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What is a rhyton?


A) A back-to-back animal sculpture
B) An arch-shaped doorway
C) An eagle-headed winged lion
D) A conical pouring vessel

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Which of the following advances was not a significant contribution of the Sumerians?


A) The invention of writing
B) The bent-axis plan
C) The city-state
D) The defensive fortification wall

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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​   Who were the creators of this palace at Ctesiphon? A)  Persians B)  Sasanians C)  Romans D)  Parthians Who were the creators of this palace at Ctesiphon?


A) Persians
B) Sasanians
C) Romans
D) Parthians

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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What term describes the Sumerian writing system?


A) Pictography
B) Hieroglyphic
C) Eshnunna
D) Cuneiform

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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What event ended the Achaemenid empire?


A) The Greek defeat of the Persians in 479 BCE
B) The capture of Babylon by Cyrus in 539 BCE
C) The death of Darius III after his defeat in 330 BCE
D) The defeat of the Parthians by Ardashir I in 224 CE

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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What do art historians call the large composite creatures that guarded the gates of Assyrian royal complexes?


A) Sphinxes
B) Griffins
C) Huwawa
D) Lamassu

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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How is Ashurnasirpal II identified in the painted panels from the palace at Kalhu?


A) He wears richly patterned garments.
B) He carries precious offerings for the gods.
C) He is shown in outline and profile view.
D) He is taller than the other figures.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The Palace of Sargon II and the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II were built by which people?


A) Akkadians
B) Sumerians
C) Assyrians
D) Elamites

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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What is the thematic emphasis of the murals that decorated Assyrian palaces?


A) The religious devotion of the people of the court
B) The expectations for the afterlife
C) The building program of the city
D) The assertion of royal power

E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

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What Mesopotamian king codified the law and prescribed penalties for infractions?


A) Urnanshe
B) Hammurabi
C) Gudea
D) Naram-Sin

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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