Humanities Chapter 1 Test Flashcards
Where have cave paintings been found?
Chauvet, France
Altamira, Spain
Lascaux, France
Cosquer, France
What does the cave painting at Lascaux depict?
a human figure wearing a bird’s head mask
Which river is associated with ancient India?
Indus River
Which river is associated with ancient China?
Yellow River
Where was the Willendorf Venus discovered?
Willendorf, Austria
The _______ on the Willendorf is not carved, but is rather a natural indentation in the stone.
navel
Agricultural society developed across the great river valleys of the _______ and _______ as the _______.
Middle East, Asia, climate warmed
In 5000 BC the valleys of _______ and _______ supported agriculture
Spain, Southern France
Not until about 4000 BC is there evidence of farming in the northern reaches of the _______ and _______.
European continent, England
Where do the most remarkable Neolithic pottery come from? The largest of these is a/an…
Susa on the Iranian Plateau, ibex
What term refers to the “big stones” used in the construction of stonehenge
Megalith
Most famous type of Megalith structure
Cromlech
The ________built their cliff-dwellings on the Northern American continent.
Anasazi
What did the Anasazi use as a symbolic emergence of people in the underworld?
Kiva
What is the kiva?
A partly underground ceremonial enclosure with a hole in the floor.
what the Zuni Pueblo people consider defied spirits who manifest themselves in performance and death
Kachinas
2 rivers associated with ancient Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
god of the moon who is considered the resident god at Ur
Sin
only monotheistic group
Hebrews
a religion that includes many gods and goddesses often associated with nature forces and realms
theocracy
the main panels of the Royal Standard of Ur is called _______ and _______
war, peace
What does war and peace illustrate?
Military victory and subsequent banquet celebrating the event or cult ritual
A pictorial convention in which the most important figures are represented in a larger size than the others.
Hierarchy of Scale
Who named himself king of the four corners of the world when he conquered all of the other cities in Mesopotamia except the Akkadian Empire.
Sargon
the _______ is considered the first existing monumental work made through the lost-wax casting technique
head of an akkadians
Who is considered responsible for introducing the principle of talion to Mesopotamian culture?
Hammurabi
Who is considered to be the original human author of the Hebrew Torah?
Moses
Who built the temple in Jerusalem?
Solomon (son of King David)
Who captured Jerusalem, destroyed the temple of Solomon, and deported many of the Hebrews back to Babylon?
Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians
a state ruled by a god or a god’s representative
theocracy
refers to a religion that includes many gods and goddesses often associated with natural forces and realms
polytheism
the region of ancient Egypt, like that of Mesopotamia was
polytheists
who ruled the underworld and was god of the dead?
Osiris
Who was the child of Osiris and Isis?
Horus
What ancient Egyptian leader is credited with unifying both upper and lower Egypt?
Narmer
The _______ was comparable to an enduring soul or life force.
“ka”
The stone of choice was made out of:
Diorite, Schist, and Granite
What changes did Amenhotep IV make as pharaoh?
Changed his name to Akhenaten
Moved the capital of Egypt from Thebes to Akhenaten
Abolished the pantheon of Egyptian gods
Established a monotheistic religion
What was the new style of art during this time?
Amarna style
Tutankhamen’s accomplishments:
Moved the royal family to Memphis
Reaffirmed Thebes as the nation’s religious center
Changed his name from Tutankhamen
Returned to the more traditional gods
What did Egyptians believe about the heart?
It contained emotions, intellect, and character, and we have good and bad aspects.
What would happen if the heart did not balance with the feather?
The dead person was condemned to nonexistence to be eaten by a creature called an annit.
What is an annit?
Eater of the dead, part crocodile, part lion, and part hippo
What is the ritual jade disc or “Pi” decorated with?
dragon and phoenix
Where did the book of changes and Yin Yang originate from?
Shang dynasty
Who wrote down the book of changes and Yin Yang?
the Zhou
Who is considered the author of the way and its power?
Lao Zi
Chinese term for the unifying principle in nature
“qi”
traditional Chinese values of the Zhou
self control
propriety
respect of one’s elders
refers to good and righteous conduct reflecting the cosmic moral order that underlies all existence
dharma
What is the seducing several of Vishnu’s devotees, that includes an entire band of milkmaids?
Vishnu Paranas
