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Art Appreciation Chapter 9

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Artistic devices used to glorify a ruler's image include an idealized image ______.
Symbols
In the Egyptian sculpture Menkaure and His Wife, Queen Khamerernebty, the figures are shown _____.
standing side by side
In this image, Justinian is shown as a(n) ______.
emperor-priest
The image is an example of a(n) ______.
mosaic
The twelve figures flanking Emperor Justinian in this image allude to _____.
the twelve apostles
The Crowned Head of an Oni demonstrated the Yoruba and Benin skill in ______.
metallurgy
In ancient Hawaii, only royalty could own or wear precious objects made of _____.
feathers
Royal kahili were simply ______.
fly whisks
Triumph of the Will was a film glorifying _____.
Hitler
Palaces are different from ordinary residences by ______.
their grand size
Achaemenid architecture is especially distinguished by _____.
its grand use of columns
Versailies was built in the _____ style.
Baroque
The Lamassu was a figure that stood on _____.
five legs
The House of Parliament were built in the ____ style.
Gothic Revival
The Maori Meeting House represented the ______ of a great ancestor.
body
To remember military victories, the Romans built ______.
arches
An apotheosis means that someone has become _______.
deified
A warrior on horseback is called a(n) _______.
equestrian
The Benin Plaque with Warrior and Attendants represented the king's ______.
power
Picasso's Guernica the 1937 destruction of the Basque capital during the ______.
Spanish Civil War
The Palette of King Narmer glorifies ______.
war
The Assyrians dominated the Near East for over three hundred years and were known for their ______.
ruthlessness and brutality
A fantastic creature, the Lamassu had the head of a ______.
human
England's Houses of Parliament used new building materials such as ______.
cast iron
The first to photograph war, ______ made 3,500 photographs covering both sides of the U.S. Civil War.
Matthew Brady
_____ have symbolized peace in Western art.
all of the above (doves, winged allegorical figures and women)
A ruler's image is often _____. Meaning it is depicted without flaws and often with youthful vigor.
idealized
The Palette of King Narmer represents the forceful _____.
unification of Egypt
To emphasize Christianity in the image The Emperor Justinian and his Attendants, a solider's shield displays the ______, an ancient symbol of Christ.
Chi-Rho
The film _____ established Adolph Hitler as the first media hero of the modern age.
The Triumph of the Will
Abandoned prior to Spanish conquest, the _____ created Palenque, a large palace complex with high platforms and relief and sculpture.
Mayans
The ____ in China was built as a sign of Imperial power and as an instrument to maintain power.
Forbidden City
The seat of power for King Louis XIV of France, ______ was originally Louis's grandfather's hunting lodge.
Versailles
The _____ of China, considered to be a "wonder of the world," is a monumental example of war architecture.
Great Wall
Known for its cinematic technique, the film The Battleship Potempkin used ______ to allow viewers to piece together the story from fleeting images.
montage
Maya Lin's Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington, D.C., was designed to glorify the Vietnam War. T/F
False
Guernica was a temporary memorial honoring the victims of September 11. T/F
False
Emperor Justinian's wife, Theodora, was depicted as having equal rank and power to her husband. T/F
True
Hawaiian royal objects were made of materials that were taboo to all others except royalty. T/F
True
The imagery in Leni Riefenstahl's Triumph of the Will was strictly documentary and was not manipulated by the director. T/F
False
King Louis XIV of France was also called the Sun King because he identified himself with the god Apollo. T/F
True
The Palette of King Narmer was used for mixing black eye makeup worn by ancient Egyptian men and women. T/F
True
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