Exam 1: Review

Sculpture: Paleolithic

100

What was the most important concern of Paleolithic peoples?

Survival

200

Where do we see the presence of humans in the following image:

Arrows visible!

300

The Venus of Willendorf is...

A. A depiction of Paleolithic beauty standards

B. A sculpture representing fertility

C. A sculpture representing Aphrodite

B

400

True or False: 

Paleolithic peoples were part of the agricultural revolution. 

FALSE

500

Using your knowledge of Paleolithic peoples, what would be a reasonable interpretation of the following & which piece from class does this most resemble?

Fertility, survival, well-fed = survival of community and ability to have children

Most similar to the Venus of Willendorf

Sculpture: Mesopotamia

100

Name the three Mesopotamian cultures we discussed in class (in chronological order):

1. Sumerian

2. Akkadian

3. Assyrian

200

Name & Period

WHO is the most important person in the following image and how do we know?

Victory Stele of Naram-Sin, Akkadian

Hierarchy of Scale and Placement!

The most important person is the BIGGEST and the HIGHEST (closest to the gods)

300

Name & Period

What is the term used to describe the purpose of the following sculpture:

Lamassu, Assyrian 

Apotropaic: to ward off evil

400

Based on your knowledge from the class, what is the likely purpose of the following sculpture and which sculpture does it remind you of (name & period)

Continuous worship, very similar to the Votive Figures of Eshnunna from the Sumerian period

500

What important development(s) is/are either implicitly or explicitly represented in the following image:

1. Agriculture 

2. Sedentary lifestyle

3. Development of economy

4. Development of economic hierarchies

5. Writing systems

Sculpture: Egypt

100

Name & period

Which "side" is shown in the following image?

Standard of Ur, Sumerian

Peace side

200

What term best describes the way that Pharaohs wanted to be portrayed during the Old Kingdom period?

Idealized kingship

300

Name & period

Name the three pieces of iconography we discussed in class AND explain what these three pieces of iconography represent:

The Palette of King Narmer, Early Dynastic period

1. Crown of Upper Egypt

2. Crown of Lower Egypt

3. Horus, god of kingship

400

Name & Period

What iconography is "hidden" in this piece and why is it included?

Khafre Enthroned, Old Kingdom

Horus!

500

Based on what you've learned, what Egyptian period would you attribute this object to and why? 

New Kingdom!

EXPLAIN

Sculpture: Greece

100

What is the expression on the sculpture below called?

"Archaic smile"

200

True or False

Classical sculptures are rigid, frontal, and static.

FALSE

Classical sculptures are more natural, defined by innovative contrapposto. Archaic sculptures are rigid, frontal, and static.

300

Greek sculpture shows a shift towards...

Naturalism!

400

There are two sculptures that are visually inspired by a certain Egyptian period. Name one of the two and explain.

New York Kouros                                Kroisos Kouros

Both Archaic, both inspired by Old Kingdom styles:

Menkaure and his Queen, Old Kingdom

500

Based on what you've learned, which period best fits the sculpture in the image below and why?

Hellenistic!

There is dynamic movement, drama, story-telling

Architecture: Greece

100

Where in Athens is the Parthenon located and what does the name of this location mean?

The Acropolis! 

"highest point of the city"

200

What type of columns are in the image below?

Corinthian!

300

What is the name of the group that defeated the Persians in the fifth century, and where was the "seat" of this group?

Delian League with its seat in Athens

400

Name and explain one of the two stories told in the Parthenon's pediments.

Pediments = Dedication to Athena

East Pediment: The Birth of Athena

West Pediment: How Athens was Named (competition between Athena and Poseidon) 

 

500

Explain the story associated with the following image and how it fits into the broader message of the metopes:

Centaurs vs Lapiths

Centaurs = rowdy, drunken "monsters" from the east

Lapiths = Greek kingdom that hosts a wedding, refuses to invite centaurs

Conflict: the centaurs crash the wedding, fighting breaks out

Conclusion: Lapiths are victorious; one of four sides of metopes depicting Greek victory, a metaphor for the recent victory over the Persians