Ch 18,19
Which of the following groups did NOT produce an identifiable body of art before 1000 CE?
Djenne
What was the function of this turquoise and gold object, made by the Moche?
Ear ornament
The Mississippian Serpent Mound in Illinois is an example of what mound type?
Effigy mound
Which class of ancient artworks have been found in situ in many parts of the city of Teotihuacán?
Wall paintings
Which aspect of the Great Mosque at Djenne may NOT be considered distinctly African?
Courtyard and hall pla
Which of the following is NOT a Maya site of the Classic period?
La Venta
Who is the subject of this sarcophagus lid from the Temple of the Inscriptions?
Lord Pakal
Which of the following is NOT one of the core beliefs and practices among the many cultures of the continent of Africa?
Marking status with gold and gems
Which mound-building culture inhabited the much of eastern region of what is now the United States?
Mississipian
Which group produced numerous ceramic vessels with round bottoms, double spouts, and smooth polychrome surfaces?
Nasca
Which early period provides the greatest numbers of rock art images from all over the continent of Africa?
Neolithic
Which culture left a multitude of terracotta animal and human figures in central Nigeria?
Nok
Which group is considered to be the mother culture of Mesoamerican Mexico?
Olmec
The Chavín staff god appears in elaborate form on which object?
Raimondi Stele
What brought an end to the production of terracotta figures that had been ongoing at Djenne in the years between 1100 and 1500?
Arrival of Islam
What is the function of the structure at Copán?
Ball court
Which Maya site has provided a series of painted murals that provide much information about Maya society and court life?
Bonampak
Which structure at Chichen Itzá was found to consist of a new pyramid built over an older pyramid?
Castillo
Which class of artworks survives from the densely wooded areas of central Africa?
Kuba ndop figures
What date is assigned to the Neolithic painting of a dancing woman from Tassili n'Ajjer?
6000-4000 BCE
Which of the following is NOT a form of body adornment appearing on the terracotta Lydenburg heads?
Added metal jewelry
The complexes at Chaco Canyon and Cliff Palace were constructed by which group?
Ancestral Puebloans
Which aspect of the Ife ruler portraits does NOT conform to the overall naturalism of the figures?
Excessively large head
Which aspect of this Sapi saltcellar is the most obvious result of European influence?
Function
Which of the following two categories of Native American art objects could be considered "portable"?
Gorget and celt
The form of the large tower in the enclosure at Great Zimbabwe resembles which symbol of royalty and generosity?
Granary
What is the art historical term for the African artistic practice of varying the sizes of the figures in a composition according to their importance?
Hierarchy of scale
Which best describes the ceramic figurines produced by the Mesoamerican Colima culture?
Highly burnished red-orange with light incision
What was the purpose of much of the preserved artwork of 16th-century Benin?
Honor the king and his royal line
An elite tomb from which culture has yielded the oldest-known cast-metal objects south of the Sahara?
Igbo-Ukwu
What structures did King Lalibela create in Ethiopia as a result of the exchange of ideas and goods with peoples far from the continent of Africa?
Rock-cut churches
In the 16th century, which two groups set up an artistic exchange between Africa and Europe?
Sapi and Portuguese
Which of the following objects was created by metalworkers in a naturalistic style?
Seated man, Tada
What term do archaeologists use to refer to the enclosed ceremonial and administrative precincts in the center of Maya cities?
Site core
What is the distinguishing architectural technique used by Teotihuacán pyramid builders?
Talud-tablero construction
Which late Preclassic site's urban center covered 9 square miles, was laid out on a grid, was divided by major avenues, and featured many pyramid structures?
Teotihuacán
What is the principal problem created by the fact that most Djenne sculpted figures come from illegal excavations?
The objects lose context.
Which of the following does NOT present a challenge to the compilation of an accurate history of art in Africa?
Thermoluminescence
The bat-faced man talisman created by the Tairona people is made up of what alloy?
Tumbaga
What was the most valued status symbol among the ancient Andean peoples?
Weavings