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Test Bank For Designer's Guide to Furniture Styles 3rd Edition Chapter 1 – The Ancient World MULTIPLE CHOICE During the _______ period, humans began cultivating crops , raising animals, and established permanent settlements . a. Paleolithic b. Mesolithic c. Neolithic Answer: c Bricks made from mud provided structural buildi ng blocks for houses with roofs made from _____________. a. Thatch b. Clay tiles c. Wooden shingles Answer: a Jericho, located in the Jordan River Valley is the oldest settlement discovered dating from around 8000–7000 BCE during the ____________ period. a. Paleolithic b. Mesolithic c. Neolithic Answer: b Excavations of houses in this prehistoric town revealed built -in reclining couches or beds made from plaster attached to the walls on three sides of the room. a. Jericho b. Catal Hayuk c. Luxor Answer: b Ziggurat-shaped architectural design concepts borrowed from the Sumerians inspired Egyptian builders to create distinctive pyramidal burial tombs during the Old Kingdom. These concepts were based upon the Mesopotamian _____________. a. Mastaba b. Citadel c. Hypostyle Hall Answer: a 1 Test Bank For Designer's Guide to Furniture Styles 3rd Edition During the Old Kingdom, workers used this type of system to position two -and-one-half ton blocks, one on top of the other to form the Great Pyramids. a. A pulley system b. Hoisting mechanism similar to today’s cranes c. Leverage using with logs and ropes Answer: c In Ancient Egyptian temple building, workers used _______ to stabilize the columns in the hypostyle hall. a. Interlocking joints between each drum b. Mortar bond made from concrete c. Scaffolding Answer: a Egyptian hieroglyphics were undecipherable until the discovery of the Rosetta Stone in 1799. This stone tablet had both __________and Egyptian hieroglyphs which allowed scholars to break the code. a. Latin b. Greek c. Hebrew Answer: b The interlacing of l otus and papyrus blossoms is a symbol of __________. a. Eternal life b. The unification of Lower and Upper Egypt c. The power and authority of the pharaoh Answer: b The __________ motif featured rows of zigzags indicating the movement of the Nile’s forceful current and is the hieroglyph for water. a. Spiral wave b. Chevron c. Ankh Answer: b Furniture specimens from this ancient culture have survived thousands of years because they were sealed in air-tight tombs: a. Egyptian b. Minoan c. Mycenaean Answer: a 2 Test Bank For Designer's Guide to Furniture Styles 3rd Edition The Egyptian period : a. Reached its height in the 5th century BCE b. Lasted from 4500 BCE – 640 CE c. Peaked during the 1st century CE Answer: b The practice of tying twine around two knobs to securely fasten a chest was done by the : a. Egyptians b. Minoans c. Myceneans Answer: a Ancient Egyptians used a separate headrest called a ______ positioned at the base of the neck that raised the head six to seven inches above the shoulders while sleeping. a. Yoke b. Crest rail c. Strut Answer: a Ancient Egyptians fashioned objects from a glasslike substance made from silica that was called __________. a. Ceramic b. Alabaster c. Faience Answer: c Produced in Egypt after 1390 BCE, __________ became a leading export to other regions of the Mediterranean. a. Mosaic glass b. Ceramics c. Bronze amulets Answer: a Canopic jars discovered in ancient Egyptian tombs were integral in the mummification process because they contained: a. Anointing oils b. Protective Amulets c. The deceased’s internal organs Answer: c Mycenaean’s built their palaces on high ground overlooking the surrounding mainland as a form of defense. These citadels were built from: a. Mud brick b. Stone walls c. Marble columns 3