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Methodologies and Art History

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What period is the art in the image from?

a)

Islamic

b)

Prehistoric

c)

Modern

2.

What period is the art in the image from?

a)

Reniassance

b)

Roman

c)

Neoclassical

3.

What period is the art in the image from?

a)

Renissance

b)

Baroque

c)

Roman

4.

What time period is the art in the image from?

a)

Medieval

b)

Islamic

c)

Prehistoric

5.

What time period is the art to the image from?

a)

Baroque

b)

Renissance

c)

Rococo

6.

What period is the art in the image from?

a)

Renissance

b)

Greek

c)

Medieval

7.

What period is the art in the image from?

a)

Baroque

b)

Renissance

c)

Greek

8.

What period is the art in the image from?

a)

Symbolist

b)

Neoclassical

c)

Roman

9.

What period is the art in the image from?

a)

Islamic

b)

Prehistoric

c)

Egyptian

10.

What period is the image from?

a)

Medieval

b)

Baroque

c)

Renaissance

d)

Greek

11.

What period is the art in the image from?

a)

Islamic

b)

Medieval

c)

Greek

12.

What period is the art in the image from?

a)

Greek

b)

Roman

c)

Neoclassical

d)

Rococo

13.

What period is the art in the image from?

a)

Greek

b)

Renaissance

c)

Baroque

d)

Islamic

14.

Which of the following styles is the art in the image created in?

a)

Realism

b)

Abstract

c)

Nonrepresentational

15.

Which of the following styles is the art in the image created in?

a)

Realism

b)

Abstract

c)

Nonrepresentational

16.
What type of column is this?
a)
Doric
b)
Ionic
c)
Corinthian
d)
Marble
17.
What type of column is this?
a)
Doric
b)
Ionic
c)
Corinthian
d)
Pretty
18.
Are the columns in the building an example of Greek architecture?
a)
Yes
b)
No
19.
What was the purpose of Stonehenge?
a)
Sacrificial worship
b)
Eclipse calendar
c)
Hospital
d)
Nobody knows
20.
Who created The Last Supper?
a)
Vermeer
b)
Michelangleo
c)
Durer
d)
da Vinci
21.
What is the name of this work by Michelangelo?
a)
David
b)
Joseph Roulin
c)
Self Portrait with a Monkey
d)
Starry Night
22.
Name this artwork
a)
Wanderer
b)
The Thinker
c)
Deep In Thought
d)
Road Less Traveled
23.
Name this artwork
a)
The Persistence of Memory
b)
Melting Clocks
c)
Time Stands Still
d)
First Days of Spring
24.
Which artist created this painting? 
a)
Leonardo di Vinci
b)
Pablo Picasso
c)
Michaelangelo
d)
Salvador Dali
25.
Which artist created this painting? 
a)
Vincent Van Gogh
b)
Pablo Picasso
c)
Grant Wood
d)
Leonardo di Vinci
26.

What is the job of an Archaeologist?

a)

to study past cultures, by analyzing artifacts, remains and ruins

b)

To study scientific and historical fossils from dinosaurs

c)

To find cool stuff underground

d)

To study the relationship between geography and fossils

27.
What is an artifact?
a)
An imprint of a plant from long ago
b)
The remains of a person from long ago
c)
A food prepared or eaten by humans
d)
An object made or used by humans 
28.

An ancient garbage heap

a)

midden

b)

find

c)

site

d)

artifact

29.
An area where archaeologist dig things up from the past is called
a)
site 
b)
wash
c)
hole
d)
laboratory
30.

Excavate means to

a)

look at something.

b)

dig something up.

c)

label something.

d)

name something.

31.

Fossil or artifact?

a)

Fossil

b)

Artifcat

32.

The customs, art , language and achievements of a group of people is their

a)

artifacts

b)

ethnicity

c)

culture

33.

To recognize or notice something

a)

infer

b)

record

c)

observe

34.

A conclusion based on an observation

a)

Observation

b)

Theory

c)

Inference

35.

A primary source is a source that was created at the time an event happened

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

36.

These statues, located on Easter Island/ Rapi Nui are called Moai. What are they?

a)

Artifacts

b)

Ruins

c)

Fossils

d)

Midden

37.

What is left of this building is located in Rome. What is it considered in archaeological terms?

a)

Artifact

b)

Fossil

c)

Ruin

d)

Museum

38.

Which of the following words means, "A source of information that was created at the time an event happened. For example, a diary"?

a)

inference

b)

archaeology

c)

Secondary Source

d)

Primary source

39.

This is a picture of a common archaeological tool. What is it called?

a)

rake

b)

screw driver

c)

plumb bob

d)

trowel

40.

This is a picture of a common archaeological tool. What is it called?

a)

plumb bob

b)

level

c)

wrench

d)

brush

41.

These statues, are called Moai? Where are they located?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Eastern Ukraine

c)

Easter Island/ Rapi Nui

d)

South Africa

42.

After hunting and gathering, humans developed ____________ where they began to farm and grow their food.

a)

Domestication

b)

Agriculture

c)

Neolithic Period

d)

Artifacts

43.

________________________ hunted animals and gathered berries, vegetables, and other items for their food source.

a)

Artifacts

b)

Domestication

c)

Agriculture

d)

Hunter/Gatherer

44.

The __________________ period came after the Paleolithic period. During this period, humans learned to farm, settled in communities, and populations grew.

a)

Mesolithic Period

b)

Paleolithic Period

c)

Neolithic Period

d)

Prehistory

45.

The ____________________ period is also called the Middle Stone Age. It refers to the time before the Neolithic period and the time after the paleolithic period.

a)

Mesolithic Period

b)

Neolithic Period

c)

Paleolithic Period

d)

Prehistory

46.

Water, shelter, food, and clothing are all examples of ______________________________.

a)

Technology

b)

Survival Needs

c)

Prehistory

d)

Migration

47.

During the Paleolithic Period, cups and bowls made out of leaves, carved wood, and clay, are all examples of ____________________________.

a)

Technology

b)

Survival Needs

c)

Migration

d)

Agriculture

48.

The time before written history is called ______________.

a)

Prehistory

b)

Paleolithic Period

c)

Mesolithic Period

d)

Neolithic Period

49.

Early human groups moving from one place to another in order to find food and shelter is called _________________.

a)

Migration

b)

Nomad

c)

Prehistory

d)

Artifacts

50.

Raising animals to use or eat, such as pigs, cows, and chickens is called ___________________________.

a)

Domestication

b)

Migration

c)

Hunter/Gatherer

d)

Archaeology

51.

We are all part of the American _________________ because we all live in the United States of America and are connected to one another.

a)

Anthropology

b)

Migration

c)

Society

d)

Artifacts

52.

The ____________________________ is when humans hunted, gathered, and migrated.

a)

Paleolithic Period

b)

Mesolithic Period

c)

Neolithic Period

d)

Archaeology

53.

In college, I took a class on _________________________ where we studied humans and how humans have changed over time.

a)

Anthropology

b)

Archaeology

c)

Agriculture

d)

Artifacts

54.

A _____________ has no permanent home and constantly moves around to find food.

a)

Migration

b)

Nomad

c)

Artifact

d)

Technology

55.

The first human art called, __________________________________________, is from the Paleolithic Period.

a)

Artifacts

b)

Technology

c)

Paleolithic Cave Art

d)

Secondary Sources

56.

Examples of _____________________ are diaries, letters, photographs, and videos directly from the time period or source.

a)

Secondary Source

b)

Primary Source

c)

Artifacts

d)

Technology

57.

_____________________ are different from fossils because they are items that are made by humans.

a)

Technology

b)

Artifacts

c)

Migration

d)

Nomad

58.

In __________________________ class, students study events in the past by analyzing artifacts.

a)

Anthropology

b)

Archaelology

c)

Secondary Source

d)

Primary Source

59.

A _____________________________ includes textbooks, newspapers, and biographies, which are written about past events from people that were not actually there.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

c)

Anthropology

d)

Archaeology

60.

____ and ____ refer to the time period before the birth of Jesus Christ and include eras like the Stone Age.

a)

CE and AD

b)

BCE and BC

61.

______ and ______ refer to the time period after the birth of Jesus Christ including our current year, 2020.

a)

CE and AD

b)

BCE and BC

62.

Read the scenario below and choose the best vocabulary word that describes it.


SCENARIO: After each season of crops, a Neolithic farmer chose the seeds from the biggest and best-tasting plants. He would take those seeds and plant them in the next season. Because of this process, each harvest had better, stronger, and tastier crops.

a)

Merchants / Traders

b)

Agricultural Revolution

c)

Oral Traditions

d)

Domestication of Plants

63.

Read the scenario below and choose the best vocabulary word that describes it.


SCENARIO: Nomadic people changed from hunting and gathering to agriculture. This allowed these groups of people to rise into a civilization which also created social classes.

a)

Merchants / Traders

b)

Agricultural Revolution

c)

Oral Traditions

d)

Domestication of Plants

64.

What group of people belongs in this part of the social class pyramid?

a)

Farmers

b)

Government / Military

c)

Priests

d)

Kings / Queens

65.

What group of people belongs in this part of the social class pyramid?

a)

Farmers

b)

Government / Military

c)

Priests

d)

Kings / Queens

66.

What group of people belongs in this part of the social class pyramid?

a)

Farmers

b)

Government / Military

c)

Priests

d)

Kings / Queens

67.

What group of people belongs in this part of the social class pyramid?

a)

Farmers

b)

Merchants / Traders

c)

Priests

d)

Slaves

68.

What group of people belongs in this part of the social class pyramid?

a)

Farmers

b)

Merchants / Traders

c)

Priests

d)

Slaves

69.

This is a lifestyle where you stay in one place.

a)

barter

b)

civilization

c)

sedentary

70.

When you exchange one good for another good and you don't use any money this is called ___________.

a)

bartering

b)

civilization

c)

sedentary

71.

If you were to tame or adapt an animal for your own use, you would be doing this:

a)

domesticate

b)

sedentary

c)

divine right

72.

This is a god, goddess, or divine being.

a)

civilzation

b)

diety

c)

divine right

73.

The belief that the right to rule comes directly from a god, not from the consent of people.

a)

civilization

b)

diety

c)

divine right

74.

This is the grouping of people ranked by social status. You have kings and queens at the top and slaves at the bottom.

a)

social class

b)

oral tradition

c)

civilization

75.

Society organized around cities with a centralized government, a means of food production, a system of writing, art, architecture, and job specialization.

a)

social class

b)

oral tradition

c)

civilization

76.
What does Paleolithic mean?
a)
old stone age
b)
new stone age
77.

True or False: Paleolithic people were hunters and gatherers.

a)

true

b)

false

78.

What does nomadic mean?

a)

people stayed in one place to farm

b)

people moved around in search of resources

79.
What does Neolithic mean?
a)
Old stone age
b)
New stone age
80.

What big change occurred between the Paleolithic and Neolithic Era?

a)

people moved around more to find food, shelter, and water.

b)

people stayed in one place to begin farming and built permanent housing.

81.

What was the most common reason in which ancient people chose to migrate, or move from place to place?

a)

To explore the world

b)

To find resources such as food and shelter

82.
What is the job of an Archaeologist?
a)
to study past cultures, human remains, settlements, fossils, and artifacts
b)
To study scientific and historical fossils from dinosaurs
c)
To find cool stuff underground
d)
To study the relationship between geography and fossils 
83.

How did archaeologists learn about the Nomadic people?

a)

evidence, digging, tools

b)

they just know

c)

they found books written by the Nomadic people

84.

What was the steady food supply during the Neolithic Era?

a)

they had to roam around looking for food

b)

wheat and barley

c)

pumpkins and potatoes

85.
Which were characteristics does NOT describe Paleolithic society:
a)
cave art
b)
developed an oral language
c)
lived in clans
d)
used advanced tools
86.

True or false: Domesticated animals were a characteristic of Paleolithic society.

a)

true

b)

false

87.
The map shows the migration routes of early humans. What made it possible for them to move from Asia to North America?
a)
They constructed large ships to sail across at #1. 
b)
They crossed the land bridge at #1. 
c)
They swam the short distance at #1. 
d)
They built a bridge out of wood at #1.
88.

Who was the "great" founder of the Persian Empire?

a)

Cyrus

b)

Darius I

c)

Xerces

d)

Darius III

89.

Who tried and failed to conquer the Greeks?

a)

Cyrus

b)

Darius I

c)

Xerces

d)

Darius III

90.

Who founded the Persian Empire?

a)

Xerxes

b)

Cyrus II (the Great)

c)

Darius I

d)

Nabonidus

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