Quizizz_AncientNearEast

The Code of Hammurabi can be attributed to which culture?

• Sumerian
• Babylonian
• Akkadian
• Assyrian

This work serves to

• legitimize the king's rule
• legitimize the god's rule
• legitimize the queen's rule
• create a monotheistic society

This work employs

• unity
• variety
• hierarchical scale
• Corinthian Columns

The cuneiform text describes

• rituals to help priests prepare dead bodies for the afterlife
• laws governing crime and punishment
• important military conquests
• ceremonial prayers to the gods

The function of these art objects can be surmised from all of the following EXCEPT:

• their size
• their beards
• their large eyes
• their hand gestures

The large eyes in these Votive Figures indicate what?

• constant affection
• constant prayer
• constant love
• constant fear of death

The most likely meaning of this artwork is which of the following?

• the king is protected by the gods
• the king is going to win his next battle
• the king will have many heirs
• the king is wealthy

The stone of the Apandana or Audience Hall of Darius and Xeres are covered in which type of relief?

• high relief
• sunken relief
• low relief
• no relief

The Standard of Ur, an Ancient Sumerian work, shows that at an early date there was extensive trading between peoples as illustrated by the use of _________.

• lapis lazuli from Afghanistan
• bronze from India
• papyrus from Egypt
• marble from Greece

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

• the Great Stupa at Sanchi, India
• the Great Pyramids of Gizeh, Egypt
• the Audience Hall of Darius and Xerxes
• Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England