Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a technique used in Aegean metalworking?

Accepted Answer

A)   filigree
B)   repoussé
C)   faience
D)   nielloE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Archeologists use the term __________ to designate the Aegean Bronze age on mainland Greece.

Accepted Answer

A)   Cretan
B)   Minoan
C)   Cycladic
D)   HelladicE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 3

In about 1450 BCE, people called the __________, from mainland Greece, arrived in Crete and overtook the Minoans.

Accepted Answer

A)   Spartans
B)   Athenians
C)   Mycenaeans
D)   MacedoniansE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 4

The Bull's-Head Rhyton would have been used _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   to pour ritual libations
B)   as a votive statue
C)   to carry water
D)   as a tomb guardianE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

What is the Minoan legend of the Minotaur?

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Question 6

In the Harvester Rhyton the men might have been marching to the beat of a __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   drum
B)   flute
C)   trumpet
D)   sistrumE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Gail Hoffman has argued that the ________ on Head with Remains of Painted Decoration were related to mourning the dead.

Accepted Answer

A)   painted eyes
B)   presence of a necklace
C)   red lines
D)   floral motifE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

The archeologist __________ located and excavated Troy.

Accepted Answer

A)   Elgin
B)   Carter
C)   Schliemann
D)   EvansE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Female figurines holding serpents may have been associated with __________, regenerative power, and protection of the home.

Accepted Answer

A)   water
B)   animal husbandry
C)   ritualistic killing
D)   ritualistic healingE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Unique wooden columns, which_________, became a standard feature in Aegean palace architecture.

Accepted Answer

A)   were decorated with carved reliefs
B)   tapered at the bottom
C)   were faced with dressed stone
D)   served no functional purposeE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

How would you compare and contrast the art of the Minoans with the art of the Mycenaeans?

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Question 12

How did we determine the date for the volcanic eruption on Thera?

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The dating of the volcanic eruption on T...

Question 13

During the Old Palace period, how did the Minoans dress the exterior of their buildings?

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During the Old Palace period, which is a...

Question 14

The metalworking technique that fuses minute balls of precious metal to the surface is called ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   fresco
B)   relief
C)   filigree
D)   granulationE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Archeologists believe the intended destination for visitors to the citadel at Mycenae would have been the _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   courtyard
B)   grave circle
C)   megaron
D)   cyclopean masonryE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Cycladic marble figures were originally ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)   clothed
B)   painted
C)   adorned with jewelry
D)   all of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

The large aboveground burial places of Mycenae are called tholos tombs, or __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   beehive tombs
B)   Agamemnon tombs
C)   Vapheio chambers
D)   shaft tombsE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 18

What scene is shown in the various Bull Leaping murals?

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The various Bull Leaping murals, most fa...

Question 19

The first example of dressed stone in the Aegean is at__________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Thera
B)   Knossos
C)   Akrotiri
D)   MycenaeE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Why is the term Labyrinth appropriate for the Palace of Knossos?

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Exam 4: Art of the Ancient Aegean

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Gail Hoffman has argued that the ________ on Head with Remains of Painted Decoration were related to mourning the dead.

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How would you compare and contrast the art of the Minoans with the art of the Mycenaeans?

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Unique wooden columns, which_________, became a standard feature in Aegean palace architecture.

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What is the Minoan legend of the Minotaur?

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Archeologists use the term __________ to designate the Aegean Bronze age on mainland Greece.

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How did we determine the date for the volcanic eruption on Thera?

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What scene is shown in the various Bull Leaping murals?

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In the Harvester Rhyton the men might have been marching to the beat of a __________.

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The Bull's-Head Rhyton would have been used _____________.

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Archeologists believe the intended destination for visitors to the citadel at Mycenae would have been the _________.

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The large aboveground burial places of Mycenae are called tholos tombs, or __________.

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Female figurines holding serpents may have been associated with __________, regenerative power, and protection of the home.

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During the Old Palace period, how did the Minoans dress the exterior of their buildings?

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Cycladic marble figures were originally ___________.

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