first semester ap art history MC
____ is a Korean burial object.
"Gold and Jade Crown"
Containing many Buddhas, stupas , and carvings, ______ served as a gateway to a Emperor's palace.
"Longmen Caves"
Fan Kuan created ___
"Travelers among Mountains and Streams"
is an example of Ukiyo-e.
"Under the Great Wave off Kanagawa"
The overall effect of _____ is primarily due to its artist's expansive use of gold leaf.
"White and Red Plum Blossoms"
The Camelid Sacrum in the shape of a canine was created
14,000-7000 BCE
A ground line is
A baseline on which figures appear to stand
The artist intended the kwakwaka'wakw transformation mask to be experienced in all of the following ways EXCEPT as
A representation of powerful female ancestors
From where is it believed that humanity originated
Africa
The Egyptian Pharaoh, ____, was a monotheist and forced changes in spiritual and artistic practices.
Akhenaton
___ was symbolic of nobility and used for ceremonies and battle
An 'aha 'ula
An emphasis in the ________ of the nude woman figurine (Venus of Willendorf) suggests early mans interest in _______
Anatomy, health and fertility
________ contains influences of Chinese landscape painting.
Bahram Gur Fights the Karg
Which of the following is an example of an indigenous culture adapting European forms into their artwork?
Bandolier bag
Which term below relates to this site?
Bent axis
Which of the following is unique in that it would have been worn by a woman?
Bundu mask
Which of the following was most motivated by politics?
Chairman Mao en Route to Anyuan
The Hindu creation story, ____, is depicted at ____
Churning of the Ocean of Milk, Angkor Wat
This sculpted lintel from yaxchilan reflects maya tradition by
Combining writing about and images of elites
_______________ is one of the primary characteristics of Neolithic society
Farming and domestication of animals
Which of the following has distinct areas that are private or public and regions defined by social hierarchy?
Forbidden City
Figures sculpted in the round can be defined as
Freestanding
Which of the following by use of horizontal registers depicts the mortal world, the afterlife, the underworld, and the heavenly realm?
Funeral banner of Lady Dai (Xin Zhui)
Which of the following contain four gateways or toranas that align to the cardinal directions and contain reliefs depicting the story of Buddha's life and tales of his past lives?
Great Stupa at Sanchi
Which of the following is an example of an artwork that is transformed or given "new life" due to a repeated cultural ritualistic interaction?
Great mosque of Djenne
The Fang Byeri are primarily
Guardians of ancestral remains
The Mesopotamian king who codified the law and prescribed penalties for infractions was _____
Hammurabi
The bamilekes celebration and performance while wearing the Aka Elaphnag masks was intended to
Honor the king and bring about social harmony
The Chokwe's performance while wearing the "the female (pwo) masks" was intended to
Honor young fertile women who had not yet given birth, honor women that had, and represent female ancestors
Objects such as this were primarily found where (Jade Cong)
In burial sites in Liangzhu, China
For greater stability (possibly from seismic activity), the inks builders of the walls at Saqsa Waman used
Irregularly sized stones fitted together without any Mortar
How does the rulers feather headdress (probably of motecuhzoma II) make an explicit statement about the power of the Mexica Empire
It was maker of rare materials, demonstrating the control of the Mexica over distant peoples and trade networks
Running horned Woman, Tassilli n 'Algeria, 6000-4000 B.C.E , pigment on rock is easily identifiable as Neolithic as opposed to Paleolithic due to
Its figurative and natrative qualities
Stonehenge. Wiltshire, UK. Neolithic Europe. 2500-1600 BCE. Sandstone, and many similar structures are considerd
Monumental architecture
_________ would have been rubbed with oil and brought out to ensure successful child birth
Ndop (portrait figure)
This object (terra cotta fragment) comes from an ancient _____ culture
Pacific
Ancient works such as these (Amblum Stone) are considered sacred and believed to have supernatural powers by the people of
Papua New Guinea
The Conical Tower and Circular Wall of Great Zimbabwe was
Part of a city that was an important trading center that predates the European middle ages
Used in the building of Stonehenge, _________ is the simplest and oldest method of spanning a passage way
Post and lintel
____ honors the deceased subject by recording his likeness, important deeds, and rank.
Protrait of a Sin Sukju
Which of the following according to a Spanish chroniclers is known to have contained traditional ritual objects made of metals
Qorikancha
Which of the following is a characteristic of the Bamiyan Buddhas that reflects the influence of other artistic traditions fostered by Bamiyan's location on the Silk Road?
Realistically draping folds of the robes, influenced by Hellenistic Greek style
Which of the following is a place for Zen Buddhists to pursue enlightenment by a means of self-introspection.
Ryoan-ji
Which of the following is known as "The Book of Kings" and contains the epic poem by the Persian poet Firdawsi
Shahnameh
The artist choice of ____ is a reflection the cultural context in which it was a created.
Social Realism
Which of the following artworks is believed to have a relationship to both astronomy and burial rituals
Stonehenge
___ is an example of Mughal architecture.
Taj mahal
This artwork is from (metamorphic stele)
The Arabian peninsula
________ contained a collection of spells that helped Egyptians in the afterlife.
The Book of the Dead
One of the most famous Paleolithic cave paintings, The Hall of the Bulls, was discovered in
The Lascaux caves
Carved directly from existing stone.
The Treasury at Petra, Jordan
The Templo Mayor relates to the Mexicans ritual re-enactment of
Their creation myth
Which of the following elements of Fang life best describes and accounts for artistic production of works such as the Fang Byeri?
Their migratory lifestyle
Which of the following is an artwork with formal properties that allude to a sense of duality, indicating the artwork had a purpose in communication with the spiritual realm?
Tlatico female figure
These all relate to the Egyptian creation myth: rays of the sun, benben stone, and a flooded delta or river.
True
Apollo 11 Stones, Namibia, 25,500-25,300 BCE, charcoal on stone, depict a
Twisted view
Which of the following exemplifies or illustrates a matrilineal society
Veranda post of enthroned king and senior wife (opo ogoga)
(figure of cow with horns on top of column) This is...
a capital from a persian apadana
this photo depicts (carrying tapa) _____
a large tapa being presented to Queen Elizabeth II during a significant ceremony
if you were to marry in polynesia, you could likely receive ____
a ngatu
In an Islamic context artworks containing human and animal iconography is _____.
acceptable in secular and private artworks
Over the centuries, a wide courtyard was built around the Kaaba in order to _______
allow large crowds of pilgrims to perform the prescribed ritual of circumambulation
The temples at Khajuraho are distinct in that they ___
are built onto elevated substructures
Nan Madol ____
contains artificial islets and channels
The exaggeration of the eyes on Sumerian votive sculptures likely symbolizes _____
eternal wakefulness
In Ancient Egypt approaches to portraiture and one's social rank were not related.
false
due to extensive native and spanish records we know the exact function of these Moai
false
this painting represents a common "type" of warrior and not a specific individual (tamati waka nene)
false
this portrait was painted "from life," meaning the subject posed for the artist to paint him (tamati waka nene)
false
The Great Mosque (Masjid-e Jameh) is known for its _____.
four vaulted iwans surrounding a courtyard
Because of the context of its discovery, beaker with ibex motifs, Susa, Iran, 4200-3500 BCE, is believed to have been associated with or used in _______
funeral practices
Which is present throughout Mesopotamian, Persian, and Egyptian art?
hierarchy of scale
Jokhang Temple was constructed to _____.
house the Jowo Rinpoche
A Staff God _______
includes male and female qualities
The terra cotta warriors from the mausoleum of the first Qin emperor of China used _____
interchangeable parts to make each figure appear unique
The Dome of the Rock _____.
is a shrine built as testament to the power of the new faith of Islam
facial tattooing ______
is also known as ta mako
The Code of Hammurabi ______
justifies the rulers legitimacy to rule
____ guarded Assyrian royal complexes.
lamassu
When designing the Ardabil Carpet, in consideration of the fact that it would be displayed in a sacred space, the artist decided to include a _____.
large central medallion that supports two lamps shown hanging from each end
these are known as _____
malagan sculptures
these masks are rare most likely due to ___
missionaries destruction of them after the islands' conversion to christianity
Great Pyramids (of Menkaura, Khafre, and Khufu) were meant to function as _____.
mortuary complexes
Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja) ___
reveals content through body posture
____ would be found in ____
statues of votive figures, Sumerian temple
A mound structure containing Buddhist relics is a ___
stupa
Identify the most likely culture of origin for this artwork.
sumerian
bark cloth is ____
tapa
A ziggurat can best described as a _____.
temple platform
(figure of cow with horns on top of column) this represents
the power of the king and his kingdom
_____ is believed to be contained within these
the spirit of a specific deceased person
____ attest to the sophistication of Ancient Egyptian society.
tomb remains
The Ardabil Carpet is impressive because of the quantity of knots per square inch
true
The Palette of Narmer likely commemorates the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt.
true
The artistic canon of Ancient Egypt, with strict conventions of representation, use of materials, and treatment of forms, was followed for many centuries with only short-lived periods of experimentation and deviation.
true
there were burned or allowed to rot after use
true
this painting was commissioned by the patron, Henry Partridge
true
this object is unique because it ____ (buk)
uses a turtle shell
female deity sculptures from Nukuoro ___
were regarded as representations of individual deities
navigation charts ____
were used in ceremonies along with weather charms on land prior to sea journeys