Benchmark: Art Periods and Styles

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What is this famous paleolithic artwork?

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Woman of Willendorf

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What era is this artwork from?

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Paleolithic

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What is the name of the wedge-like writing system found on much of the art in Mesopotamia?

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Cuneiform

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Why does a design appear backwards when transferred to a block?

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So it prints the correct way (mirror image)

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Which Mesopotamian king is depicted on this famous law code stele receiving laws from the god Shamash, inspiring the saying "An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth"?

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Hammurabi

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Thousands of years ago, the Ishtar Gate served as a grand entrance separating the city of ______ from the outside world.

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Babylon

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True or False: A hieroglyphic can represent both a word and a sound.

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True

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What is the name of the oval-framed nameplate that protects the dead who are buried with it in the afterlife?

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cartouche

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The larger you are depicted in ancient art, the more important you are. This is called ________.

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Hierarchy

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A way of dividing art with lines so that you can see the order of events taking place [like a comic strip] is called _______.

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Registers