ART 105 Exam 3
The Moche created this realistic portrait vessel which may depict a warrior, ruler, or a royal retainer. It is crafted from:
painted clay
Which of the following is built over the spot associated with Adam, Abraham, and Muhammad?
Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
The frieze on the wall of this structure includes animal figures - except on the exterior wall of the mosque - in keeping with Islamic law. This is the:
Umayyad palace at Mshatta
The arches in the hypostyle prayer hall of this building are in a unique horseshoe shape, that may have been inspired by Visogothic architecture. This is the:
Great Mosque of Cordoba, Spain
imam
In Islam, the leader of collective worship.
iwan
In Islamic architecture, a vaulted recess opening onto a courtyard.
superimposition
In Mesoamerican architecture, the nesting of of a series of buildings inside each other.
minbar
In a mosque, the pulpit on which the imam stands.
maqsura
In some mosques, a screened area in front of the mihrab reserved for a ruler.
What architectural feature has been found in nearly all Mesoamerican cultures?
a ball court
This ivory mask consisting of nine parts that can be combined to create several faces, both human and animal, was created by the __________________________ culture .
Ipiutak
Koran
Islam's sacred book.
This unique artifact has a utilitarian function. What is it?
a ewer
Who does this Mayan statue represent?
a fallen warrior
chacmool
A Mesoamerican statuary type depicting a fallen warrior on his back with a receptacle on his chest for sacrificial offerings.
hypostyle hall
A building with a roof supported by many columns.
surah
A chapter of the Koran, divided into verses.
pueblo
A communal multistoried dwelling made of stone or adobe brick by the Native Americans of the Southwest.
mausoleum
A monumental tomb
mihrab
A semicircular niche set in to the qibla wall of a mosque.
Kaaba
A small, cubical building in Mecca, the Islamic world's symbolic center.
kivas
A square or circular underground structure that is the spiritual and ceremonial center of Pueblo Indian life.
madrasa
A theological college devoted to the teaching of Islamic law.
minaret
A tower from which the faithful are called to worship.
In what building will you find the Court of Lions?
Alhambra Palace, Granada, Spain
mosaic tilework
An Islamic decorative technique in which large ceramic panels are fired, cut into smaller pieces, and set in plaster.
Kufic
An early form of Arabic script.
In this Mayan wall mural, who is represented in the middle zone?
Captives with mutilated hands awaiting their death
ashlar masonry
Carefully cut and regularly shaped blocks of stone, fitted together without mortar.
effigy mound
Ceremonial earthworks built in the shape of animals or birds by native North American peoples.
Haida totem poles display emblems that express which of the following ideas?
Clan origin stories
What makes this canteen unique in Islamic art?
It includes scenes from the life of Christ.
Why is Machu Picchu of great archaeological importance?
It was undisturbed since the time of the Inka.
At the winter and summer equinoxes, the sun casts a shadow along the staircase of the Castillo that is said to represent:
Kukulkan (the Mayan Quetzalcoatl), the feathered serpent god
Which North American culture produced the Eagle transformation mask?
Kwakiutl
When confined to the reservations, Plains Indians took to recording their past exploits and history. They also recorded their reactions to their new surroundings often far from their places of birth. Which of the following would they use for this purpose of record-keeping?
Ledger books
What do the pipe, painted buffalo robe, bear-claw necklace, and feather decorations represent in Karl Bodmer's portrait entitled Hidatsu Warrior Pehriska-Ruhpa (Two Ravens) from 1833?
Military accomplishments
The Ottomans viewed this building by architect Sinan the Great as proof that they had surpassed Christian Byzantine architecture. This is the:
Mosque of Selim II at Edirne
Which culture created this hummingbird by scraping aside a dark layer of pebbles to reveal the lighter clay and sand beneath?
Nasca
It has been proposed that colossal stone heads like this one represent rulers. They were carved by the _________________ culture.
Olmec
fresco
Painting on lime plaster, either dry or wet.
tempera
Pigments mixed with egg yolk, glue, or casein.
Teotihuacán as well as its key pyramids are carefully oriented. Which of the following is the commonly suggested reasoning for such placement?
Related to astronomical phenomena
muqarnas
Stucco decorations of Islamic buildings in which stalactite-like forms break a structure's solidity.
mosque
The Islamic building for collective worship.
pre-Columbian
The cultures that flourished in the Western Hemisphere before the arrival of Europeans.
qibla
The direction (toward Mecca) Muslims face when praying.
Hijra
The flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medin in 622, the year from which Islam dates its beginnings.
The depiction of Mictlantecuhtli and Quetzalcoatl seen in the Borgia Codex illustrates which of the following themes?
The inevitable relationship of life and death
warp and weft
The vertical and horizontal threads of a loom or cloth, respectively.
These colossal statue-columns once held up the roof of a temple. They were created by which Mesoamerican culture?
Toltec
This structure erected by Sultan Hasan in Cairo, Egypt includes: a madrasa a mosque a mausoleum all of the above
all of the above
What aspect of the Seduction of Yusuf miniature painting prevents it from becoming an icon? The people are floating. The flattened perspective. The addition of text. all of the above
all of the above
The Great Mosque at Damascus shows us: That the hypostyle type of mosque closely recalls the layout of Muhammad's house in Medina. That early Islamic architecture owes a debt to Roman and early Christian architecture. That Islamic builders salvaged stone blocks, columns and capitals from earlier structures on this site.
all of the above are true
The Inka constructed the Temple of the Sun at Cuzco, Peru using:
ashlar masonry
The mihrab from the Madrasa Imami in Isfahan is decorated with:
mosaic tilework
What is the elaborate stucco decoration on the interior of this dome called?
muqarnas
The glass and enamel decorated mosque lamp of Sayf al-Din from Egypty bears an inscription that _________________________.
compares God's light to the light in a lamp
What are the circular semisubterranean structures visible at the base of the Cliff Palace built by the Ancestral Puebloans?
kivas
The Aztec Great Temple at Tenochtitlan was constructed by building shells over the older, existing structures - in this case, seven times. This method of construction is called:
superimposition
What is this structure called?
the Gateway of the Sun
The Mississippian Serpent Mound may have been built in response to:
the appearance of Haley's Comet
What is depicted on this Aztec disc that was discovered at the Great Temple of Tenochtilan?
the dismembered moon goddess, Coyolxauhqui
This Paracas funerary mantle was created using:
the technique of embroidery
This Hopi Katsina doll wears a mask painted in geometric patterns symbolic of:
water and agricultural fertility