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Which culture used images to create a narrative?
Which culture used images to create a narrative?
- Aztec culture (correct)
- Egyptian culture
- Venus culture
- Mesopotamian culture
What is the purpose of the artwork in Mesopotamia?
What is the purpose of the artwork in Mesopotamia?
- To highlight relations between God and man (correct)
- To celebrate a military victory
- To represent the woman in general
- To commemorate the unification of Egypt
What is the significance of the Epic of Gilgamesh?
What is the significance of the Epic of Gilgamesh?
- It is the oldest known narrative about heroes
- It reflects on mortality and humanity (correct)
- It depicts the unification of Egypt
- It celebrates the defeat of enemies
What is the main theme of the Epic of Gilgamesh?
What is the main theme of the Epic of Gilgamesh?
Which culture had a hierarchical society and emphasized gods and kings?
Which culture had a hierarchical society and emphasized gods and kings?
What is the purpose of the Palette of Narmer?
What is the purpose of the Palette of Narmer?
Which culture used the concept of reproduction as an important theme?
Which culture used the concept of reproduction as an important theme?
What is the significance of the Standard of Ur?
What is the significance of the Standard of Ur?
What does the artwork in Mesopotamia try to represent?
What does the artwork in Mesopotamia try to represent?
What is the main theme of the Tizoc-stone?
What is the main theme of the Tizoc-stone?
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 period?
What is the purpose of massive constructions in the Paleolithic/Neolithic period?
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 do anthropomorphic gods represent in the evolution of religious beliefs?
What do anthropomorphic gods represent in the evolution of religious beliefs?
What is the purpose of cave paintings like the ones in Chauvet, France?
What is the purpose of cave paintings like the ones in Chauvet, France?
What is the main characteristic of the Woman of Willendorf figurine?
What is the main characteristic of the Woman of Willendorf figurine?
What is the relationship between abstraction and categorization?
What is the relationship between abstraction and categorization?
What is the role of conventionality in language?
What is the role of conventionality in language?
What does the use of color in cave paintings indicate?
What does the use of color in cave paintings indicate?
What is the significance of art becoming linguistic?
What is the significance of art becoming linguistic?
Which culture is associated with the female figure from Cyclades, dated around 2600-2400 BC?
Which culture is associated with the female figure from Cyclades, dated around 2600-2400 BC?
What is one similarity between the female figure from Cyclades and the Woman of Willendorf?
What is one similarity between the female figure from Cyclades and the Woman of Willendorf?
Which culture is associated with The Prince of Lilies, a fresco from the palace of Knossos?
Which culture is associated with The Prince of Lilies, a fresco from the palace of Knossos?
What is one characteristic of The Prince of Lilies fresco?
What is one characteristic of The Prince of Lilies fresco?
Which culture is associated with the Lion Gate, a monumental entrance to the city of Mycenae?
Which culture is associated with the Lion Gate, a monumental entrance to the city of Mycenae?
What is the purpose of the Lion Gate in Mycenae?
What is the purpose of the Lion Gate in Mycenae?
Which culture is associated with the Krater vase, dated around 750-700 BC?
Which culture is associated with the Krater vase, dated around 750-700 BC?
What is the significance of the Krater vase in Attic culture?
What is the significance of the Krater vase in Attic culture?
Which culture is associated with the colored Minoan culture from 2600-1100 BC?
Which culture is associated with the colored Minoan culture from 2600-1100 BC?
What is one characteristic of Minoan art during the colored Minoan culture?
What is one characteristic of Minoan art during the colored Minoan culture?
