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Mesopotamian Art

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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.

3.
What is this?
a)
The Stele of Hammurabi
b)
The Stele of Naram-Sin
c)
The Standard of Ur
d)
The Ishtar Gate
4.

Mesopotamia is located in present-day

a)

Egypt

b)

Africa

c)

India

d)

Iraq

5.

This work of art is made of little pieces that make a larger image. What do we call this?

a)
relief
b)
mosaic
c)
painting
d)
calligraphy
6.

Which of the following was known as the “land between two rivers”?

a)

Sumer

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Babylon

d)

Assyria

7.

The Standard of Ur is a good example of hierarchy of scale. Hierarchy of scale means that...

a)

The larger the figure, the more important they are

b)

The higher up a figure is, the more important they are

c)

The brighter a figure is, the more important

8.

"Ca." means all of the following EXCEPT

a)
circa
b)

about

c)

approximately

d)

exactly

9.

Lapis lazuli is a semi-precious _____ stone

a)

Violet

b)

Gold

c)

Blue

d)

Green

10.

In art, a register means a _____ layer

a)

Vertical

b)

Hieroglyphic

c)

Diagonal

d)

Horizontal

11.

Registers and hierarchy of scale help viewers "read" and understand the story of a work of art

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Sumerian culture was...

a)

Agricultural

b)

Warlike

c)

Conquerors

d)

Militaristic

13.

Assyrians developed their own innovations, writing system, and agricultural network

a)

True

b)

False

14.

I feel/felt prepared for this test

a)

Yes

b)

No

15.

Ram in a Thicket tells the story of...

a)

Abraham about to sacrifice his son

b)

Noah's ark

c)

The burning bush

d)

Abraham taking the tablets up Mt Sinai

16.

In your own words, tell the story behind Ram in a Thicket. It should be about a paragraph long with complete sentences.

4 lines
17.

Mesopotamia is a

a)

Country

b)

City-state

c)

Kingdom

d)

Region of land

18.

This little cutie is called

a)

Abraham

b)

Lamassu

c)

Lowenmensch

d)

Sumerian

19.

Lamassu are NOT part

a)

Lion

b)

Bull

c)

Human

d)

Eagle

e)

Wolf

20.

3500 BCE was approximately how many years ago?

a)

3500

b)

1500

c)

5500

d)

1000

21.

BCE means

a)

Before Christ

b)

Before Common Era

c)

Before Christa Eberhard

d)

Before Christian Era