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ART History Help 10 pts !?
True or False
1. The code of laws that became revolutionary among the people of the Near East because they could no longer be punished by the whims of a judge was seen on this large stone artwork called the Stele of Naramsin.
2. Agriculture emerged in the ancient Near East in an area known as the Fertile Crescent well before farming communities arose in Europe.
3. Size was associated with importance in ancient art, a convention known as hieratic scale.
4. The archaeologist’s best friend is the cuneiform, otherwise known as a piece of broken pottery.
5.The Rosetta Stone has three tiers of writing, in hieroglyphic, demotic and greek
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