Question 1

The Palette of King Narmer is historically important because it

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A)  depicts an Assyrian king hunting.
B)  is the first written record in Ancient Mesopotamia.
C)  mixes depictions of gods with historical figures.
D)  probably represents the first unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. D

Question 2

According to Roman tradition,when was Rome founded and by whom?

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A)  in 313 C.E.by Constantine
B)  in 753 B.C.E.by Romulus and Remus
C)  in 338 B.C.E.by Alexander the Great
D)  in 20 B.C.E.by Augustus B

Question 3

Like much of Egyptian art,the statue of King Khafre shows

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A)  skewed proportions and scale.
B)  naturalistic tendencies.
C)  gods from their pantheon.
D)  rigorous geometry. D

Question 4

The Mycenaeans buried their dead in tombs of what general shape?

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Question 5

Architecture and art of the Roman Republic was heavily influenced by the building styles of which earlier culture?

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A)  the Etruscans
B)  the Egyptians
C)  the Greeks
D)  the Sumerians

Question 6

The figures from the Abu Temple represent worshippers from the complex society of

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A)  Egypt.
B)  Sumer.
C)  Jericho.
D)  Çatal Hüyük.

Question 7

In Buddhist art,Buddha's hands are often shown set in symbolic gestures called what?

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Question 8

The She-Wolf,later adopted by Romans as a symbol of their civilization,was,until recently,thought to have been made by which culture?

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A)  the Egyptians
B)  the Sumerians
C)  the Etruscans
D)  the Greeks

Question 9

What term,based on the words for "people" and "power," was used to describe the Greek's political system?

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Question 10

Nike of Samothrace is an outstanding example of

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A)  Roman idealism.
B)  Hellenistic realism.
C)  the Minoan Snake Goddess.
D)  the Egyptian canon of proportions.

Question 11

The word Neolithic means

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A)  Old Stone Age.
B)  New Stone Age.
C)  Middle Stone Age.
D)  Nomadic.

Question 12

Neolithic culture developed quickly in the world's fertile valleys.By 4000 bce,urban societies had developed in

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A)  Egypt and Mesopotamia.
B)  China and India.
C)  China and Japan.
D)  Egypt and China.

Question 13

Choose one artwork from the chapter and explain how it reflects cultural developments occurring at the time it was created.

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Question 14

How was sculpture from the reign of Akhenaten in Egypt different from previous and subsequent sculpture?

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A)  It was more abstract,bordering on non-objective.
B)  It was more naturalistic and informal.
C)  It was much more colorful.
D)  It was modeled clay instead of carved stone.

Question 15

Construction of the Acropolis in Athens began about 450 bce under the leadership of

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A)  Marcus Aurelius.
B)  Phidias.
C)  Hippocrates.
D)  Pericles.

Question 16

The "Toreador" fresco was created by which culture?

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A)  the Greeks
B)  the Romans
C)  the Minoans
D)  Neolithic

Question 17

The drawings from Ardèche Gorge are located in

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A)  Chauvet cave.
B)  La Villedorphe.
C)  Lascaux cave.
D)  Nomadic cave.

Question 18

The stele inscribed with the Law Code of Hammurabi was created by which Mesopotamian culture?

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

Question 19

What was the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten famous for?

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A)  having the Pyramids at Giza built
B)  continuing the traditional Egyptian style in sculpture
C)  changing the traditional Egyptian religion and art for the first time
D)  ending slavery in Egypt

Question 20

The colossal head found in La Venta,Mexico was created by the which culture?

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A)  the Olmecs
B)  the Mixtecs
C)  the Toltecs
D)  the Aztecs

Exam 17: The Ancient World