The Palatine Hill is significant in Roman history because
A) ?it is the traditional location of the beginning of the city of Rome.
B) ?it contains of the most important temple in Rome.
C) ?it is the traditional location where Rhea Silvia gave birth to Romulus and Remus.
D) ?it contains some of the most sophisticated examples of Roman architecture.
A
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A. phase shifting. B. total serialism. C. a product of the Continental Harmony Project. D. chance music.
The location of Persepolis is in present-day
a) Iran. b) Syria. c) Iraq. d) Egypt.
Visitors to the ziggurat often left statues representing themselves to
A.gain admittance to the temple on the top. B. serve as prayer offerings to the gods. C. wish the priest-king a good afterlife. D. ward off the evils of their enemies.
The symbolic purpose of funerary sculpture, to ensure the continued existence of a deceased king in the afterlife, is emphasized by the Egyptian word for sculpture, which also meant
a) giving birth or rebirth. b) mastaba, the principal pyramid form. c) starlight, linking the king to the heavens. d) ka, the essential life force in Egyptian belief.