AP Art History : Ancient Greek and Roman Architecture
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Example Question #41 : Architecture
What Bronze Age city is both Europe's oldest city and the original home of the Minotaur?
Athens
Syracuse
Thebes
Knossus
Knossus
Knossus is one of the most important sites in European art history, and one of the first studied for many scholars in basic art history. This question is helpful because it teaches while it asks: most students can recall or relate Knossus with the memorable Minotaur, but often do not correlate it with the Bronze Age or with being Europe's oldest city.
Example Question #5 : Answering Other Questions About Ancient Greek And Roman Architecture
Who is the figure at the top of the Column of Trajan?
An unnamed Roman soldier
St. Peter
The god Jupiter
Trajan
Julius Caesar
St. Peter
The figure at the top of the Column of Trajan is actually St. Peter. It was previously a statue of Trajan himself, but the statue went missing in the Middle Ages. It was replaced with the current bronze statue of St. Peter by Pope Sixtus V in 1587.
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