AP Art History:: Unit 2 - Ancient Mediterranean

Which ancient Mediterranean artwork, architectural monument, or classical artistic concept is described below?

*Mud-brick Sumerian temple elevated on a monumental 40-foot ziggurat in Uruk (c. 3,500–3,000 BCE), serving as a bent-axis 'waiting room' connecting mortals to sky-god Anu.*

**A)** White Temple and Ziggurat (Uruk)
**B)** Great Pyramids of Giza
**C)** Temple of Amun-Re
**D)** Persepolis

Which ancient Mediterranean artwork, architectural monument, or classical artistic concept is described below?

*Gypsum and limestone Sumerian statues from the Square Temple at Eshnunna (c. 2,700 BCE) featuring oversized inlaid shell eyes, clasped hands, and stepped beards in eternal prayer before gods.*

**A)** Statues of Votive Figures (Tell Asmar)
**B)** Augustus of Prima Porta
**C)** Doryphoros
**D)** Seated Scribe

Which ancient Mediterranean artwork, architectural monument, or classical artistic concept is described below?

*Inlaid lapis lazuli, shell, and red limestone wooden box from the Royal Tombs of Ur (c. 2,600–2,400 BCE) arranged in three registers showing 'War' and 'Peace' with hierarchical scale.*

**A)** Standard of Ur
**B)** Code of Hammurabi
**C)** Palette of Narmer
**D)** Ishtar Gate

Which ancient Mediterranean artwork, architectural monument, or classical artistic concept is described below?

*Basalt stele from Babylon (c. 1,792–1,750 BCE) inscribed in cuneiform with 282 legal laws, topped by a relief showing King Hammurabi receiving authority from sun god Shamash.*

**A)** The Code of Hammurabi
**B)** Standard of Ur
**C)** Rosetta Stone
**D)** Victory Stele of Naram-Sin

Which ancient Mediterranean artwork, architectural monument, or classical artistic concept is described below?

*Monumental alabaster colossal winged human-headed bulls from Khorsabad, Assyria (c. 720–705 BCE) with five legs (composite view) guarding palace gates against evil spirits.*

**A)** Lamassu (Assyrian Citadel)
**B)** Sphinx of Giza
**C)** Lion Gate of Mycenae
**D)** Anubis Shrine

Which ancient Mediterranean artwork, architectural monument, or classical artistic concept is described below?

*Monumental hypostyle hall at Persepolis, Persia (c. 520–465 BCE) supported by 72 60-foot columns with double-bull capitals, flanked by processional reliefs of 23 tributary nations.*

**A)** Audience Hall (Apadana) at Persepolis
**B)** Palace of Versailles
**C)** Parthenon
**D)** Temple of Minerva

Which ancient Mediterranean artwork, architectural monument, or classical artistic concept is described below?

*Greywacke Egyptian ceremonial cosmetic palette from Hierakonpolis (c. 3,000–2,920 BCE) celebrating the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt through hierarchical scale and canon of proportions.*

**A)** Palette of King Narmer
**B)** Standard of Ur
**C)** Tomb of Tutankhamun
**D)** Stele of Hammurabi

Which ancient Mediterranean artwork, architectural monument, or classical artistic concept is described below?

*Painted limestone Egyptian statue from Saqqara (c. 2,620–2,500 BCE) showing an alert, middle-aged royal scribe with sagging stomach and inlaid rock crystal eyes, demonstrating informal realism for lower-status elites.*

**A)** Seated Scribe (Saqqara)
**B)** King Menkaure and Queen
**C)** Tutankhamun
**D)** Augustus of Prima Porta