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Exam 35: Art of Political Leaders and Rulers

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What are the scenes on the Palette of Narmer about?

A) peace
B) ancestral worship
C) unification
D) the death of Narmer
E) a royal wedding

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The giant portrait that hangs over Tiananmen depicts one of the founders of ancient China.

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What technique was used to create the portrait of King Akhenaten, his wife Nefertiti, and their three daughters (4.95) ?

Both Marie Antoinette and Louis XIV had portraits of themselves painted in which they appear in front of the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles.

What material was used to make the Olmec colossal heads?

Maya rituals such as bloodletting were only enacted on slaves.

Roman sculptors, such as the artist of the Augustus of Primaporta, liked to leave their figures unpainted so that viewers could appreciate the natural color of the material.

An oba is another name for king in parts of Africa.

The fleur-de-lis is a symbol of the French monarchy.

In the Augustus of Primaporta, the Roman Emperor Augustus is portrayed as ________.

Compare and contrast the portraits of Shield Jaguar and Lady Xoc (4.92) and Akhenaten and Nefertiti (4.95) discussed in this chapter. Write an essay in which you consider the way each artwork was made, how each shows the power of the ruler, and how each work represents the ruler's wife.

What does the Justinian mosaic in the Church of San Vitale in Ravenna demonstrate?

What devices are used to denote the highest ranking person in the brass plaque of a warrior with attendants from Benin (4.98) ?

Hierarchical scale is used to show the importance of Narmer in the Palette of Narmer.

Silk hanging scrolls portraying emperors from China all include identical colors, robe designs, and facial features in their depictions.

The Yongzheng Emperor was the ruler of ________.

What event is portrayed in the elaborately carved lintel showing the Maya ruler Shield Jaguar and his wife Lady Xoc (4.92) ?

What is not about Hyacinthe Rigaud's portrait of Louis XIV?

How many Olmec colossal heads have been discovered?