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This term identifies an upright stone slab decorated with relief carvings, frequently used as a
grave marker. - correct answer ✔✔Stele
This Sumerian king who ruled Uruk about 2700 B. C. E. is also the subject of an epic story that
predates the Iliad and the Odyssey. - correct answer ✔✔Gilgamesh
This is the Egyptian architect who designed the earliest pyramid as a tomb for the Pharaoh
Zoser. - correct answer ✔✔Imhotep
This is a type of standing male statue, always shown nude. - correct answer ✔✔Kouros
This term identifies a sculptural technique in which figures are carved out of a
block of stone, part of which is left to form a background. - correct answer ✔✔Relief
This Greek sculptor created Discobolus Discus Thrower, an idealized portrayal
of an athlete. - correct answer ✔✔Myron
This sculptor's Aphrodite of Cyreneis considered one of the first attempts in
Western art to introduce the elements of sensuality into the portrayal of the
female form. - correct answer ✔✔Praxiteles
What are considered the Romans' most important contributions to the classical
style in architecture? - correct answer ✔✔The arch, use of the dome, and concrete
, This culture first invented the system of so-called Arabic numerals in the late 3rd
century B.C.E. - correct answer ✔✔India
Inspired by Taoism during the T'ang Dynasty, this writer became the best known
of all Chinese poets. - correct answer ✔✔Li Po
What is the part of the Bible meaning "the Law"? - correct answer ✔✔Torah
Derived from the Greek for "image," this term is often used to identify a painting
of a religious figure or a religious scene that is used in the public worship in the
Byzantine Christine tradition. - correct answer ✔✔Icon
This is Justinian's most famous building project, legendary for the beauty and
opulence of its decoration. - correct answer ✔✔Hagia Sophia
Written by Augustine as an analysis of his spiritual and intellectual development
from his youth until his conversion to Christianity. - correct answer ✔✔Confessions
What are Islam's Five Pillars? - correct answer ✔✔FAITH, PRAYER, CHARITY, FASTING INTO
MOUTH RAMADAN, HAJJ TO PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA
This is the Arabic term meaning "beautiful writing." - correct answer ✔✔Calligraphy
Charlemagne's reign saw the standardization of what things or areas? - correct answer
✔✔Monasticism, worship, music, and education of the church
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This term identifies an upright stone slab decorated with relief carvings, frequently used as a
grave marker. - correct answer ✔✔Stele
This Sumerian king who ruled Uruk about 2700 B. C. E. is also the subject of an epic story that
predates the Iliad and the Odyssey. - correct answer ✔✔Gilgamesh
This is the Egyptian architect who designed the earliest pyramid as a tomb for the Pharaoh
Zoser. - correct answer ✔✔Imhotep
This is a type of standing male statue, always shown nude. - correct answer ✔✔Kouros
This term identifies a sculptural technique in which figures are carved out of a
block of stone, part of which is left to form a background. - correct answer ✔✔Relief
This Greek sculptor created Discobolus Discus Thrower, an idealized portrayal
of an athlete. - correct answer ✔✔Myron
This sculptor's Aphrodite of Cyreneis considered one of the first attempts in
Western art to introduce the elements of sensuality into the portrayal of the
female form. - correct answer ✔✔Praxiteles
What are considered the Romans' most important contributions to the classical
style in architecture? - correct answer ✔✔The arch, use of the dome, and concrete
, This culture first invented the system of so-called Arabic numerals in the late 3rd
century B.C.E. - correct answer ✔✔India
Inspired by Taoism during the T'ang Dynasty, this writer became the best known
of all Chinese poets. - correct answer ✔✔Li Po
What is the part of the Bible meaning "the Law"? - correct answer ✔✔Torah
Derived from the Greek for "image," this term is often used to identify a painting
of a religious figure or a religious scene that is used in the public worship in the
Byzantine Christine tradition. - correct answer ✔✔Icon
This is Justinian's most famous building project, legendary for the beauty and
opulence of its decoration. - correct answer ✔✔Hagia Sophia
Written by Augustine as an analysis of his spiritual and intellectual development
from his youth until his conversion to Christianity. - correct answer ✔✔Confessions
What are Islam's Five Pillars? - correct answer ✔✔FAITH, PRAYER, CHARITY, FASTING INTO
MOUTH RAMADAN, HAJJ TO PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA
This is the Arabic term meaning "beautiful writing." - correct answer ✔✔Calligraphy
Charlemagne's reign saw the standardization of what things or areas? - correct answer
✔✔Monasticism, worship, music, and education of the church
