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Mesopotamia Art History AP Questions And Answers 2024/2025 Update
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Mesopotamia Art History AP Questions AndAnswers 2024/2025 Update
Stele w Code of Hammurabi Answer: D:1792-1750 B.C.E
A:Hammurabi
F: to write down laws
L:Babylonian
M:basalt
Cylinder Seal w Impression Answer: A cylinder seal is a small round cylinder, typically about one
inch in length, engraved with written characters or figurative scenes or both, used in ancient times to
roll an impression onto a two-dimensional surface, generally wet clay. Cylinder seals were invented
around 3500 BC in the Near East, at the contemporary sites of Susa in south-western Iran and Uruk in
southern Mesopotamia. They are linked to the invention of the latter's cuneiform writing on clay
tablets.[2][3][4] They were used as an administrative tool, a form of signature, as well as jewelry and
as magical amulets; later versions would employ notations with Mesopotamian cuneiform. In later
periods, they were used to notarize or attest to multiple impressions of clay documents. Graves and
other sites housing precious items such as gold, silver, beads, and gemstones often included one or
two cylinder seals, as honorific grave goods.
Standard of Ur, C 2600 BCE Answer:
Great Lyre of Ur, c 2600 BCE Answer:
Cuniform Answer: Image result for cuneiform
Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia c. 3500-
3000 BCE. It is considered the most significant among the many cultural contributions of the
Sumerians and the greatest among those of the Sumerian city of Uruk which advanced the writing of
cuneiform c. 3200 BCE
, adyton Answer: The adyton (Greek: Άδυτον) or adytum (Latin) was a restricted area within the
cella of a Greek or Roman temple. Its name meant "inaccessible" or "do not enter". The adyton was
frequently a small area at the farthest end of the cella from the entrance: at Delphi it measured just
nine by twelve feet.
alluvial deposits Answer: Alluvium is typically made up of a variety of materials, including fine
particles of silt and clay and larger particles of sand and gravel. When this loose alluvial material is
deposited or cemented into a lithological unit, or lithified, it is called an alluvial deposit
citadel Answer: a fortress, typically on high ground, protecting or dominating a city
conical Answer: having the shape of a cone.
courses Answer: the route or direction followed by a ship, aircraft, road, or river.
diorite Answer: Diorite (pronunciation: /ˈdaɪərˌaɪt/) is an intrusive igneous rock composed
principally of the silicate minerals plagioclase feldspar (typically andesine), biotite, hornblende,
and/or pyroxene. The chemical composition of diorite is intermediate, between that of mafic gabbro
and felsic granite
gypsum Answer: a soft white or gray mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulfate. It occurs
chiefly in sedimentary deposits and is used to make plaster of Paris and fertilizers, and in the building
industry.
hierarchical scale Answer: Hierarchical proportion is a technique used in art, mostly in sculpture
and painting, in which the artist uses unnatural proportion or scale to depict the relative importance
of the figures in the artwork.
hypostyle Answer: of a building) having a roof supported by pillars, typically in several rows.
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