Quiz Review Flashcards
The Mesopotamians built their temples, such as that of Ur-Nammu, on a type of structure called a
ziggurat.
The Pyramids of Egypt are among the world’s best-known examples of
commemorative monuments.
Some believe that the sculpture Woman of Willendorf was associated with
The Great Mother Goddess
Which of these is from the Neolithic period?
the earthenware beaker from Susa
Petroglyphs are made by
scratching an image onto a stone surface.
The word “Neolithic” means
New Stone Age.
The ancient Sumerians developed the world’s first wheel, plow, and
writing system
Which structure features a ring of posts and lintels?
Stonehenge
During the Neolithic period, art went from
naturalistic to abstract.
Early stone tools were developed about
two million years ago.
In The Conversion of Saint Paul, Caravaggio created drama though the high contrast of lights and dark and the use of extreme
foreshortening.
Many Baroque characteristics developed as propaganda for the
Counter-Reformation.
Portrait Head of an Old Man is an example of
Roman sculpture.
Which building was designed to honor the goddess of wisdom and prudent warfare?
the Parthenon
Which of these structures is Gothic?
Notre-Dame de Chartres
The meeting of decorative nomadic style and Christianity can be seen most clearly in illustrated books from
Ireland
The first large sculptures since Roman times can be found in what part of Romanesque churches?
over the central doorway
In her painting Judith and the Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes, Artemisia Gentileschi demonstrates the close influence of
Caravaggio.
In Jan van Eyck’s The Arnolfini Portrait, the woman is wearing a green dress to symbolize
fertility.
Early Christian art was created in private homes and underground burial chambers called
catacombs
The influence of Neoplatonism would be most likely when, in a painting, a Renaissance artist highlights a
nude classical goddess.
All of the following artists epitomize the High Renaissance EXCEPT
Donatello
One feature that set Gothic architecture apart from Romanesque was the extensive use of
stained glass
The first Christian churches were patterned after basilicas that were used by the Romans as
government buildings
In the seventeenth century, in the Netherlands, the major patrons of paintings were
the wealthy merchant class
With its decorative and sensual qualities, the Rococo style was particularly suited to the extravagant and often frivolous life of
the French court and aristocracy.
Masaccio’s The Holy Trinity fresco is considered to be the first painting based on the systematic use of
linear perspective
Michelangelo’s David has a naturalistic pose, set in contrapposto, demonstrating the influence of
Greek sculpture.
Shah Jahan commissioned this structure as a tomb for his favorite wife.
the Taj Mahal
A Muslim theological school in which the history of Islam and the interpretation of the Qur’an are taught is a
madrasa.
In the Hindu religion, the destroyer god is
Shiva
Which of these is one of the most famous monuments of Cambodia?
Angkor Wat
Sesshu Toyo painted in a style that was called haboku, meaning
“flung ink.”
The Terra Cotta Warriors were found in the tomb of
Qin Shihuangdi.
The Indus Valley is located primarily in the present-day country of
Pakistan
The technique of decorating architecture with tiles reached a peak of achievement in
Persia
In the evolution of Buddhist architecture, early burial mounds led most directly to the Indian
stupa
In religious contexts, traditional Muslims disfavor
figural imagery.
Japanese ukiyo-e prints depicted
the everyday world.
Sexual ecstasy as a metaphor for divine love is found in the
Hindu art of India.
