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Art Appreciation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what three religions originated in the middle east? | Christianity, Judaism, Islam |
| The Pentateuch with Prophetical Readings and the Five Scrolls is an example of the Jewish art of micrography. It uses the element of ______ through tiny Hebrew letters and words to create the appearance of an ornate line drawing. | Implied line |
| What is an Iconoclast? | Someone who destroys images, often out of religious belief. |
| The making of these art objects was intensely laborious. Pages were made out of animal hides and written painstakingly in careful handwriting. | Manuscripts |
| Islamic manuscripts rarely show human figures, and never the image of ______? | Allah |
| This was a central practice of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. It can be defined as a journey to holy sites where significant religious events had occurred or where relics were kept. | Pilgrimage |
| An architectural feature of this building was originally made of solid gold, but it was rebuilt in the 20th century with aluminum. | Dome of the Rock |
| Tympanums, lintels, trumeau, and door jambs were covered in relief sculptures to teach religious stories because people in the Middle Ages were mostly... | Illiterate |
| Latin cross plan ___________ - an entrance ___________ - part of a church traditionally reserved for singers and clergymen ___________ - an axis that usually runs from west to east ___________ - a covered walkway, around apse of church | portal, choir, nave, ambulatory |
| The believable sense of space in Giotto's Virgin and Child Enthroned is created by using the element of _____ to create three-dimensionality. | form |
| The philosophical and religious traditions in Asia have a long tradition of... | Hinduism |
| to circle around something, particularly in religious ways | circumambulate |
| The first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huangdi, constructed a massive burial mound that included a terracotta army of what? | Chariots, horses, and soldiers |
| What are three arts that are inextricably linked in Chinese culture? | Calligraphy, Painting, and Poetry |
| Chinese Artist Monika Lin's performance artwork Ten Thousand uses the concept of ______ to re-enact the back-breaking labor of the peasant class who planted rice | repetition |
| A set of Japanese rituals that helps one find peace and solace from the ordinary world. | Chanoyu |
| Tsumugi thread is a type of _______ used in textile artworks that is tough, waterproof, and glossy. | fiber |
| A type of Japanese print that depicted the subject matter of landscapes as well as images of women from different social classes. | Ukiyo-e Print |
| A great complex, constructed for the worship of the Hindu god Vishnu. | Angkor Wat |
| An ancient myth, the protector spirit of the people of Bali, Indonesia. | Barong |
| The name Teotihuacan is Aztec for... | The Place of the Gods |
| The colossal sculpted heads made by the Olmecs, thought to be depictions of past rulers, were carved out of... | Basalt |
| True or False? Precious metals, such as gold and silver, were far more valuable to the people of the ancient Andes than any other material. | False |
| What ceremonial game played by the Maya incorporated the use of a rubber ball and elaborate protective gear? | Ballgame |
| This Aztec sculpture is associated with earth, fertility, and transformation. | The Mother Goddess |
| A communal dwelling of stone, timber, and adobe brick located in North America. | Cliff Palace |
| The bubbles in the modern art installation by Teresa Margolles are made from... | The water used to clean corpses |
| The federal law known as the Native American Graves Protection Act (NAGPRA) was enacted to return cultural artifacts and sacred remains to their country of origin. This concept is also known as... | Repatriation |
| The two most common methods of basket-making for the California Indians. | Twining and Coiling |
| A very realistic or lifelike style of making images. | Naturalistic |
| Traditionally worn by royalty, this fabric is woven in Asante, Ghana, and West Africa. | Kente |
| African masks like the Kanaga are most meaningful when they are... | performed |
| True or False? In Africa, information has traditionally been shared through writing. | False |
| What group of African people created life-sized, hollow terra-cotta figures? | The Nok of Nigeria |
| The spires of the Great Mosque of Djenné are topped with... | Ostrich Eggs |
| What are the mud-brick walls of the Great Mosque of Djenné designed to do? | absorb heat |
| What is the date of the earliest known preserved tattooed bodies? | 3300 BCE |
| This artwork was used as armor in hand-to-hand combat by the Polynesians. | Ahu'ula |
| About a thousand of these huge figures were carved out of volcanic rock and scattered around the Easter Island. Their name means "bearers of the gift," amongst other things. | Moai |
| The main crop of the Abelam that is symbolic of male fertility. | Yams |
| First artworks made by humans as early as __________ years ago | 40,000 |
| A ___________ is the most common prehistoric art | fertility figure |
| the art of ancient Greece portrayed _______________ human bodies | Idealized |
| Where is "Metope of a Lapith and centaur, south side of the Parthenon"? | In a british museum |
| Etruscan art built large _____________ | necropolises |
| True or False? Cycladic sculptures of females outnumber males | true |
| The standard of Ur is divided into ____________ to tell a story | registars |
| this classical architectural order is the least ordimental | Doric |
| this classical architectural order are the scrolls on the capitals | Ionic |
| this classical architectural order is ornate, floral, and most used by Romans | Corinthian |
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