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Material Type: Quiz; Class: Art History 1 - Introduction; Subject: Art; University: Santa Fe Community College; Term: Forever 1989;
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1. The years 1450 to 900 BCE marked a period of "dark ages" in the Aegean world and a time of political, economic, and artistic instability. A) False B) True 2. Using their works of art as proof, experts believe that the Minoans worshiped the bull. A) False B) True 3. Minoan cities were generally unfortified; on the other hand, the Mycenaean's constructed strongholds of megaliths called ________ to protect their palaces. A) bunkers B) citadels C) crenellations D) towers 4. Experts have interpreted the scenes on the Harvester Vase as possibly a fall festival or even a crowd of warriors. A) False B) True 5. In the Aegean world, the sea provided a link to the mainland as well as the world beyond. A) False B) True 6. The stones of the citadel of Mycenae are so massive that they are called ________. A) megarons B) cyclopean C) pylons D) megalithic
7. The writing form of the Minoans that has been translated is called ________. A) Hieroglyphics B) Linear B C) Linear A D) Cuneiform 8. In 1400 BCE, the center of political power was on the island of Crete and NOT the Greek mainland. A) True B) False 9. The potter's wheel was introduced to the Minoan world somewhere in the early part of the ________ millennium BCE. A) fourth B) third C) second D) first 10. The Minoan Goddess with Snakes (figure 4-12) may have been associated with ________, regenerative power, and protection of the home. A) ritualistic healing B) animal husbandry C) water D) ritualistic killing 11. The half-man, half-bull son of Minos was called the ________. A) Cyclops B) Minotaur C) Medusa D) Centaur
18. The volcanic eruption on the island of ________ about 1650-1625 BCE devastated the Minoan civilization. A) Crete B) Sicily C) Macau D) Thera 19. By the Middle and Late Bronze Age, the art and culture of the Cycladic world had been absorbed by the Minoan and then Mycenaean cultures. A) False B) True 20. The Harvester Vase is an exceptional work from the Minoan world because the figures occupy three-dimensional space. A) True B) False