Art History 101: Chapter 14-15

Which of the following was among the innovative concepts of the Upanishads?

Belief in an almost endless sequence of rebirths

What is the subject of this panel from the Maestà?

Betrayal of Jesus

What devastating natural disaster occurred in Europe during the 1340s?

Bubonic plague

The gigantic faces on the Bayon, a temple in Cambodia, reflect the adoption of which belief system?

Buddhism

The frontality, stiff poses, and lack of modeling in Berlinghieri's Saint Francis Altarpiece reveal his training in which tradition?

Byzantine

Who is the painter of the back of the Maestà altarpiece?

Duccio

What technical term do art historians apply to Giotto's treatment of the angels in this fresco?

Foreshortening

Which monastic orders are known as the mendicant orders, those committed to vows of poverty and austerity?

Franciscans and Dominicans

Which artist sought to reconcile the illusion of a weighty, three-dimensional body with the illusion of the space that contained it?

Giotto

The lands of which modern-day country gave birth to both Hinduism and Buddhism?

India

Which sculptor is credited with the creation of the first decorated stone pulpit?

Nicola Pisano

The Indus Civilization arose in what is now what country?

Pakistan

What is the primary contribution of the Aryans, a mobile herding people, to the culture of India?

Religion

Which artist was instrumental in creating the International Gothic style?

Simone Martini

The Aryans composed hymns for priests that were compilations of religious learning and were called what?

Vedas