APAH Unit 2.1 Review

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

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

• judgment of the pharaoh’s soul before Osiris, the god of the underworld

• pharaoh and his wife receiving a law code from the god Shamash

• pharaoh’s celebration of the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt

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

• dense clusters of papyrus reeds on the Nile

• statuesque figures of the pharaoh and his family

• palm trees that grow near desert oases

• celestial rays that emanate from the crown of Amun-Re

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?

• They portray dynastic succession.

• They celebrate military victory.

• They designate the king as a sun god.

• They depict an enemy’s military banner.

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

• emulate the monumental tombs of foreign rulers

• innovate by using new materials to ease the process of creating such buildings

• provide space for an army to protect the ruler in the afterlife

• heighten the symbolic association with the Sun

The work was made in

• Egypt

• Assyria

• Persia

• Mycenae

The inscribed text outlines

• rituals in preparation for the afterlife

• laws governing crime and punishment

• historical accounts of military triumphs

• ceremonial prayers to the gods

The visual organization of the work is meant to suggest a

• solemn procession as part of a civic ceremony

• sequence of successive events in an important narrative

• contrast between orderly control and chaotic drama

• strict hierarchy between the relative importance of the figures

In its original function, the work is most similar to the

• Palette of King Narmer

• Great Pyramids (Menkaura, Khafre, Khufu) and Great Sphinx

• Temple of Amun-Re and Hypostyle Hall

• sculpture of Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters

The image shows which of the following features of ancient Egyptian architecture?

• An obelisk

• A clerestory

• A hypostyle hall

• A pylon gate

The form of the Code of Hammurabi is shaped as a

• palette

• pyxis

• stele

• frieze