Quiz 2 Review

Choose the best reason we can be more certain about the interpretation and meaning of the images on B (and not A).

• B has not been damaged during the modern era, whereas A has significantly deteriorated.

• The political conflicts in the West Asia have enhanced our understanding of B

• B was created during a time of history, when humans developed written language.

• We can be certain of the find spot or location of B, but we do not know the location of A

The find spot or original location of an object provides important information about its use and meaning. We suppose that this vessel had a votive function since it was found...

• in a temple complex.

• in a home in the residential part of the city.

• in a tomb.

• in a cave near a city.

On this vessel shown here, what is the purpose of the hierarchy of scale?

• To show the greater importance of the king and priestess
  

• To emphasize the wealth of the dedicant of the vase
  

• To most efficiently fill the relief surface with decoration
  

• To indicate that those figures are closer to the viewer

The images on this vessel are arranged using which pictorial device common in the ancient world?

• registers

• trilithon

• cuneiform

• buttressing

What monument is represented here?

• The megaliths at Stonehenge

• The ziggurat at Ur

• The settlement at Catal Höyük

• The White Temple at Uruk

Which is considered one of the primary advances of Neolithic society?

• Domestication of animals and plants.
  

• Using bronze tools.

• Building small portable shelters.

• Living in subterranean caves.

This item indicates a change in social structure and a centralization of power and wealth. Which of the following indicates this change?

• the registers and groundlines

• the lapis lazuli

• the anthropomorphic animals

• the design of the tomb where it was found

This object was found at which site?

• Uruk White Temple

• Lascaux cave

• Willendorf

• Ur Royal Tombs

This megalithic monument is best described by which term?

• stele

• corbelling

• ziggurat

• henge

The function of A and B is different because A is a palatial residence for a king and B is a monument with several meanings which probably changed over time.

• True

• False