HUM 101 Final Exam Study With Complete
Solutions
A bare-breasted statue representing a priestess or deity in Minoan religion. - ANSWER
Snake Goddess
A famous bust exists of this wife of Akenaton. - ANSWER Nefertiti
This person discovered and excavated the ruins of the Minoan palace at Knossos. -
ANSWER Evans
Attempted to change Egyptian religion from the worship of many gods to one god. -
ANSWER Akenaton
A Bronze Age culture on the Greek mainland featuring a fortress palace. - ANSWER
Mycenae
Minoan religion seems to have been centered around this deity. - ANSWER Mother
Goddess
Divided into upper and lower regions, the Egyptian civilization revolved around it. -
ANSWER Nile
,"The sun god" in Egyptian religion. - ANSWER Aton-Ra
Discovered by soldiers in 1799, its decoding led to the understanding of hieroglyphics. -
ANSWER Rosetta Stone
Wife of Osiris and mother of Horus who figured in the Egyptian belief in an afterlife. -
ANSWER Isis
A small statue of a faceless, rotund female form from about 25,000 B.C. - ANSWER Venus
of Willendorf
The greatest architectural achievement of the Egyptians. - ANSWER Pyramids
The Babylonian King's legal code is detailed on a Basalt Stele dating from about
1750-1790 B.C. - ANSWER Hammurabi
Summerian writing - ANSWER Cunniform
The King of Sumeria and subject of a great literary epic, including a narrative of a "flood
story" similar to the story of Noah in the Old Testament. - ANSWER Gilgamesh
Dug into the ground in a circular shape, these Mycenaean sites contain masks, jewelry,
and weapons. - ANSWER Shaft Graves
, Discovered both the ruins of Troy and Mycenae. - ANSWER Schliemann
Short lived Pharaoh whose tomb filled with treasures was uncovered by Howard Carter. -
ANSWER Tutankhamen
Several rooms in the palace at Knossos were decorated with this art form. - ANSWER
Fresco
The step pyramid of the Summerians. - ANSWER Ziggurat
A Greek pottery in which figures are shown against a black background. - ANSWER
Red-figure
A master of lyric poetry born on Lesbos about 612 B.C. - ANSWER Sappho
A long poem, such as the Illiad, about great deeds. - ANSWER Epic
An archaic stage statue of a male nude. - ANSWER Kouros
A Greek City State. - ANSWER Polis
Solutions
A bare-breasted statue representing a priestess or deity in Minoan religion. - ANSWER
Snake Goddess
A famous bust exists of this wife of Akenaton. - ANSWER Nefertiti
This person discovered and excavated the ruins of the Minoan palace at Knossos. -
ANSWER Evans
Attempted to change Egyptian religion from the worship of many gods to one god. -
ANSWER Akenaton
A Bronze Age culture on the Greek mainland featuring a fortress palace. - ANSWER
Mycenae
Minoan religion seems to have been centered around this deity. - ANSWER Mother
Goddess
Divided into upper and lower regions, the Egyptian civilization revolved around it. -
ANSWER Nile
,"The sun god" in Egyptian religion. - ANSWER Aton-Ra
Discovered by soldiers in 1799, its decoding led to the understanding of hieroglyphics. -
ANSWER Rosetta Stone
Wife of Osiris and mother of Horus who figured in the Egyptian belief in an afterlife. -
ANSWER Isis
A small statue of a faceless, rotund female form from about 25,000 B.C. - ANSWER Venus
of Willendorf
The greatest architectural achievement of the Egyptians. - ANSWER Pyramids
The Babylonian King's legal code is detailed on a Basalt Stele dating from about
1750-1790 B.C. - ANSWER Hammurabi
Summerian writing - ANSWER Cunniform
The King of Sumeria and subject of a great literary epic, including a narrative of a "flood
story" similar to the story of Noah in the Old Testament. - ANSWER Gilgamesh
Dug into the ground in a circular shape, these Mycenaean sites contain masks, jewelry,
and weapons. - ANSWER Shaft Graves
, Discovered both the ruins of Troy and Mycenae. - ANSWER Schliemann
Short lived Pharaoh whose tomb filled with treasures was uncovered by Howard Carter. -
ANSWER Tutankhamen
Several rooms in the palace at Knossos were decorated with this art form. - ANSWER
Fresco
The step pyramid of the Summerians. - ANSWER Ziggurat
A Greek pottery in which figures are shown against a black background. - ANSWER
Red-figure
A master of lyric poetry born on Lesbos about 612 B.C. - ANSWER Sappho
A long poem, such as the Illiad, about great deeds. - ANSWER Epic
An archaic stage statue of a male nude. - ANSWER Kouros
A Greek City State. - ANSWER Polis
