Art History Test #1

composite view

representation in which part of the figure is shown in profile and another part of the same figure / combines two views (frontal and profile) of an animal or person

theocracy

system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or gods

votive

consisting of or expressing a vow (typically in a religious context)

register

horizontal section of an art work

shamash

God of Justice

Hieroglyphics

recognizable images of people, animals, etc.

Ka

spirit double" or "life force

mastaba

eternal home

Arthur Evans

discovered ancient Minoan civilization

Aton/Aten

sun god

Pharaoh

a ruler of ancient Egypt

Heinrich Schliemann

excavated the ancient ruins of Troy and Mycenae

Human w/ Feline Head

Paleolithic
Anonymous

Venus of Willendorf

Paleolithic
Anonymous

Cave Painting in Lascaux Cave

Paleolithic
Anonymous
(composite view)

Cave Painting in Chauvet Cave

Paleolithic
Anonymous

Human Skulls from Jericho

Neolithic
Anonymous

Stonehenge

Neolithic
Anonymous

White Temple

Sumerian
Anonymous

Votive Sculptures

Sumerian
Anonymous

Standard of Ur

Sumerian
Anonymous

Stele w/ the Laws of Hammurabi

Babylonian
Anonymous

Ishtar Gate

Neo-Babylonian
Anonymous

Palette of King Narmer

Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt
Anonymous

Stepped Pyramid of Djoser

Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt
Imhotep

Female Servant/Offering Bearer

Middle Kingdom Egypt
Anonymous

Cattle Crossing the Nile in the Tomb of Ti

Old Kingdom Egypt
Anonymous

Great Pyramid of Giza/Pyramid of Khufu

Old Kingdom Egypt
Khufu

Marble Seated Harp Player

Cycladic
Anonymous

Palace of Knossos

Minoan
Anonymous

Bull Leaping Scene at the Palace of Knossos

Minoan
Anonymous

Crocus Gatherer

Minoan
Anonymous

Snake Goddess

Minoan Anonymous

Lion Gate at the Citadel of Mycenae

Mycenaean
Anonymous

Fowling Scene at the Tomb of Nebamun

New Kingdom Egypt
Anonymous

What statement is true about Akenhaten?

He built the Pyramids of Giza

Cycladic works of art

1. were often placed in tombs
2. inspired early 20th century art

The Palace of Knossos can be associated with

King Minos and Arthur Evans

The Bull Lea[ing Scene from the Palace of Knossos

1. is related to the initiation of young men into adulthood
2. the importance of bulls in culture

Pyramids were built by

paid workers

Which god was exclusively worshipped during the reign of Akenhaten?

Aten/Aton

The work for "eternal home" is

mastaba

Which is one is another example of a small sculpture placed in a tomb?

Female Servant/Offering Bearer

Why were there paintings in the prehistoric cave?

1. didatic function
2. the focus of rights meant to improve the luck of hunters
3. assuring the survival of herds, on which Paleolithic people depended
4. religious function/worship of ancestors
5. different reasons in different locations

What were the possible functions for Stonehenge?

1. Burial Ground
2. Astronomical Observatory
3. Solar Calender
4. Healing Center

What were the purpose of pyramids?

Maintained the deceased pharaoh's royal status + projection of power, securing his or her life after death

The Palace of Knossos can be associated with

King Minos and Arthur Evans

Anu Ziggurat and White Temple can be associated with

Theocracy