APAH Summer Assignment – Page 1

Fill-in-the-blank flashcards covering key facts, materials, dates, and cultural significance for each artwork mentioned in the lecture notes.

The Ziggurat and White Temple, built around __ BC, is located in __ and constructed from __.

3500–3000; Uruk, Iraq; mud brick

The sacred, polished-white structure visible from afar that stands atop the ziggurat is called the __.

White Temple

The Palette of King Narmer, an ancient Egyptian artifact from around 3100 BC, is carved from __ stone.

greywacke

The two sides of the Palette of King Narmer symbolize the unification of ** and Egypt.

Lower; Upper

The Sumerian statues of votive figures, dating to c. 2700 BC, are carved from gypsum inlaid with shell and __ limestone.

black

Sumerian statues of votive figures (c. 2700 BC) were placed in temples to represent __’s perpetual prayer.

an individual worshipper

From the Old Kingdom of Egypt (c. 2600–2500 BC), the artwork known as the Seated Scribe is made of painted __.

limestone

Unlike idealized pharaohs, the Seated Scribe displays realistic signs of aging such as fat and __.

wrinkles

The Standard of Ur, a Sumerian artifact, is a wooden box inlaid with shell, lapis lazuli, and __ limestone.

red

One side of the Standard of Ur shows warfare, while the other depicts peace and __.

celebration

The Old Kingdom Egyptian statue of King Menkaura and Queen is carved from greywacke and once covered in __ leaf.

gold

The striding pose of King Menkaura and his queen’s supportive stance symbolize royal __.

authority

The Code of Hammurabi, a Babylonian legal text, is inscribed on a __ stele.

basalt

Hammurabi’s laws are famously written in conditional “__, then” format.

if