APAH - Review 1

Although the cave paintings in the Great Hall of the Bulls at Lascaux were originally interpreted as depictions of hunting scenes, they have more recently been interpreted as paintings intended to:

• warn people about dangerous animals threatening villages

• portray scenes of animal domestication

• document a series of animal-based rituals

• tell a mythic narrative of human origins

Humans were making art long before they invented writing.

• true

• false

Prehistoric artists wrote down their thoughts, feelings, and artistic process for later generations of artists and others to read.

• true

• false

What does the term "Paleolithic" mean?

• The word "Paleolithic" comes from Arabic and means "before writing."

• The word "Paleolithic" comes from Latin and means "a really long time ago."

• The word "Paleolithic" comes from the Hebrew word meaning "hard stone."

• The word "Paleolithic" comes from Greek and means "old stone age."

In Neolithic China, artisans shaped jade congs by

• incising them with metal tools

• using cast molds

• rubbing them with abrasive sand

• firing liquefied clay

Which historical event is represented on the Palette of King Narmer?

• The founding of the first Egyptian dynasty

• The conquering of the Assyrians

• The abandonment of the polytheistic Egyptian religion in favor of one god, Aton.

• The unification of Upper and Lower Egypt.

The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut originally included which of the following features as part of the complex?

• A pylon entryway flanked by large obelisks

• Outer courtyards with heavily ornamented fountains

• Grand stairways decorated with reliefs of important battles

• Terraces filled with exotic trees and plants

The form of the Code of Hammurabi is shaped as a

• palette

• pyxis

• stele

• frieze

The Standard of Ur has two sides. Which answer best describe the narratives on each side?

• The unification of Upper and Lower Egypt

• A soldier's life

• The stations of the cross

• "War" and "Peace"

"Helios, Horses, and Dionysos" is a sculptural group placed on the pediment of the Parthenon because these figures

• helped Athena defeat Neptune

• were witnesses to Athena's birth

• are associated with the Athenian king, Erechtheus

• were part of the Panathenaic procession