MIDTERM 02 - Art in Early Civilization

Question 1

Term used to describe a period in history when stones were used to make tools for survival

Answer 1

Stone age

Question 2

Stone age roughly spans the __________

Answer 2

14,000-2,000 BCE

Question 3

3 periods of stone age

Answer 3

Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic

Question 4

The late years of the old stone age

Answer 4

Paleolithic (old stone age)

Question 5

Is a product of climate change

Answer 5

Paleolithic art

Question 6

Became protective havens for the early humans

Answer 6

Caves

Question 7

Found in the cave in Lascaux, France

Answer 7

Hall of Bulls

Question 8

Is an ancient cultural stage that existed between the Paleolithic (old stone age) and Neolithic (new stone age)

Answer 8

Mesolithic (middle stone age)

Question 9

This figure is a highly abstracted woman from highlighted body parts associated with fertility

Answer 9

Venus of Willendorf

Question 10

Very small stone tools intended for mounting together on a shaft to produce a serrated edge

Answer 10

Microliths

Question 11

Has developed especially when life for early humans has become more stable

Answer 11

Neolithic (new stone age)

Question 12

Found in England; the purpose of this fascinating edifice remains a mystery up to this day

Answer 12

Stonehenge

Question 13

Starts from the banks of the Nile river, which flows north to Africa and ventures into the Mediterranean

Answer 13

Fertile ribbon

Question 14

3 periods of the Egyptian civlization

Answer 14

Old kingdom, Middle kingdom, New Kingdom

Question 15

During this time, it was evident that religion was bound to the afterlife

Answer 15

Old kingdom

Question 16

It was a palette that utilized and applied dark colors around King Narmer’s eyes

Answer 16

Narmer palette

Question 17

Served as tombs since their main purpose was to provide a resting place for the pharaohs

Answer 17

Great Pyramids of Giza

Question 18

One of the key features of this time is a shift in the political hierarchy

Answer 18

Middle kingdom

Question 19

The art from this time had references from both of the preceding kingdoms

Answer 19

New kingdom

Question 20

After the New Kingdom, Egypt witnessed the __________ led by King Akhenaton and Queen Nefertiti

Answer 20

Amarna revolution

Question 21

After the New Kingdom, Egypt witnessed the Amarna revolution led by __________ and __________

Answer 21

King Akhenaton, Queen Nefertiti

Question 22

The only god to be revered was _________

Answer 22

Aton

Question 23

There is emphasis to life-like features of her face like an elongated jaw and thick-lidded eyes

Answer 23

Queen Nefertiti

Question 24

He became king at a very young age and died at the age of eighteen

Answer 24

King Tutankhamun

Question 25

Discovered King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922

Answer 25

Howard Carter