APAH: Unit 5 Progress Check
How does the ruler's feather headdress (probably of Motecuhzoma II) make an explicit statement about the power of the Mexica Empire?
It was made of rare materials, demonstrating the control of the Mexica over distant peoples and trade networks.
Based on archeological records, historians argue that the Ancestral Puebloans vacated Mesa Verde due to
a series of droughts in the late thirteenth century
Maria and Julian Martinez' experimentation with the firing process for works such as the black-on-black ceramic vessel reflected their desire to
integrate older pottery designs with ceramics that would appeal to collectors
For greater stability, the Inka builders of the Walls at Saqsa Waman used
irregularly sized stones fitted together without any mortar
In order to accommodate all the inhabitants of the site, its design included
multistoried communal dwellings and kivas
Works such as the transformation mask reflect the common belief of the Kwakwaka'wakw, an indigenous people of the northwest coast of Canada, that
mythical creatures have the ability to change shape into humans
In its original context, the Lenape bandolier bag shown would have signaled to an onlooker that its wearer was
prosperous enough to have access to non-Native American trade goods
In gold Incan works, reliefs created by pressing the design into the back of the thin metal plate, was made with the technique known as
repoussé
The Qorikancha in Cusco functioned as a
shrine
The structure shown can best be described as
step pyramid
In the Inka tunic shown, visual unity is achieved through
the alternation of selected shapes and colors
In considering the archeological records some scholars have suggested that the Serpent Mound is related to
the fertility of the earth and crop growth
The particular site shown was chosen, in part, to take advantage of
the sun's heat in the winter and the cliff's shade in the summer
The highly detailed imagery carved in the lintels at Yaxchilán, such as in Lintel 25, shown, were intended to
underscore the importance of Maya rulers
The painter of this work created a sense of unity in the design by
using stencils to repeat some forms
The lintel shown can be described as
a relief
The decorative program and rituals associated with the Templo Mayor were created to emphasize to its audience which of the following ideas?
The power of the Mexica Empire and of its patron deity
Close examination of the maze-like galleries of the temple complex at Chavín de Huántar has led scholars to theorize that they might have functioned as
an acoustic system for projecting sounds to the plaza outside the temple
The shape of the Lanzón Stela at Chavín de Huántar seems to have been purposefully chosen by the artist to reference
an agricultural tool associated with fertility
The transformation mask is recognizable as a work created by the Kwakwaka'wakw of the northwest coast of Canada because of its
bilateral symmetry and ovoid shapes with undulating outlines painted on wood
The design of Structure 33 on the central acropolis of Yaxchilán was likely intended to increase the impact of the building by
creating the impression of greater height through the addition of an elaborate roof comb
The nineteenth-century beaded Bandolier bag represents continuity within the Prairie Style through its
curvilinear plant motifs arranged with bilateral symmetry