Author Question: One of the many standard Greek pottery shapes is a krater and belongs to the period known as: A. ... (Read 146 times)

ssal · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

One of the many standard Greek pottery shapes is a krater and belongs to the period known as:

A. Archaic.
B. Classical.
C. Hellenistic.
D. Late Geometric.
E. Cycladic.

Question 2

The Great Sphinx at Giza, in Egypt, has the body of a lion and the head of a(n):

A. creature.
B. woman.
C. pharoah.
D. Akkadian ruler.
E. scribe.

bd5255 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
The krater is a vessel used for wine, and during the Late Geometric period, human figures began to appear amid the geometric motifs that decorated earlier Greek ceramics.

Answer to Question 2

C
The Sphinx is the essence of stability, order, and endurance and is thought to have the head of the pharaoh Khafre, whose tomb is nearby.