AP Art History : Ancient Greek and Roman Architecture

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for AP Art History

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Example Questions

Example Question #41 : Architecture

What Bronze Age city is both Europe's oldest city and the original home of the Minotaur?

Possible Answers:

Athens

Thebes

Syracuse

Knossus

Correct answer:

Knossus

Explanation:

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 #831 : Ap Art History

Who is the figure at the top of the Column of Trajan?

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Possible Answers:

Julius Caesar

The god Jupiter

St. Peter

An unnamed Roman soldier

Trajan

Correct answer:

St. Peter

Explanation:

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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