PART ONE: Romanesque Art
hat best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) Where can trumeau sculpture be found?
A) The choir
B) The portals
C) The ambulatory
D) The clerestory
E) The crossing
2) Pilgrims were accommodated by the inclusion of ________.
A) a narthex
B) ambulatories and apsidal chapels
C) crypts and blind arcades
D) choirs and crossings
E) blind arcades
3) Giselbertus’ ________.
A) did intricate enamels and engravings
B) won the Battle of Hastings
C) was a painter
D) was a metalworker
E) was known for his illuminated manuscripts
4) Where can a blind arcade commonly be found?
A) Bays
B) Altar
C) Tympanum
D) Vaults
E) Triforium
5) Where is sculpture commonly found in a Romanesque church?
A) Tympanum
B) Capitals
C) Jambs
D) Reliquary box
E) All of the above
6) Where is the west facade in a Romanesque church?
A) The front entrance
B) The transept end
C) Apse end
D) At the crossing
E) The altar end
7) Typically, what covers a Romanesque nave?
A) Pendentives
B) Wooden roof
C) Concrete dome
D) Barrel vault
E) None of the above
8) Which is not characteristic of Romanesque architecture?
A) Plain facade
B) Load-bearing walls
C) Apsidal chapels and ambulatories
D) Extremely tall naves
E) Twin bell towers on the west facade
9) The Romanesque period began after the year
A) 900
B) 1000
C) 1200
D) 1300
E) None of the above
10) Which of the following told the story of the Battle of Hastings?
A) The tympanum at Durham
B) The Bayeux Tapestry
C) In Hildegard of Bingen’s book, The Book of Divine Works
D) A manuscript illumination by Verdun
E) The trumeau sculpture at Durham
PART TWO: GOTHIC ART
1) Which is a common feature of Gothic?
A) Rose windows
B) Abbey churches in the countryside
C) Tympanums with a subject of a stern Last Judgment
D) Horizontal emphasis
E) Plain, austere exteriors
2) Who abandoned complex symbolism and painted frescos with an understandable
three-dimensional reality?
A) Giotto
B) Duccio
C) The Limbourg Brothers
D) Lorenzetti
E) Ghiberti
3) Most large Gothic churches in western Europe were built with what type of plan?
A) Central
B) Hypostyle
C) Latin cross
D) Greek cross
E) Quatrefoil
4) Where did Gothic architecture originate?
A) Paris
B) Germany
C) Rome
D) London
E) Ravenna
5) Who had the first Gothic church built?
A) Abbot Suger
B) Louis V
C) The pope
D) Charlemagne
E) St. Denis
6) Which is not a characteristic of Gothic?
A) Pointed arches
B) Low, dark naves
C) Churches in the city
D) Flying buttresses
E) Large expanses of colored glass
7) Who won the competition for the doors to the Florentine Baptistery?
A) Sluter
B) Brunelleschi
C) Suger
D) Pisano
E) Ghiberti
8) What did Gothic builders develop to stabilize their naves?
A) Pendentives
B) Tracery
C) Portals
D) Lancets
E) Flying buttresses
9) Ghiberti’s Sacrifice of Isaac was done in ________.
A) fresco
B) tempera
C) bronze
D) stained glass
E) carved stone
10) Gothic cathedrals were often dedicated to ________.
A) St. Denis
B) the Virgin Mary
C) the Last Judgment
D) Christ the stern judge
E) St. Peter
Friday, March 7, 2008
Week 10 Blog: Question 4, Romanesque Art
Discuss the Bayeux Tapestry. What story is being told and from whose point of view? How does the story reflect Romanesque values? Describe the style of drawing and the colors used.
Week 10 Blog: Question 4, Romanesque Art
What kinds of images are often found in a Romanesque tympanum? What was the intended effect on the viewer of Giselbertus' Last Judgment tympanum?
Week 10 Blog: Question 3, Romanesque Art
What were the Crusades? What impact did they have on Europe?
Week 10 Blog: Question 2, Romanesque Art
How did the Romanesque church evolve from the Early Christian basilica? What features were added or changed?
Friday, February 29, 2008
For the rest of the quarter...
Week 9
Quiz on Early Christian, Byzantine and Early Medieval Art. Two quizzes with ten questions each. Each question ultimately counts as 5 rather than 10.
Presentation of "art" project on any period from Medieval back to a style we have covered already.
Introduction of Romanesque and Gothic Art
Week 10 FINAL CLASS due to holiday
Quiz on Romanesque and Gothic Art
Presentation of "art" project on any period we have studied in this class.
After that, we are done.
Keep checking the blog for questions and class information.
Off you go.
Quiz on Early Christian, Byzantine and Early Medieval Art. Two quizzes with ten questions each. Each question ultimately counts as 5 rather than 10.
Presentation of "art" project on any period from Medieval back to a style we have covered already.
Introduction of Romanesque and Gothic Art
Week 10 FINAL CLASS due to holiday
Quiz on Romanesque and Gothic Art
Presentation of "art" project on any period we have studied in this class.
After that, we are done.
Keep checking the blog for questions and class information.
Off you go.
Early Christian-Byzantine-Early Medieval Art Study Guides...
Early Christian-Byzantine
1) What type of church was most popular in the Byzantine Empire?
A) One with a dome and a vertical focus
B) The basilica-plan
C) One with a long rectangular nave and side aisles
D) One based on the plan of Old St. Peter’s
E) None of the above
2) Other than Constantinople, where can Byzantine art most commonly be seen?
A) Paris
B) Rome
C) Ravenna
D) Athens
E) All of the above
3) What is an entrance foyer in an Early Christian church called?
A) Clerestory
B) Narthex
C) Basilica
D) Groin vault
E) Pendentive
4) What is not seen on the side of the Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus?
A) Scenes from the life of Junius Bassus
B) Bas relief sculpture
C) Old Testament scenes
D) New Testament scenes
E) All of the above are seen.
5) Which is true of S. Apollinare in Classe’s walls above the nave arcade?
A) They have three-dimensional sculpture.
B) They were left plain.
C) They have carved screens in front of galleries.
D) They have mosaics.
E) They have frescoes.
6) In the mosaic, Emperor Justinian and His Attendants, what is Justinian demonstrating?
A) He is the head of the church.
B) He is the head of the state.
C) He is the head of the Western Empire.
D) He is the head of the Byzantine Empire.
E) All of the above are true.
7) Under the patronage of which Roman emperor was Christianity first allowed to be worshipped
openly?
A) Theodoric
B) Trajan
C) Justinian
D) Constantine
E) None of the above
8) Which period is characterized by flat two-dimensional space often using patterns of glittering
mosaics with gold backgrounds?
A) Egyptian
B) Greek
C) Roman
D) Byzantine
E) None of the above
9) Most typically, how were the exterior of Early Christian churches designed?
A) Were left plain
B) Covered with bas relief carving
C) Covered with three-dimensional sculpture
D) Had frescoes
E) Covered with mosaic decoration
10) Who conquered the Byzantine Empire?
A) Constantine
B) Octavius
C) Theodoric
D) The Turks
E) Justinian
Early Medieval Art
1) The Gero Crucifix is an example of which style?
A) Hiberno-Saxon
B) Celtic-Germanic
C) Hiberno-Germanic
D) Ottonian
E) Carolingian
2) Who was Odo of Metz?
A) Charlemagne’s son
B) Architect of the Palace Chapel of Charlemagne
C) Charlemagne’s grandson
D) Son of Otto I
E) None of the above
3) Where was the Sutton Hoo purse cover found?
A) At a ship burial
B) At a palace ruin
C) At a temple crypt
D) At a monastery treasury
E) None of the above
4) Where was Charlemagne’s capital?
A) Westphalia
B) Aachen
C) Ravenna
D) Paris
E) Rome
5) Which was not part of Charlemagne’s empire?
A) Belgium and Holland
B) Germany
C) France
D) Northern Spain and northern Italy
E) All of the above were part of Charlemagne’s empire.
6) What is the term for the U-shaped corridor in the apse end of a church?
A) Crossing
B) Ambulatory
C) Narthex
D) Transept
E) Circulaneum
7) Where can westwork be found?
A) Along the arcade
B) In the scriptorium
C) Along the transept
D) In the crypt
E) At the entrance of a church
8) Which partially inspired Charlemagne’s palace chapel?
A) S. Vitale
B) The Abbey Church at Corvey, Westphalia
C) Old St. Peter’s basilica
D) Hagia Sophia
E) S. Apollinare in Classe
9) What was the chief medium of the Celtic-Germanic animal style?
A) Leatherwork
B) Carved stone
C) Architecture
D) Metalwork
E) Pottery
10) What does Hibernian mean?
A) German B) French C) Russian D) Irish E) English
DON'T FOGET YOUR BLOG QUESTIONS!!!
1) What type of church was most popular in the Byzantine Empire?
A) One with a dome and a vertical focus
B) The basilica-plan
C) One with a long rectangular nave and side aisles
D) One based on the plan of Old St. Peter’s
E) None of the above
2) Other than Constantinople, where can Byzantine art most commonly be seen?
A) Paris
B) Rome
C) Ravenna
D) Athens
E) All of the above
3) What is an entrance foyer in an Early Christian church called?
A) Clerestory
B) Narthex
C) Basilica
D) Groin vault
E) Pendentive
4) What is not seen on the side of the Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus?
A) Scenes from the life of Junius Bassus
B) Bas relief sculpture
C) Old Testament scenes
D) New Testament scenes
E) All of the above are seen.
5) Which is true of S. Apollinare in Classe’s walls above the nave arcade?
A) They have three-dimensional sculpture.
B) They were left plain.
C) They have carved screens in front of galleries.
D) They have mosaics.
E) They have frescoes.
6) In the mosaic, Emperor Justinian and His Attendants, what is Justinian demonstrating?
A) He is the head of the church.
B) He is the head of the state.
C) He is the head of the Western Empire.
D) He is the head of the Byzantine Empire.
E) All of the above are true.
7) Under the patronage of which Roman emperor was Christianity first allowed to be worshipped
openly?
A) Theodoric
B) Trajan
C) Justinian
D) Constantine
E) None of the above
8) Which period is characterized by flat two-dimensional space often using patterns of glittering
mosaics with gold backgrounds?
A) Egyptian
B) Greek
C) Roman
D) Byzantine
E) None of the above
9) Most typically, how were the exterior of Early Christian churches designed?
A) Were left plain
B) Covered with bas relief carving
C) Covered with three-dimensional sculpture
D) Had frescoes
E) Covered with mosaic decoration
10) Who conquered the Byzantine Empire?
A) Constantine
B) Octavius
C) Theodoric
D) The Turks
E) Justinian
Early Medieval Art
1) The Gero Crucifix is an example of which style?
A) Hiberno-Saxon
B) Celtic-Germanic
C) Hiberno-Germanic
D) Ottonian
E) Carolingian
2) Who was Odo of Metz?
A) Charlemagne’s son
B) Architect of the Palace Chapel of Charlemagne
C) Charlemagne’s grandson
D) Son of Otto I
E) None of the above
3) Where was the Sutton Hoo purse cover found?
A) At a ship burial
B) At a palace ruin
C) At a temple crypt
D) At a monastery treasury
E) None of the above
4) Where was Charlemagne’s capital?
A) Westphalia
B) Aachen
C) Ravenna
D) Paris
E) Rome
5) Which was not part of Charlemagne’s empire?
A) Belgium and Holland
B) Germany
C) France
D) Northern Spain and northern Italy
E) All of the above were part of Charlemagne’s empire.
6) What is the term for the U-shaped corridor in the apse end of a church?
A) Crossing
B) Ambulatory
C) Narthex
D) Transept
E) Circulaneum
7) Where can westwork be found?
A) Along the arcade
B) In the scriptorium
C) Along the transept
D) In the crypt
E) At the entrance of a church
8) Which partially inspired Charlemagne’s palace chapel?
A) S. Vitale
B) The Abbey Church at Corvey, Westphalia
C) Old St. Peter’s basilica
D) Hagia Sophia
E) S. Apollinare in Classe
9) What was the chief medium of the Celtic-Germanic animal style?
A) Leatherwork
B) Carved stone
C) Architecture
D) Metalwork
E) Pottery
10) What does Hibernian mean?
A) German B) French C) Russian D) Irish E) English
DON'T FOGET YOUR BLOG QUESTIONS!!!
Week 9 Blog: Question 5, Medieval Art
How did Muslim, Byzantine and Spanish influences each impact the design of the Great Mosque at Cordova?
Week 9 Blog: Question 4, Medieval Art
Compare the figure on the cover of the Lindau Gospels with that of the Gero Crucifix. How and why are they different?
Week 9 Blog: Question 3, Medieval Art
Describe the influences and design of the Palace Chapel of Charlemagne.
Week 9 Blog: Question 2, Medieval Art
Describe Charlemagne's contributions to art, architecture and education.
Week 9 Blog: Question 1, Medieval Art
What are the characteristics of animal style and who produced it?
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Study Guide for Etruscan and Roman Art...
PART I: ETRUSCAN ART
1) Which of the following is true of Etruscan temples?
A) the podium was usually no wider than the cella.
B) They had a stone foundation; the buildings themselves were mostly built of wood.
C) They had a deep porch.
D) the cella was generally divided into three compartments.
E) All of the above are true.
2) To which culture is the Etruscan alphabet linked?
A) Sumerians
B) Romans
C) Greeks
D) Minoans
E) Egyptians
3) Where does much of our information about Etruscan art originate?
A) From examining the many Etruscan homes and temples
B) From reading Sumerian texts about the Etruscans
C) From reading Etruscan texts
D) From Roman writings and Etruscan tombs
E) All of the above
4) What material was used to make the She -Wolf sculpture?
A) Carved granite
B) Cast bronze
C) Carved marble
D) Terra-cotta
E) None of the above
5) Which culture felt the most influence on its architecture from Etruscan architecture?
A) Romans
B) Near Eastern
C) Greeks
D) Villanovans
E) Mycenaeans
6) Where is the wall painting Musician and Two Dancers located?
A) In a treasury
B) In a tomb
C) In a fortress
D) In a palace
E) In a temple
7) When were the Etruscans at the peak of their power?
A) 6th-5th centuries BCE
B) 4th-3rd centuries BCE
C) 7th-6th centuries BCE
D) 8th-7th centuries BCE
E) 5th-4th centuries BCE
8) Which is true of Etruscan temples?
A) They were built level with the ground and had no need for steps.
B) They had steps on two sides only.
C) They had steps on the south side only.
D) They had steps on all four sides, like Greek temples.
9) The flowering of Etruscan civilization coincides with which period of Greek civilization?
A) Pre-Hellenistic
B) Archaic
C) Classical
D) Hellenistic
E) None of the above
10) Life-sized reclining terra-cotta figures atop sarcophagi are typical of which culture?
A) Egyptian
B) Assyrian
C) Greek
D) Mycenaean
E) Etruscan
PART II: ROMAN ART
1) Wax death masks led to the development of what?
A) Narrative reliefs
B) The advent of bronze casting
C) Triumphal arches
D) Wall mosaics
E) Portrait sculpture
2) Which of the following does not result from the arch?
A) Barrel vault
B) Groin vault
C) Apse
D) Dome
E) Lintel
3) Which of the following is not Roman?
A) The Pantheon
B) Widespread use of concrete
C) Widespread use of vaults
D) The Parthenon
E) Civic buildings such as baths, colosseums, aqueducts and forums
4) Which of the following civilizations produced realistic portrait busts?
A) Archaic Greek
B) Roman
C) Hellenistic
D) Byzantine
E) Classical Greek
5) Which of the following sculptures was done on a colossal scale?
A) Faustina the Younger
B) Augustus from Primaporta
C) Philippus the Arab
D) Constantine the Great
E) Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius
6) Which is true of the Pantheon?
A) It had a dome atop a drum.
B) It was a form of basilica.
C) It had an apse on each end.
D) It supported a dome with pendentives.
E) It was barrel vaulted.
7) What does the Column of Trajan illustrate?
A) The Roman military campaign against the Dacians
B) Emperor Trajan’s life story, from birth until death
C) The Roman victory in the Olympic games against the Greeks
D) General Trajan’s political campaign to become emperor
E) Emperor Trajan’s military career, from his early political career until his death
8) Which civilization first made widespread use of concrete as a building material?
A) Byzantine
B) Roman
C) Greek
D) Egyptian
E) Early Christian
9) Which is true of the Colosseum?
A) It had decorative engaged columns and pilasters on its facade.
B) It was covered with a huge barrel vault.
C) It was covered with a huge dome.
D) It used primarily post-and-lintel construction.
E) It used pendentives.
10) What is the term for the round extension at the end of the Roman basilica hall?
A) Bay
B) Atrium
C) Apse
D) Narthex
E) Cella
BONUS: Draw and name the five classical orders, giving their society of origin
DON'T FOGET THE BLOG QUESTIONS AND YOUR PRESENTATIONS FOR CLASS!
1) Which of the following is true of Etruscan temples?
A) the podium was usually no wider than the cella.
B) They had a stone foundation; the buildings themselves were mostly built of wood.
C) They had a deep porch.
D) the cella was generally divided into three compartments.
E) All of the above are true.
2) To which culture is the Etruscan alphabet linked?
A) Sumerians
B) Romans
C) Greeks
D) Minoans
E) Egyptians
3) Where does much of our information about Etruscan art originate?
A) From examining the many Etruscan homes and temples
B) From reading Sumerian texts about the Etruscans
C) From reading Etruscan texts
D) From Roman writings and Etruscan tombs
E) All of the above
4) What material was used to make the She -Wolf sculpture?
A) Carved granite
B) Cast bronze
C) Carved marble
D) Terra-cotta
E) None of the above
5) Which culture felt the most influence on its architecture from Etruscan architecture?
A) Romans
B) Near Eastern
C) Greeks
D) Villanovans
E) Mycenaeans
6) Where is the wall painting Musician and Two Dancers located?
A) In a treasury
B) In a tomb
C) In a fortress
D) In a palace
E) In a temple
7) When were the Etruscans at the peak of their power?
A) 6th-5th centuries BCE
B) 4th-3rd centuries BCE
C) 7th-6th centuries BCE
D) 8th-7th centuries BCE
E) 5th-4th centuries BCE
8) Which is true of Etruscan temples?
A) They were built level with the ground and had no need for steps.
B) They had steps on two sides only.
C) They had steps on the south side only.
D) They had steps on all four sides, like Greek temples.
9) The flowering of Etruscan civilization coincides with which period of Greek civilization?
A) Pre-Hellenistic
B) Archaic
C) Classical
D) Hellenistic
E) None of the above
10) Life-sized reclining terra-cotta figures atop sarcophagi are typical of which culture?
A) Egyptian
B) Assyrian
C) Greek
D) Mycenaean
E) Etruscan
PART II: ROMAN ART
1) Wax death masks led to the development of what?
A) Narrative reliefs
B) The advent of bronze casting
C) Triumphal arches
D) Wall mosaics
E) Portrait sculpture
2) Which of the following does not result from the arch?
A) Barrel vault
B) Groin vault
C) Apse
D) Dome
E) Lintel
3) Which of the following is not Roman?
A) The Pantheon
B) Widespread use of concrete
C) Widespread use of vaults
D) The Parthenon
E) Civic buildings such as baths, colosseums, aqueducts and forums
4) Which of the following civilizations produced realistic portrait busts?
A) Archaic Greek
B) Roman
C) Hellenistic
D) Byzantine
E) Classical Greek
5) Which of the following sculptures was done on a colossal scale?
A) Faustina the Younger
B) Augustus from Primaporta
C) Philippus the Arab
D) Constantine the Great
E) Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius
6) Which is true of the Pantheon?
A) It had a dome atop a drum.
B) It was a form of basilica.
C) It had an apse on each end.
D) It supported a dome with pendentives.
E) It was barrel vaulted.
7) What does the Column of Trajan illustrate?
A) The Roman military campaign against the Dacians
B) Emperor Trajan’s life story, from birth until death
C) The Roman victory in the Olympic games against the Greeks
D) General Trajan’s political campaign to become emperor
E) Emperor Trajan’s military career, from his early political career until his death
8) Which civilization first made widespread use of concrete as a building material?
A) Byzantine
B) Roman
C) Greek
D) Egyptian
E) Early Christian
9) Which is true of the Colosseum?
A) It had decorative engaged columns and pilasters on its facade.
B) It was covered with a huge barrel vault.
C) It was covered with a huge dome.
D) It used primarily post-and-lintel construction.
E) It used pendentives.
10) What is the term for the round extension at the end of the Roman basilica hall?
A) Bay
B) Atrium
C) Apse
D) Narthex
E) Cella
BONUS: Draw and name the five classical orders, giving their society of origin
DON'T FOGET THE BLOG QUESTIONS AND YOUR PRESENTATIONS FOR CLASS!
Week 8 Blog: Question 5, Early Christian and Byzantine Art
Explain the iconoclastic controversy. Why were abstract symbols widely used?
Week 8 Blog: Question 4, Early Christian and Byzantine Art
Why did the role of sculpture diminish during the Early Christian period? Why did sculpture become physically smaller?
Week 8 Blog: Question 3, Early Christian and Byzantine Art
Compare basilica-plan with central-plan churches. Cite examples of each.
Week 8 Blog: Question 2, Early Christian and Byzantine Art
What classical architecture influenced the Early Christian basilica and how did it evolve?
Week 8 Blog: Question 1, Early Christian and Byzantine Art
Describe Early Christian sculpture. How and why did the Roman style of depicting man differ from that of Early Christian?
Friday, February 15, 2008
Week 7 blog:Question 5 Etruscan and Roman Art...
Etruscan: 5. Describe relationships and influences on the art and architecture between styles of the Etruscans, Greeks and Romans.
Roman: 5. How did the scope of the Roaman architectural needs differ from that of the Greeks?
Roman: 5. How did the scope of the Roaman architectural needs differ from that of the Greeks?
Week 7 blog:Question 4 Etruscan and Roman Art...
Etruscan: 4.Describe Etruscan tombs. How do the murals resemble murals of other cultures? Vases from what other cultures were found inside?
Roman: 4. What are the two most significant contributions to architecture made by Romans?
Roman: 4. What are the two most significant contributions to architecture made by Romans?
Week 7 blog:Question 3 Etruscan and Roman Art...
Etruscan: 3. Compare and contrast Etruscan attitude toward the afterlife with Egyptian and Greek beliefs. How did these beliefs impact their art and architecture?
Roman: 3. How did the Greeks and Etruscans influence Roman architecture?
Roman: 3. How did the Greeks and Etruscans influence Roman architecture?
Week 7 blog:Question 2 Etruscan and Roman Art...
Etruscan: 2.Compare and contrast Etruscan and Roman sculpture.
Roman: 2. Discuss different forms of illusion found in Roman murals.
Roman: 2. Discuss different forms of illusion found in Roman murals.
Week 7 blog:Question 1 Etruscan and Roman Art...
Etruscan: 1. Compare and contrast Etruscan wall painting with Minoan, Egyptian and Greek.
Roman: 1. What was Greece's impact on Roman sculpture? What forms of Roman sculpture were uniquely Roman?
Roman: 1. What was Greece's impact on Roman sculpture? What forms of Roman sculpture were uniquely Roman?
Friday, February 8, 2008
Blog for Week 6...
So as you have seen. No blog for Week 5. For week 6 everyone who attended class has their blog assignment. For those of you who missed e-mail me and I will give you your blog assignment. todonnell@aii.edu or venicetim@yahoo.com
Off you go
Off you go
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Question #5, January 26 Ancient Near Eastern
How politically stable was the Mesopotamian region and how did this impact the arts of the region?
Question #4, January 26 Ancient Near Eastern
Compare the sculpture of Tell Asmar with the sculpture of Egypt.
Question #2, January 26 Ancient Near Eastern
Describe the differences between a ziggurat and a pyramid.
STUDY GUIDE: Ancient Near East
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) What material was used to make the Ishtar Gate?
A) Wood
B) Glazed bricks
C) Cut stone
D) Metal panels
E) Adobe
2) The Sumerians built primarily of wood and what other material?
A) Granite
B) Diorite stone
C) Mud brick
D) Tufa
E) Marble
3) What is the main room of a Sumerian temple called?
A) Audience hall
B) Hypostyle hall
C) Atrium
D) Cella
E) None of the above
4) Who wrote one of the very first codes of law?
A) Darius I
B) Hammurabi
C) Gudea
D) Xerxes
E) None of the above
5) The statues from Abu Temple at Tell Asmar ________.
A) were made of terra-cotta
B) cubic forms were dominant
C) were carved of stone
D) have no eyes
E) were carved wood
6) The “bent-axis approach” was typical of which type of structure?
A) Greek temples
B) Sumerian ziggurats
C) Persian temples
D) Persian palaces
E) Egyptian pyramids
7) The stela depicting the Law Code of Hammurabi comes from which culture?
A) Sumerian
B) Babylonian
C) Egyptian
D) Assyrian
E) None of the above
8) Darius I and Xerxes are two of the most important figures of which culture?
A) Assyrian
B) Egyptian
C) Greek
D) Achaemenidian
E) Sumerian
9) What was the most important form of architecture for the Persians?
A) Fortresses
B) Palaces
C) Mastabas
D) Temples
E) Tombs
10) Who looted and burned the palace in Persepolis?
A) Imhotep
B) Xerxes
C) Alexander
D) Darius I
E) Ramses II
1) What material was used to make the Ishtar Gate?
A) Wood
B) Glazed bricks
C) Cut stone
D) Metal panels
E) Adobe
2) The Sumerians built primarily of wood and what other material?
A) Granite
B) Diorite stone
C) Mud brick
D) Tufa
E) Marble
3) What is the main room of a Sumerian temple called?
A) Audience hall
B) Hypostyle hall
C) Atrium
D) Cella
E) None of the above
4) Who wrote one of the very first codes of law?
A) Darius I
B) Hammurabi
C) Gudea
D) Xerxes
E) None of the above
5) The statues from Abu Temple at Tell Asmar ________.
A) were made of terra-cotta
B) cubic forms were dominant
C) were carved of stone
D) have no eyes
E) were carved wood
6) The “bent-axis approach” was typical of which type of structure?
A) Greek temples
B) Sumerian ziggurats
C) Persian temples
D) Persian palaces
E) Egyptian pyramids
7) The stela depicting the Law Code of Hammurabi comes from which culture?
A) Sumerian
B) Babylonian
C) Egyptian
D) Assyrian
E) None of the above
8) Darius I and Xerxes are two of the most important figures of which culture?
A) Assyrian
B) Egyptian
C) Greek
D) Achaemenidian
E) Sumerian
9) What was the most important form of architecture for the Persians?
A) Fortresses
B) Palaces
C) Mastabas
D) Temples
E) Tombs
10) Who looted and burned the palace in Persepolis?
A) Imhotep
B) Xerxes
C) Alexander
D) Darius I
E) Ramses II
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Question #3, January 19 Egyptian
Examine the statue of King Menkaure and his Queen Khamerernebty. How does it reflect the characteristics of Egyptian sculpture? What is the function of a ka statue?
Question #2, January 19 Egyptian
Examine Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt. Discuss Egyptian conventions of depicting people in paintings and relief sculptures. Include in your discussion the different angles of poses, the different handlings of Egyptians versus foreigners, and the significance of differences in scale.
Question #1, January 19 Egyptian
Interpret the meaning of the Palette of King Narmer. Explain the different ways in which its message is conveyed.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Question #5, January 12 Prehistoric
How was Stonehenge constructed? What are speculations about its possible function?
Question #4, January 12 Prehistoric
Describe the techniques used by Paleolithic cave dwellers to create paintings on the interior walls of caves. What observations may be made about composition and design?
Question #3, January 12 Prehistoric
What developments mark the change from Old Stone Age to New Stone Age? How did this impact the development of architecture?
Question #1, January 12 Prehistoric
What was depicted on Paleolithic cave walls? What purpose did these depictions serve?
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
