between the earth and the heavens. 
C)  fortresses of the rulers. 
D)  the home of the gods. 
A)  entrances to the underworld. 
B)  bridges between the earth and the heavens. 
C)  fortresses of the rulers. 
D)  the home of the gods.

Question 5

In the ancient Near East, why was there a need to control the water supply of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia developed between two rivers

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

1. Ziggurats were the first monumental a

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  favor of the gods. 
B)  belief in the afterlife. 
C)  status or high office. 
D)  penance. 
A)  favor of the gods. 
B)  belief in the afterlife. 
C)  status or high office. 
D)  penance.

Question 8

In the image of Enemies Crossing the Euphrates to Escape Assyrian Archers (Fig. 2-15), what device is used to convey spatial depth?

Accepted Answer

A)  closed outlines 
B)  different viewpoints 
C)  large-scale animals 
D)  overlapping swimmers 
A)  closed outlines 
B)  different viewpoints 
C)  large-scale animals 
D)  overlapping swimmers

Question 9

Which object, taken by an Elamite king, demonstrated the importance of art objects as military booty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disk of Enheduanna (Fig. 2-9) 
B)  Stele of Naram-Sin (Fig. 2-1) 
C)  Votive Statue of Gudea (Fig. 2-12) 
D)  Stele of Hammurabi (Fig. 2-13) 
A)  Disk of Enheduanna (Fig. 2-9) 
B)  Stele of Naram-Sin (Fig. 2-1) 
C)  Votive Statue of Gudea (Fig. 2-12) 
D)  Stele of Hammurabi (Fig. 2-13)

Question 10

The Epic of Gilgamesh was attributed to the

Accepted Answer

A)  Sumerians. 
B)  Akkadians. 
C)  Babylonians. 
D)  Persians. 
A)  Sumerians. 
B)  Akkadians. 
C)  Babylonians. 
D)  Persians.

Question 11

What were most of the buildings in Kalhu built from?

Accepted Answer

A)  cut marble 
B)  alabaster 
C)  bitumen 
D)  mud bricks 
A)  cut marble 
B)  alabaster 
C)  bitumen 
D)  mud bricks

Question 12

Which city was Nebuchadnezzar II responsible for transforming into one of the most splendid of its day?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ur 
B)  Persepolis 
C)  Babylon 
D)  Nineveh 
A)  Ur 
B)  Persepolis 
C)  Babylon 
D)  Nineveh

Question 13

The first domestication of grains occurred in the area known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  Fertile Crescent. 
B)  Kalhu. 
C)  Zagros Mountains. 
D)  Persia. 
A)  Fertile Crescent. 
B)  Kalhu. 
C)  Zagros Mountains. 
D)  Persia.

Question 14

The Sumerians invented the first system of writing called

Accepted Answer

A)  pictographs. 
B)  hieroglyphics. 
C)  cuneiform. 
D)  inlay. 
A)  pictographs. 
B)  hieroglyphics. 
C)  cuneiform. 
D)  inlay.

Question 15

What does the uppermost scene of the Carved Vessel (Fig. 2-4) from Uruk represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  the birth of a goddess 
B)  a ritual burial 
C)  a re-enactment of a ritual marriage 
D)  the signing of a peace treaty 
A)  the birth of a goddess 
B)  a ritual burial 
C)  a re-enactment of a ritual marriage 
D)  the signing of a peace treaty

Question 16

What was at the top of the Anu ziggurat White Temple?

Accepted Answer

A)  scenes of military victories 
B)  a living quarters for priests 
C)  giant columns 
D)  a simple rectangle with an off-center doorway 
A)  scenes of military victories 
B)  a living quarters for priests 
C)  giant columns 
D)  a simple rectangle with an off-center doorway

Question 17

How is trade exemplified in the Great Lyre with Bull's Head (Figs. 2-6A and B)?

Accepted Answer

Many of the media had to be im

Question 18

Why was Mesopotamia vulnerable to political upheaval?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia was vulnerable to

Exam 2: Art of the Ancient Near East

What technique did the Sumerians use to create cylinder seals that ensured the identification of documents and established property ownership?

What original element of the Head of a Woman (Fig. 2-3) symbolizes the purity of the figure?

The incised design on a cylinder seal found in the tomb of Queen Puabi (Fig. 2-8) demonstrates the Sumerians' use of

Ziggurats functioned symbolically as

In the ancient Near East, why was there a need to control the water supply of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

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

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

In the image of Enemies Crossing the Euphrates to Escape Assyrian Archers (Fig. 2-15), what device is used to convey spatial depth?

Which object, taken by an Elamite king, demonstrated the importance of art objects as military booty?

The Epic of Gilgamesh was attributed to the

What were most of the buildings in Kalhu built from?

Which city was Nebuchadnezzar II responsible for transforming into one of the most splendid of its day?

The first domestication of grains occurred in the area known as the

The Sumerians invented the first system of writing called

What does the uppermost scene of the Carved Vessel (Fig. 2-4) from Uruk represent?

What was at the top of the Anu ziggurat White Temple?

How is trade exemplified in the Great Lyre with Bull's Head (Figs. 2-6A and B)?

Why was Mesopotamia vulnerable to political upheaval?

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