Art History Test 1 — Prehistory through Egypt

Art is a creative expression, using ______ ______, ______ by an artist for people to see. Its purpose should be mostly ______, and should convey ______, or at the least, leave the viewer with a ______ ______ experience.

Give 2 examples of visual arts, and 2 examples of non-visual arts.

State something we know about Stonehenge’s builders just based on the structure itself.

Briefly explain the difference between culture and civilization.

Why is cuneiform important (besides being the first written language)? In other words, how did it allow us to see objects differently than before?

Why is the stele of Hammurabi important?

Besides being beautiful and big, what is the significance of the Ishtar Gate? What did it show?

What’s the difference between a Kingdom and a Dynasty in Egypt?

What is the purpose of the carvings inside the tombs of Pharaohs?

Define two of the following: Ankh, Djed, Wat.

Explain the importance of the Nile to Egyptian culture.

Why is Hatshepsut important — historically, and for art history purposes?

Why was Akhenaten so hated and “whitewashed”? How did the art change? (4 bullet points total)

Explain what significance Tutankhamun had during his life, and what significance he plays in our modern understanding of the New Kingdom.

The Sulawesi Cave is the oldest purposeful art that we know of.

A reason we don’t see portable objects earlier than 15,000 BC is because they weren’t made.

Stonehenge was probably either an observatory or a religious site.

The Ishtar Gate is coated with Lapis Lazuli stone.

Most Egyptians were able to write and understand hieroglyphics.

The ka statue served the same religious purpose as the reserve heads.

Name 6 Egyptian gods. (Spelling counts on this one.)