Art chapter 14 – Flashcards
Unlock all answers in this set
Unlock answersquestion
The ancient cultures that we are able to examine most fully are those in which
answer
the art has been found or preserved
question
The largest structure of an ancient Sumerian city was the
answer
ziggurat
question
The oldest surviving set of laws from ancient Mesopotamia was recorded in
answer
Hammurabi's Code
question
According to the author, what distinguishes archaeology from grave robbing?
answer
all of these: the passage of time, the motives of the perpetrators, and the language we use to describe ancient finds
question
Before the discovery of the Chauvet cave paintings, the oldest known paintings in Europe were
answer
the cave paintings of Lascaux
question
The Athenian head of state ________ was responsible for the rebuilding of the Acropolis
answer
Perikles
question
The word Classical in the context of Western civilization refers to
answer
ancient Greek and Roman culture
question
Roman sculptors are credited with the artistic invention of
answer
All these answers are correct
question
The Great Sphinx at Giza is believed to be
answer
an image of the pharaoh Khafre
question
The Parthenon was a temple built in the ________ style.
answer
Doric
