AP Art History : Identifying artists, works, or schools of Near Eastern 2D art

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for AP Art History

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Example Questions

Example Question #41 : 2 D Art Beyond European Artistic Traditions

What culture is this piece associated with?

625px human headed winged bull profile

Possible Answers:

Assyrian

Chaldean

Sumerian

Egyptian

Babylonian

Correct answer:

Assyrian

Explanation:

This piece is a work of Assyrian art. The Assyrian people were one of several cultures that lived in the Fertile Crescent of the Middle East (the Sumerians, Babylonians and Chaldeans also did, but at different times and in different regions). This region is now modern-day Iran.

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