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AH1_UNIT 1_PREHISTORIC & MESOPOTAMIAN

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mesopotamia means the land between two rivers. Name the two rivers.

a)

The Nile and the Amazon

b)

The Tigris and the Euphrates

c)

The Snake and the Colorado

d)

The Pol and the Yangtze.

2.

Who is featured here atop the stele of laws that they enacted?

a)

Nebuchanezzer and Gilgmesh

b)

Sumer and Ahkadian

c)

Hammurabi and Shamash

d)

Cuneiform and Hieroglyphs.

3.

What is the difference between Prehistoric society and Mesopotamian society?

a)

Prehistoric people were hunter gatherers, Mesopotamian people were farmers.

b)

Prehistoric people did not leave written history, Mesopotamian people left extensive writings.

c)

Prehistoric people made artwork primarily about animals, Mesopotamian people made art about many subjects.

d)

Prehistoric people were nomads, Mesopotamian people built cities and lived in them.

e)

All of these

4.

Which of the following is NOT true of Hammurabi's laws?

a)

It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.

b)

It was used by many later civilizations as a model

c)

The laws are written in stone.

d)

It treated all people the same under the law.

5.

What is the name of the large constructions built during the Mesopotamian time period? The Hanging gardens & Tower of Babbel are thought to be one of these.

a)

Pyramid

b)

Ziggurat

c)

Obelisk

d)

Post and Lintel construction

6.

Who held the highest levels of Mesopotamian society?

a)

Scribes

b)

Fishermen and Merchants

c)

Priests and Rulers

d)

Artists

7.

Most city-states of Mesopotamia used ________ as their primary building material.

a)

Concrete

b)

Wood

c)

Metal

d)

Mud Brick

8.

Punishments under the Code of Hammurabi

a)

were more harsh for people of lower social classes.

b)

stressed reform rather than retribution for crimes.

c)

did not cover domestic/family concerns.

d)

did not apply to the upper class.

9.

Mesopotamian Gods often combined the bodies of humans and animals.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What is the name of the wedge-like writing system found on much of the art in Mesopotamia?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Calligraphy

d)

Emojis

11.

Cylinder seals were rolled onto wet _______.

a)

mud

b)

clay

c)

paint

d)

sand

12.

True or False: The purpose of a cylinder seal was to show ownership of property.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Cylinder seals left the imprint of an image just like a __________.

a)

stamp

b)

stencil

c)

sticker

d)

pen

14.

Why do cylinder seals have holes in them?

a)

they are broken

b)

to use as a straw

c)

to wear on a string like a necklace

d)

to look through like a telescope

15.

True or False: Only poor people wore cylinder seals.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The benefit of printing with cylinder seals it that it can make _____________ of the same image.

a)

multiples

b)

none

c)

only one

d)

different versions

17.

Mesopotamia means the land between two rivers. Name the two rivers.

a)

The Nile and the Amazon

b)

The Tigris and the Euphrates

c)

The Nile and the Colorado.

d)

The Pol and the Yangtze.

18.

This is the Assyrian relief sculpture of

a)

The war over the mountain people.

b)

The king's lion hunt.

c)

The code of laws.

d)

the Ishtar Gate.

19.

A carved or inscribed upright stone

a)

mosaic

b)

lamassus

c)

stele

d)

obelisk

20.
What is this?
a)
The Stele of Hammurabi
b)
The Stele of Naram-Sin
c)
The Standard of Ur
d)
The Ishtar Gate
21.
What is this?
a)
The Stele of Hammurabi
b)
The Stele of Naram-Sin
c)
Lamassus
d)
The Ishtar Gate
22.

Empires of Mesopotamia built __________________ to honor their gods.

a)

steles

b)

pyramids

c)

ziggurats

d)

obelisks

23.

What type of sculpture is this?

a)

stele

b)

bas relief

c)

high relief

d)

petroglyphic

24.

What is the name of this structure in this image?

a)

Stonehenge

b)

Salisburg Plain

c)

Post and Lintel

d)

Hall of Bulls

25.
What happened to the Lascaux Cave after it was found?
a)
It was looted during WWII
b)
It was vandalized by teenagers
c)
Constant visitors caused the artwork to deteriorate
d)
It was closed and believed to be a hoax
26.

What is the definition of Prehistoric?

a)

Before history.

b)

Before written history.

c)

Before stores.

d)

Before dinosaurs.

27.

Identify the image.

a)

Altamira

b)

Stonehenge

c)

Woman of Willendorf

d)

Acorn Maiden

28.
What does BC stand for?
a)
Before Common Era
b)
Before Christians
c)
Before Christ
d)
Before Civilization
29.
What does BCE stand for?
a)
Before Common Era
b)
Before Christians Evoloved
c)
Before Christ Era
d)
Before Civilization Era
30.

What does CE stand for?

a)

Common End

b)

Common Era

c)

Christian Era

d)

Christian End

31.
Which is the best description of a nomadic group of people?
a)
people who live in a city or state
b)
people who live in houses and drive cars
c)
people who move from place to place in search of food
d)
people who grow crops and stay in one place permanently
32.
What is the correct term for the scientific study of the material remains of past human life/culture?
a)
archaeology
b)
psychology
c)
sociology
d)
paleontology
33.
What subject matter did the pre-historic people draw?
a)
Rocks
b)
Planets
c)
Weapons
d)
Animals
34.
What were the first artworks from prehistoric times?
a)
Leather goods
b)
Cave Paintings
c)
Stone Structures
d)
Rock statues
35.

What are the steps in the proper order for Art Criticism?

a)

Describe, Interpret, Analyze, Evaluate

b)

Interpret, Describe, Evaluate, Analyze

c)

Describe, Analyze, Interpret, Evaluate

d)

Evaluate, Describe, Analyze, Interpret

36.

Explains how the elements and principles are organized in a composition

a)

Description

b)

Analysis

c)

Interpretation

d)

Evaluation

37.

Expresses their feelings about the merit of the work and how successful it is, or is not...

a)

Description

b)

Analysis

c)

Interpretation

d)

Evaluation

38.

Talks about the meaning or message of the artwork

a)

Description

b)

Analysis

c)

Interpretation

d)

Evaluation

39.

Which step is this?

The painting is done by Edvard Munch shows a man screaming on a bridge with two silhouetted figures in the distance.

a)

Description

b)

Analysis

c)

Interpretation

d)

Evaluation

40.
What questions should you ask about an artwork to INTERPRET the work of art?
a)
How much wood could a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood?
b)
What is the meaning or purpose?
c)
What is the art style? 
d)
What is the story? Do I think the story is real? Do I like the story?
41.

An organized approach for studying a work of art.

a)

art criticism

b)

art formalism

c)

art classism

d)

art capitalism

42.

Which of the following suggests the artist was a nomad?

a)

She doesn't have a face.

b)

It is small, and has no feet.

c)

There is great detail on the head.

43.

We know the artifact is not a portrait and more of a symbol because.

a)

It does not have a face

b)

it is made of limestone

c)

it was discovered in Willendorf

44.

Identify this image

a)

Hall of Bulls

b)

Bull Fight

c)

The Great Hunt

45.

Where is this work of art located

a)

Cave of Altamira, Spain

b)

Lascaux Cave, France

c)

Cave of El Castillo, Spain

46.

When was this work of art created?

a)

ca. 5000 BC

b)

ca. 10,000 BC

c)

ca. 15,000 BC

47.

In what country is Stonehenge located?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Australia

48.

What is a Solstice?

a)

Day of the dead

b)

Equinox

c)

longest and shortest day of the year

49.

Stonehenge is aligned with the summer and winter solstices

a)

true

b)

false

50.

Nazca lines are drawing in the...

a)

Sea

b)

Desert

c)

Air

d)

Ice

51.

What are the Nazca lines?

a)

Drawings of flowers and plants

b)

Drawing of car and planes

c)

Drawings of animal and plants

d)

Drawings of clouds and mooms

52.

5. The Nazca Lines might be connected with their creators belief in the importance of______

a)

A. water.

b)

B. wind.

c)

C. earth.

53.

It is a time before recorded history.

a)

pueblo

b)

historic

c)

prehistoric

54.

Who are people who study the remains of ancient people called?

a)

scientists

b)

doctors

c)

archeologists

55.

What are prehistoric rock carvings ?

a)

stone art

b)

petroglyphs

c)

sand art

56.

The world's earliest stone fortification is ______________

a)

Jericho

b)

Nazca

c)

Altamira

d)

Stonehenge

57.

Stonehenge is located in which country?

a)

Peru

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

England

58.

The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest known piece of literature ever written in history.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

Who does Gilgamesh fight and become friends with?

a)

Utanapishtim

b)

Humbaba

c)

Enkidu

d)

Anu