AP Art History Unit 2 Review

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In Egypt and Mesopotamia, relief figures were often carved in

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registers

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The relief carving shown can be attributed to the Amarna style because it depicts the

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veneration of the sun god Aten by the pharaoh and his family

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The form of the columns in the hypostyle hall was intended to recall the

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dense clusters of papyrus reeds on the Nile

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The work shown can be identified as an ancient Sumerian sculpture because of which of the following visual characteristics? Rigid frontality with clasped hands, Truncated body with naturalistic facial features, Ideal male form with wide, staring eyes, Contrapposto pose inscribed with cuneiform

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Rigid frontality with clasped hands

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Which of the following statements is true of both the Standard of Ur from the Royal Tombs at Ur and the Palette of King Narmer?
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They portray dynastic succession.
They celebrate military victory.
They designate the king as a sun god.
They depict an enemy’s military banner.

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They celebrate military victory.

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In the geographical region, the evolution in form from earlier tombs to the architectural complex shown most likely resulted from a desire to

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heighten the symbolic association with the Sun

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The work was made in

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Egypt

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The work shown can be attributed to which of the following ancient Mediterranean cultures? Egyptian, Neo-Assyrian, Greek, Etruscan

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Neo-Assyrian

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The inscribed text outlines

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laws governing crime and punishment

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The visual organization of the work is meant to suggest a

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sequence of successive events in an important narrative