UWA Art 100 Final Exam Review
(updated) questions well answered
Ancient Egypt - correct answer ✔✔ A civilization concentrated along the lower reaches of the
Nile River. Its history occurred in a series of stable Kingdoms, separated by periods of relative
instability known as Intermediate Periods: the Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New
Kingdom.
Merinos and His Queen - correct answer ✔✔ Ancient Egyptian Sculpture. Shows solidarity and
strength by using rigid lines. It was considered a symbol of human fertility.
Classical Age - correct answer ✔✔ An age marked by great achievements in Ancient Greece
during the 4th and 5th centuries BCE.
Ancient Greece - correct answer ✔✔ A civilization that lasted from the 8th/6th century BCE to
600 AD. Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the
Byzantine Era. Because of conquests by Alexander the Great of Macedonia, Hellenistic
civilization flourished from Central Asia to the western end of the Mediterranean Sea. Classical
Greek culture, especially philosophy, had a powerful influence on the Roman Empire, which
carried a version of it to many parts of the Mediterranean Basin and Europe, for which Classical
Greek is generally considered to be the seminal culture which provided the foundation of
modern Western culture.
Stoicism - correct answer ✔✔ An ancient Greek philosophy that became popular amongst many
notable Romans. Emphasis on ethics. They considered destructive emotions to be the result of
errors in judgment, and that a wise person would repress emotions, especially negative ones
and that "virtue is sufficient for happiness." They were also concerned with the conflict
between free will and determinism. They were also non-dualists and naturalists.
, Polykleitos - correct answer ✔✔ High Classical Sculptor; devised mathematical formula for
representing the perfect male body; famous work=Doryphoros (bronze statue of young man
holding spear)
Doryphoros (Spear Bearer) - correct answer ✔✔ Polykleitos. Original 450-440 B.C.E. Roman
copy (marble) of Greek original (bronze). The statue was known for being the "perfect"
proportions for a man.
Ancient Rome - correct answer ✔✔ A civilization that began on the Italian Peninsula as early as
the 8th century BCE. During its 12 centuries of existence Roman civilization shifted from a
monarchy to a classical republic and then to an increasingly autocratic empire. Through
conquest and assimilation it came to dominate Southern and Western Europe, Asia Minor,
North Africa, and parts of Northern and Eastern Europe. Ancient Roman society has contributed
to modern government, law, politics, engineering, art, literature, and society.
Augusta of Prima Porta - correct answer ✔✔ Ancient Rome. Was modeled after "The Spear
Carrier"
Rotunda - correct answer ✔✔ A circular domed building or hall.
Oculus - correct answer ✔✔ A round opening at the center of a dome.
Stupa - correct answer ✔✔ A dome-shaped structure erected as a Buddhist shrine.
Mosque - correct answer ✔✔ Islamic house of worship.
Minaret - correct answer ✔✔ A distinctive feature of mosque architecture, a tower from which
the faithful are called to worship.
(updated) questions well answered
Ancient Egypt - correct answer ✔✔ A civilization concentrated along the lower reaches of the
Nile River. Its history occurred in a series of stable Kingdoms, separated by periods of relative
instability known as Intermediate Periods: the Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New
Kingdom.
Merinos and His Queen - correct answer ✔✔ Ancient Egyptian Sculpture. Shows solidarity and
strength by using rigid lines. It was considered a symbol of human fertility.
Classical Age - correct answer ✔✔ An age marked by great achievements in Ancient Greece
during the 4th and 5th centuries BCE.
Ancient Greece - correct answer ✔✔ A civilization that lasted from the 8th/6th century BCE to
600 AD. Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the
Byzantine Era. Because of conquests by Alexander the Great of Macedonia, Hellenistic
civilization flourished from Central Asia to the western end of the Mediterranean Sea. Classical
Greek culture, especially philosophy, had a powerful influence on the Roman Empire, which
carried a version of it to many parts of the Mediterranean Basin and Europe, for which Classical
Greek is generally considered to be the seminal culture which provided the foundation of
modern Western culture.
Stoicism - correct answer ✔✔ An ancient Greek philosophy that became popular amongst many
notable Romans. Emphasis on ethics. They considered destructive emotions to be the result of
errors in judgment, and that a wise person would repress emotions, especially negative ones
and that "virtue is sufficient for happiness." They were also concerned with the conflict
between free will and determinism. They were also non-dualists and naturalists.
, Polykleitos - correct answer ✔✔ High Classical Sculptor; devised mathematical formula for
representing the perfect male body; famous work=Doryphoros (bronze statue of young man
holding spear)
Doryphoros (Spear Bearer) - correct answer ✔✔ Polykleitos. Original 450-440 B.C.E. Roman
copy (marble) of Greek original (bronze). The statue was known for being the "perfect"
proportions for a man.
Ancient Rome - correct answer ✔✔ A civilization that began on the Italian Peninsula as early as
the 8th century BCE. During its 12 centuries of existence Roman civilization shifted from a
monarchy to a classical republic and then to an increasingly autocratic empire. Through
conquest and assimilation it came to dominate Southern and Western Europe, Asia Minor,
North Africa, and parts of Northern and Eastern Europe. Ancient Roman society has contributed
to modern government, law, politics, engineering, art, literature, and society.
Augusta of Prima Porta - correct answer ✔✔ Ancient Rome. Was modeled after "The Spear
Carrier"
Rotunda - correct answer ✔✔ A circular domed building or hall.
Oculus - correct answer ✔✔ A round opening at the center of a dome.
Stupa - correct answer ✔✔ A dome-shaped structure erected as a Buddhist shrine.
Mosque - correct answer ✔✔ Islamic house of worship.
Minaret - correct answer ✔✔ A distinctive feature of mosque architecture, a tower from which
the faithful are called to worship.
