Art concepts
Prehistoric Art
Art of Mesopotamia
Egyptian Art
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Which element of art is best shown here?
Form
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In which city in Spain can you find this art?
Altamira, Spain
100
Were these Sumerian or Assyrian artworks?
Sumerian- Tell Asmar statues used as sometimes propaganda (promoting rulers) but most often for religion.
100
Which color on the map shows Lower Egypt?
YELLOW-
The delta of the Nile River was lower in elevations (rivers flow to sea, the river flows from south to north)
200
What is the name for the time period before humans had a written language?
Prehistory/Prehistoric
200
Which specific hall/gallery in the Lascaux Caves is this found in?
The Great Hall of Bulls
200
This type of artwork was common in Assyrian art and is called _____sculpture-raised up off of a surface.
Relief sculpture
200
What were Egyptian pyramids built for?
Tombs for Pharoahs
300
Is this defined as art? Why or why not?
Nature isn't officially art- Any way humans intentionally work with nature or use it in creations is considered art though!
300
In what country were these earliest human sculptures found?
Hohle Feld, Germany- They may have been made as part of Shamanism (getting divine guidance from nature/animals) and because they are so intricate, they ruin the theory of art skill level developing slowly over time.
300
What is the name of the objects that were rolled over clay to create impressions- Seen here on the left
Cylinder seals
300
Who was this female ruler who had herself depicted always with a beard and a masculine figure- Why did she want this?
Queen Hatshepsut
400
Name 3 reasons why artists might create artwork?
*Beauty (to beautify a space, reflect some beauty in the world)
*Spiritual (to connect with religion and/or nature)
*Economic (to earn a living!)
*Moral (to promote values)
*Propaganda (like WW2 posters)
400
What is something important about this painting from the Lascaux Cave?
"Shaft of the Dead Man"- Has interesting story ideas AND likely the first drawn/painted image of a human.
400
What was this called and what Kingdom created it?
Ishtar Gate- Babylon (can be seen today reconstructed in Germany)
400
What are these symbols called? What was used to decode them?
Hieroglyphics
Rosetta Stone
500
List 5 of the Elements of Art
*Line *Shape *Space *Color *Texture *Value *Form:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/what-are-the-elements-of-art-182704_FINAL-9a30cee7896f4d3a9e078274851d5382.png)
500
1) What is this creation called? 2) What is the vocab term that means large monuments created from huge stone slabs 3) What is one purpose this is thought to have been made for?
1) Stonehenge
2) Monolith
3) For Worship or Burial? As Calendar?
500
The niloofar, or lotus bloom, is a common motif in Persian pottery. What 2 things does it symbolize?
Life
Women
500
This is Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti- Why was Akhenaten such an important ruler?
Under King Akhenaten's rule, Egypt moved to worship a single sun god (start of monotheistic ideas)