ART 101 Ancient Art 22000 BC-400 AD Milestone 2 {2020}

ART 101 Ancient Art 22000 BC-400 AD Milestone 2 {2020} – University of Phoenix Which of the following qualities are present in this painting from Lascaux? • Memory image, optical perspective • Stele, hieratic scale • Twisted perspective, stele • Hieratic scale, memory image Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of sculpture at the Parthenon? • Panathenaic procession • Lamassu • Chryselephantine • Phidian wet drapery What is an important trait Minoan artworks share? • An interest in nature and the natural world. • Earth-toned colors. • The importance of the sea. • The absence of men. Which of the following sculptures is from the Hellenistic period? Select the statement that is FALSE about Yakshi figures. • Yakshi are female earth spirits that have ties to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism. • These figures are spirits associated with fertility and protection. • They are often depicted as voluptuous female figures with wide hips. • The Yakshi figures date from the same period as the city of Teotihuacan. Etruscan temples were highly inspired by the architecture of the __________. • Minoans • Greeks • Ancient Egyptians • Sumerians Compare and contrast the Parthenon to the Pont du Gard. Select the option that is reflective of the Pont du Gard. • Made of concrete fill with stone veneer • Post and lintel — can only span a short space • Doric order • Built to gain popular approval Which of the following works of art is from the Amarna Period? Select the trait of Mycenaean architecture that is represented in this image. • Votive figures • Beehive tombs • Corbeled vault • Cyclopean construction Which of the following characteristics describe the Sumerian Ziggurat as a devotional object? • Hands clasped in offering, holy mountain • Holy mountain, gods dwell above humans • Attentive gaze, hands clasped in offering • Gods dwell above humans, attentive gaze Which of the following correctly describes the "Fertile Crescent?" • A Mesopotamian temple in the form of a pyramid tower with winding stories • A type of civic design intended to impress or intimidate viewers • An area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers • A productive agricultural region in the Middle and Near East Which of the answer choices lists a characteristic that is NOT present in the Arch of Constantine? • Spolia • Triumphal arch • Relief sculpture • Basilica Select the statement that is TRUE about Chaitya Hall. • It is constructed from thousands of massive stones. • It incorporates stylistic elements from the Gandhara period. • It is a container for a Buddhist relic. • It was constructed to replaced a stupa at the same location. Which of the following is the correct definition of a Mandala? • Small platform and railing on top of a stupa •