University of Alabama

ARH 252

Art History Quiz 5

1)Prehistory is a term generally used to describe periods when the cultures did not have writing systems—

3.  Attributes of the Apollonian (after the Greek god Apollo) include reason, restraint, harmony, and culture. A style of art with these attributes is often called___________

5. ____________ is the name of the ancient Egyptian writing system

10. The Parthenon was dedicated to the goddess__________

11. During the Paleolithic Period (the Old Stone Age) people survived by _________

12. It was possible to decipher hieroglyphs because of the __

13. An Archaic Greek sculpture portraying a standing nude male is called________

14. Cuneiform is the system of writing of ancient Egyptians—

15. Dionysys was the Greek god of ________

16. Most paintings from ancient Greece haven’t survived, but we cant still learn much about ancient Greek painting from _________