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Which culture used images to create a narrative?
Which culture used images to create a narrative?
- Mesopotamian culture
- Egyptian culture
- Aztec culture (correct)
- None of the above
What was the purpose of the artwork in Mesopotamia?
What was the purpose of the artwork in Mesopotamia?
- To highlight relations between God and man
- To serve political purposes (correct)
- To depict realistic representations of humans
- None of the above
What is the main theme of 'The Epic of Gilgamesh'?
What is the main theme of 'The Epic of Gilgamesh'?
- The friendship between Gilgamesh and Enkidu
- The idea of death and mortality (correct)
- The heroic deeds of Gilgamesh
- None of the above
What is the significance of the Palette of Narmer?
What is the significance of the Palette of Narmer?
Which culture had an emphasis on gods and kings?
Which culture had an emphasis on gods and kings?
What is the purpose of the Standard of Ur in Mesopotamia?
What is the purpose of the Standard of Ur in Mesopotamia?
What is the oldest known narrative about heroes?
What is the oldest known narrative about heroes?
Which culture had a pragmatic and hierarchical society?
Which culture had a pragmatic and hierarchical society?
What is the significance of the exaggeration of features in Venus figurines?
What is the significance of the exaggeration of features in Venus figurines?
What is the main purpose of totemic cultures?
What is the main purpose of totemic cultures?
Which type of thinking is associated with abstraction and conventionality?
Which type of thinking is associated with abstraction and conventionality?
What is the purpose of massive constructions in the Paleolithic/Neolithic era?
What is the purpose of massive constructions in the Paleolithic/Neolithic era?
What is the role of writers in transmitting culture?
What is the role of writers in transmitting culture?
What is the significance of the transition of letters from concrete to abstract?
What is the significance of the transition of letters from concrete to abstract?
What does the use of color in cave paintings suggest?
What does the use of color in cave paintings suggest?
What is the purpose of the cave in cave painting?
What is the purpose of the cave in cave painting?
What is the main characteristic of anthropomorphic gods?
What is the main characteristic of anthropomorphic gods?
What is the relationship between abstraction and categorization?
What is the relationship between abstraction and categorization?
What is the significance of the Woman of Willendorf?
What is the significance of the Woman of Willendorf?
What is the main function of art in the Paleolithic/Neolithic era?
What is the main function of art in the Paleolithic/Neolithic era?
Which culture is associated with the female figure from the Cyclades?
Which culture is associated with the female figure from the Cyclades?
What is a similarity between the female figure from the Cyclades and the Woman of Willendorf?
What is a similarity between the female figure from the Cyclades and the Woman of Willendorf?
Which culture is associated with The Prince of Lilies at Knossos?
Which culture is associated with The Prince of Lilies at Knossos?
What is a characteristic of The Prince of Lilies in terms of its depiction?
What is a characteristic of The Prince of Lilies in terms of its depiction?
Which culture is associated with The Lion Gate at Mycenae?
Which culture is associated with The Lion Gate at Mycenae?
What is a characteristic of The Lion Gate in terms of its representation?
What is a characteristic of The Lion Gate in terms of its representation?
Which culture is associated with the Krater vase from Attic?
Which culture is associated with the Krater vase from Attic?
What is a characteristic of the Krater vase in terms of its use?
What is a characteristic of the Krater vase in terms of its use?
What is a characteristic of the art of the Minoan culture?
What is a characteristic of the art of the Minoan culture?
What is a characteristic of the art of the Mycenaean culture?
What is a characteristic of the art of the Mycenaean culture?
