art chp 17 – Flashcards
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The drawings from Ardèche Gorge are located in
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Chauvet cave
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The figures from the Abu Temple represent worshippers from the complex society of?
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Sumer.
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Nike of Samothrace is an outstanding example of?
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Hellenistic realism.
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Sanchi, India has one of the earliest surviving examples of?
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a stupa.
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The She-Wolf, later adopted by Romans as a symbol of their civilization, was, until recently, thought to have been made by which culture?
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the Etruscans
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The colossal head found in La Venta, Mexico was created by the which culture?
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the Olmecs
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Like much of Egyptian art, the statue of King Khafre shows?
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rigorous geometry.
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The "Toreador" fresco was created by which culture?
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the Minoans
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Found in Austria, the Venus of Willendorf is most likely a?
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fertility figure
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The word Neolithic means?
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New Stone Age.
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Egyptian culture was dedicated to providing a home for what?
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the ka
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Neolithic culture developed quickly in the world's fertile valleys. By 4000 BCE, urban societies had developed in?
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Egypt and Mesopotamia.
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Construction of the Acropolis in Athens began about 450 BCE under the leadership of?
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Pericles.
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According to Buddhism, the release from worldly desires that ends the cycle of death and reincarnation and begins a state of permanent bliss is called?
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nirvana.
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Stonehenge in England is an example of what type of monumental stone architecture?
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megalith
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The stele inscribed with the Law Code of Hammurabi was created by which Mesopotamian culture?
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the Babylonians
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The Palette of King Narmer is historically important because it?
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probably represents the first unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
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How was sculpture from the reign of Akhenaten in Egypt different from previous and subsequent sculpture?
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It was more naturalistic and informal
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Classical Greek sculpture can best be described as?
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relaxed poses that sought to depict ideal form
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According to Roman tradition, when was Rome founded and by whom?
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in 753 B.C.E. by Romulus and Remus
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What was the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten famous for?
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changing the traditional Egyptian religion and art for the first time
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Architecture and art of the Roman Republic was heavily influenced by the building styles of which earlier culture?
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the Greeks
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The capitol of the Roman Empire moved in the 4th century, splitting the empire in two. What was the name of the new capital?
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Byzantium
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The earliest known civilization in India, contemporary with the great civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt, is known as the?
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Harappan civilization
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The Great Stupa at Sanchi, India is a typical Buddhist structure. What purpose does it serve?
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It houses some of the ashes of the cremated Buddha and serves as a devotional site.
