Art Test Flashcards
Name a few types of 2D art
Photography
Paintings
Drawings
Why is there so much art
Because we keep finding new ways to express ourselves but that doesn’t make old art worthless
Name a purpose part
Evoke emotion
Types of 3D art
Sculpture
Type of literary art
Poetry
Fables
Novel
Type of culinary art
Sushi
Cake decorating
Type of performance art
Theatre
Acting
Singing
What country is Banksy from
Britain, England
What is Shepard Fairey famous for
Obey
Obama graphics
What is the controversy regarding the stone women
Some people think they are art
Other think they are rocks
In what current country is the Fertile Crescent of Mesopotamia located
Iraq
2 European countries that have most prehistoric cave paintings
France and Spain
Major theme of cave paintings
Successful hunt
What were dolmans used for
Tombs
Where is Stonehenge
England
What was the purpose of Stonehenge
Calendar
Where are Moai located
Easter island
Easter island is located off the coast of?
Chile
3 key regions of ancient art
Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Aegean world
What number was Sumerian math based on
60
What was the very first writing
Cuneiform
Know pic of ziggarat
Temple looking palace thingy
Who renovated ziggarat outside of Baghdad
Saddam Hussein
First city in Sumer
Ur
Oldest surviving written story
Epic of Gilgamesh
What was Hammurabi’s code
First law
How long did it take to build a pyramid
23 years
How many pyramids
Remain today
80
What is the formula for an Egyptian painting
Eyes and shoulder toward viewer head and feet profile
Rest of body is faced on side
What was the first paper
Papyrus
What did Egyptian colors symbolism
Black- death White- purity Red- passion, love, anger Blue and green- life Yellow/gold- eternity
What was the Egyptian writing called
Hieroglyphics
What was the dividing line in Egyptian culture? Describe both sides
Nile
West consisted of tombs for dead
Easy was market places for living people
Sun rises in east and sets in west
What is the purpose of art
To help people see the world in new ways
What is a way the study of art is simplified by styles
The historical period that produces artwork
What is the time period of ancient art
3500 B.C. Through 500 B.C.
What was considered the first city state
Sumer
Wooden box one side representing war and the other piece
Standard of Ur
For how long did Egyptian art remain unchanged
3,000 years
What did Egyptian art focus on
Immortality
Name of death mask
Agamemnon death mask
Iliad and odyssey
Written by
Homer
