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1
Neolithic culture in the Near East developed about ________ years earlier than in Europe:
A)1,000
B)2,000
C)3,000
D)4,000
E)5,000
2
Plastered Neolithic skulls were found in
A)Uruk.
B)Jericho.
C)Ur.
D)Tell Asmar.
3
The largest Neolithic site so far discovered in the ancient Near East is located in modern
A)Iraq.
B)Iran.
C)Turkey.
D)Jordan.
4
Which of the following is NOT a Mesopotamian god?
A)Anu
B)Gilgamesh
C)Enlil
D)Inanna
5
Shamash is the Akkadian
A)moon god.
B)lightning god.
C)sun god.
D)supreme god.
6
Nanna and Utu are the
A)king and queen of the underworld.
B)king and queen of the sky.
C)king and queen of nature.
D)king and queen of the sea.
E)moon goddess and sun god.
7
Which of the following was found at Uruk?
A)the White Temple
B)the Tell Asmar Temple
C)the Ur Temple
D)the bronze head of Sargon
8
Ziggurats are
A)symbolic temples.
B)symbolic rivers.
C)symbolic sculptures.
D)symbolic mountains.
9
Ziggurats are an example of
A)post-and-lintel construction.
B)arcuated construction.
C)load-bearing construction.
D)cantilever construction.
10
The earliest known writing is called
A)cuneiform.
B)hieroglyphics.
C)the alphabet.
D)Akkadian.
11
The first recorded epic is about
A)Noah.
B)Odysseus.
C)Abraham.
D)Gilgamesh.
E)Inanna.
12
The staring, wide eyes of the Tell Asmar statues are believed to indicate
A)the figures are apotropaic.
B)the figures are praying.
C)awe in the presence of a god.
D)fear of evil spirits.
13
Hierarchical proportions are a convention that
A)suggests three-dimensionality on a flat plane.
B)equates size with status.
C)uses color to indicate depth.
D)indicates the ideal family structure.
14
A stele is
A)a folded metal produced in Mesopotamia.
B)a cuneiform character.
C)an upright stone marker.
D)an artistic convention that indicates status.
15
Which was a traditional motif in ancient art because of the belief that they never sleep?
A)lions
B)water buffalo
C)gods
D)lilies





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