The taotie represents

a)  a meaning unknown to us today.
b)  an underworld creature.
c)  an avenging god.
d)  an individual metalsmith’s signature.


a)  a meaning unknown to us today.

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The limestone relief of the dying Lioness from Nineveh was created in ________

a. Sumer b. Akkad c. Babylonia d. Assyria e. Persia

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The term __________ means "antiquated" or "old-fashioned" and is a name for the period prior to the Classical period in Greek art

A. orientalizing B. archaic C. stylized D. idealism

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Which early Christian building type may have inspired Bramante's designs of the new St. Peter's?

A. Martyrium B. Basilica C. Temple D. Villa

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In science, Charles Darwin

A. established the germ theory of disease. B. marshaled data to support the theory of evolution. C. introduced the anesthetic called chloroform. D. formulated the periodic table of the elements.

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