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100
Approximately when was the Venus of Willendorf made?
28,000 BP
100
The Palace at Knossos, The Bull Leapers fresco, and The Snake Goddess were all made by whom?
The Minoans
100
These two major monuments, built by mortal enemies, both date to the 5th century BCE
Parthenon, Persepolis
100
The Warka Vase, The Standard of Ur, and The Stele of Vultures belong to which culture?
The Sumerians
100
What were the purpose of votive figures?
They were given as offerings/gifts to the gods
200
The Stone Tower at Jericho is from around what date?
8,000 BC
200
This culture is split into 3 time periods, known as Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic.
Greek
200
The Victory Stele of Naram Sin dates back to around when?
2200 BCE
200
Laocoon and His Sons is attributed to which period of Greek culture?
Hellenistic
200
What is Lascaux?
A highly decorated grotto in France, where paleolithic cave paintings were found
300
The Standard of Ur, The Stele of Vultures,and The Step Pyramid of Djoser and Great Pyramid at Giza were all from around what date?
2600 BC
300
The Lamassu is an apotropaic figure, made by whom?
The Assyrians
300
The Lions Gate and The Vault of the "Treasury of Atreus" both date back to around when?
1300 BC
300
The Metropolitan Museum Kourous sculpture was made during which of the Greek time periods?
Archaic
300
What is an auroch?
The extinct wild ancestor of the modern cow.
400
The Palace at Knossos, The Bull Leaping, and the Snake Goddess were all from around what date?
1500 BC
400
The Victory Stele of Naram Sin comes from the world's first empire. What was that empire called?
The Akkadians
400
The Kritios Boy, The Charioteer of Delphi and the Parthenon all date from which century?
Fifth century BCE
400
The Palette of King Narmer belongs to which culture?
The Egyptians
400
What was the 1st written script called and who invented it?
Cuneiform, invented by the Sumerians
500
When were the Lamassu figures from Assurnasirpal II's palace made?
ca 700 BC
500
The Lions Gate and The "Treasury of Atreus" tholos tomb were both made by which culture?
The Myceneans
500
The Warka Vase and the Palette of King Narmer were both made around what date?
3,000 BCE
500
The Kritios Boy, The Charioteer of Delphi, and the Parthenon belong to which one of the 3 Greek time periods?
Classical
500
What materials were used to make the the Sumerian Standard of Ur?
Wood core, shell, lapis lazuli, & limestone