APAH: Unit 5 Progress Check

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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


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