Ancient Civilizations Test Review
Stand for true. Sit for false.
Paleolithic means “old
stone age”
TRUE
• Stand for true
• Sit for false
• The cave painters of Lascaux and Altamira
used metal tools, ground up pigments from
the earth, blood, and animal fat to make their
paintings.
FALSE
(make sure every part of the
answer is correct. Stone age
people did not use metal tools)
• Stand for true
• Sit for false
• The Venus of Willendorf is a Greek statue
FALSE
• The Venus of Willendorf
is a small stone
sculpture from the
Paleolithic period that
was probably a fertility
symbol.
• Stand for true
• Sit for false
• Prehistoric cave painters
made images of bison and
deer in hopes of
controlling the spirits of
these animals, making
them easier to hunt.
TRUE
• Stand for true
• Sit for false
• Egyptian artists always signed their work
•FALSE
• They were not allowed to sign their work, as
this would immortalize the artist, not the
pharoah, or whoever the artist was painting.
• Stand for true
• Sit for false
• Registers were the
layers, or levels on
Egyptian stelae,
allowing the artists to
tell a story, in a
sequence of images.
TRUE
• Stand for true
• Sit for false
• The Egyptians
discovered the use of
perspective to make
three dimensional
space in their art work.
FALSE
The Egyptians did not
understand how to use
perspective to create
the illusion of 3
dimensional space in a
picture
Stand for true. Sit for false.
• Egyptians made images
of themselves because
they believed that this
would immortalize
them, allowing them to
exist, with their
possessions, in the
afterlife.
TRUE
Stand for true. Sit for false.
• Egyptian pharoahs were
always buried in the
pyramids.
• FALSE
• Only the pharoahs of the
Old Kingdom were buried
in pyramids.
• Since robbers invariably
broke into the pyramids,
pharoahs from the
Middle and Late
kingdoms were buried in
temples carved into the
cliffs along the Nile River.
• Stand for true
• Sit for false
• The three periods of Greek Vase Painting were
called Doric, Ionic and Corinthian
FALSE
Stand for true. Sit for false.
• The three periods of
Greek vase painting
were
• Geometric
• Stick Figure
• Realism
TRUE
(make sure you
read the questions
on the test very
carefully)
Stand for true. Sit for false.
• This vase comes from
the geometric period of
Greek vase painting.
• FALSE
• This vase comes from
the stick figure period.
• (Look at the little stick
figures)
End of the true/false section.
• You may all sit down
now
Multiple Choice Section
Use the cards marked A,
B, C and D to indicate the
correct answers to the
following questions.
• The capital of ancient
Greece was
• A) Rome
• B) Athens
• C) Lascaux
• D) Altamira
• B) Athens
• Statues from the
archaic period of Greek
sculpture wore
• A) wigs
• B) furs
• C) archaic smiles
• D) silk
• C) Archaic smiles
• The Second period of
Greek sculpture was
known as
• A) geometric
• B) Doric
• C) Hellenistic
• D) Classical
• D) Classical
The name of this sculpture
is
a) Discobolus
b) Doryphorus
c) The Nike of
Samothrace
d) The Venus de Milo
• B) Doryphorus (the
spear bearer)
• The stance of the Spear
Bearer is known as
• A) aphrodite
• B) raking
• C) contrapposto
• D) archaic
• Greek sculptures from
the Hellenistic period
• A) were more dramatic
than classical sculptures
• B) evoked an emotional
response
• C) were full of
movement
• D) all of the above
• D) all of the above
• This statue comes from
which period of Greek
sculpture?
• A) archaic
• B) classical
• C) hellenistic
• D) Egyptian
• C) Hellenistic
• It is dramatic,
emotional, and full of
movement.
• The Romans invented
two things that made
architectural advances
possible. They were:
• A) arches and concrete
• B) steel and bricks
• C) post and lintel
• D) eggs and toast
• D) eggs and toast
• Just kidding.
• The Romans invented
arches and concrete
(answer A)
Aqueducts
A) Were hot pools in the
spas of Roman cities
B) Carried water into
Roman cities from as
far as 100 km away
C) Flew south every
winter
D) Were theatres in
Roman cities
• B) Aqueducts carried
water into Roman cities
from as far as 100 km
away.
Everyone stand up.
• Step left if the correct
answer is on this side.
• Step right if the correct
answer is on this side.
Roman cities were laid out on a
• grid
• mountain
Roman houses were built
• With clay
• Around interior
courtyards
Roman busts were
• More realistic
• More idealistic
The hottest pool in a Roman bath
complex was the
• Tepidarium
• Calidarium
The Pantheon was built to honour
• Athena, goddess of
wisdom
• The 7 Roman planetary
gods
Don’t get the Parthenon mixed up with
the Pantheon
The Parthenon was built
by the Greeks, in Athens.
The Pantheon was built by
the Romans, in Rome
Mosaics are
• Patterns made with
small tiles and stones,
often seen on the floors
of Roman homes
• Tombstones decorated
with the wax portraits
of dead Romans
The Circus Maximus
• was performed with
elephants and dancing
bears
• Was a circular course
for Roman chariot races
The large, central section of a basilica
was
• the nave
• The ambulatory
The coliseum in Rome could hold
• 100,000 spectators
• 50,000 spectators