AP art history- Unit 1

Artisits working on prehistoric caves used all of the following tools to create their images EXCEPT

• scaffolds to reach high areas in a cave

• paints made from ocher and natural materials

• brushes made from human hair

• flat stones used as palettes

Stylized animal forms appear in all the following EXCEPT

• terra-cotta fragment, Lapita, Solomon Islands

• Apollo 11 Stones

• The Ambum Stone

• camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine

Many prehistoric works were layered by successive generations of artisits over the course of centuries. This is true of all of the following works EXCEPT

• Stonehenge

• Lascaux- Hall of Bulls

• Running Horned Woman

• camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine

The "beaker with ibex motifs" was found at a site in the city of Susa, indicating that it was used

• as part of a burial tradition

• in business transactions

• in domestic setting

• for government correspondence

Prehistoric images of people wearing masks, such as the "Running Horned Woman" indicate an ancient interest in

• coronation of royalty and a sophisticated power structure

• a formal hierarchy of religious leaders, including women

• ceremonial centers and designated performers

• ritual presentaions in which the participants paint their body and dance

The laws expressed on the Code of Hammurabi can be summarized as

• forgiveness is the highest form of justice

• the only way to deter crime is to use the death penalty

• justice depends on your ability to pay

• The punishment reflects the crime

The Standard of Ur, and ancient Sumerian work, shows that at an date there was extensive trading between peoples. All of the following elements on this work were imported through trade EXCEPT

• marble from Greece

• lapis lazuli from Afghanistan

• red limestone from India

• shells from the Persian Gulf coast

The White Temple is constructed on a large platform base that raises it above the ground and gives the structure considerable height. This technique was highly influential for hundreds of years and can be seen in

• the Great Stupa from Sanchi, India

• the Great Pyramids of Gizeh, Egypt

• The Palace of Darius, at Persepolis, Iran

• Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England

The White Temple and its ziggurat had all of the following design elements EXCEPT

• it has tapered sides for the purpose of washing off rain water

• it has a small interior chamber that held the tomb of the King

• it was originally painted to relieve the oppressiveness of the color of mud

• the entire structure was meant to physically and symbolically represent a mountain

The White Temple and its ziggurat symbolize all of the following EXCEPT

• the gods required their buildings to be of mud-brick to represent the impermanence of life

• the gods live in a place high above the mortals

• the gods live in relative seclusion at the top of a ziggurat, approachable by a select few

• the gods have a central role in daily life