Art History: Chapter Quiz 8

Mortality means ____. B. being subject to death

The earliest tombs were ____. D. hill-shaped

One example of a Stone Age tomb is ____. C. Newgrange

The Egyptians used the pyramid form to create the meeting place ____.

The Egyptians painted important people with their heads in profile and their eyes ____. A. in frontal position

The Etruscan tombs were very much like ____. C. houses

The Soldiers from Pit 1 from the tomb Shi Huangdi, China, are made of ____. B. ceramic

The Moche tombs revealed that gold and silver were ____. D. only for the elite

Greek grave markers usually showed ____. B. quiet, everyday moments

The Romans felt that family tombs ____. C. should be as ostentatious as possible

The bronze canopy in St. Peter's by Bernini is called a ____. C. baldacchino

Probably the most famous Islamic mausoleum is the ____. A. Taj Mahal

A small shrine that contains the remains of a holy person is called a ____. B. reliquary

In Africa, ____ are venerated in sculptures. C. ancestors

European cemeteries were often organized either in the ____ system or a picturesque, romantic one. D. grid

The ____ Day of the Dead celebration is a remembrance of all the dead. B. Mexican

Memorial festivals held in New Ireland are called A. malanggans

The AIDS Memorial Quilt C. changes every time it is displayed

Tribute in Light was displayed in D. New York

Ancient tombs were often oriented to the movement of C. celestial bodies

Newgrange, in Ireland, was rediscovered ____. B. in 1699 by men quarrying for building stone

Egyptian pharaohs were believed to be descendants of the most powerful god, Re, the ____. A. Sun God

A ____ is a city of the dead. A. necropolis

Etruscan tomb chambers were carved directly out of soft bedrock called ____. C. tufa

Ruled by warrior-priests from 150-800 CE, the ____ civilization extended for more than 400 miles along the Pacific Ocean in, what is now, modern Peru. C. Moche

The tombs of the ____, from Scandinavia, reflect how important sea travel was to their civilization. B. Vikings

In ancient ____, the dead were buried along roadways, outside the city walls, in highly visible funerary monuments to illustrate the individual's fame or standing in society. D. Rome

Early Christians buried their dead in vast underground networks called ____. D. catacombs

In 313, under Emperor ____, Christianity became the official religion of Rome. A. Constantine

The wealthy and powerful among Islamic societies were sometimes buried in mausoleums adjoining ____. B. mosques

____ are bones, tissues, and possessions of deceased holy persons that are preserved and venerated. A. Relics

The Day of the Dead is a popular celebration, mixing Christian and ____ beliefs. D. Aztec