Question 1

What is distinctly African about the Sapi saltcellar?

Accepted Answer

The style of the human heads and the proportions of the human figures. The emphasis placed on the head is an African focus.

Question 2

Which of the following is a unique hybrid of African and European cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Benin whisks 
B)  Sapi ivories 
C)  Jenne figures 
D)  Ife jewelry 
A)  Benin whisks 
B)  Sapi ivories 
C)  Jenne figures 
D)  Ife jewelry B

Question 3

What is the significance of Jenne-Jeno?

Accepted Answer

A wall town that had a diverse ethnic population. The archaeological evidence also shows diversified groups of specialty workshops.

Question 4

Explain the use of art to indicate social status in Africa. Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

Art has long been used in Africa to indi

Question 5

Considerable literature exists today which describes, analyses, and interprets the meaning of rock art. Although precise meaning is still problematic, which of the following could be used to describe the role of the running woman from Tassili?

Accepted Answer

A)  her size might indicate importance 
B)  her painted skirt indicates her married status 
C)  her horned helmet indicates she is a member of the royal Benin dynasty 
D)  nothing can be gleaned from this image 
A)  her size might indicate importance 
B)  her painted skirt indicates her married status 
C)  her horned helmet indicates she is a member of the royal Benin dynasty 
D)  nothing can be gleaned from this image

Question 6

Describe the purpose of this work.

Accepted Answer

Altar to the Hand and Arm, Ben

Question 7

How does this mosque differ from typical Middle Eastern mosques?

Accepted Answer

Aerial view of Great Mosque .

Question 8

What interpretation has been made for the buildings of Great Zimbabwe?

Accepted Answer

Based on current studies it is thought t

Question 9

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Nok style in ceramic sculpture?

Accepted Answer

A)  inverted pot shape 
B)  scarification 
C)  double chevron motif 
D)  large alert eyes 
A)  inverted pot shape 
B)  scarification 
C)  double chevron motif 
D)  large alert eyes

Question 10

The figural art of which culture is finely modeled with focused attention on naturalistic detail? Signs of age or blemishes are also absent, and the sculpture is lifelike, but at the same time idealized.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ife 
B)  Igbo-Ukwu 
C)  Sapi 
D)  Benin 
A)  Ife 
B)  Igbo-Ukwu 
C)  Sapi 
D)  Benin

Question 11

How does this image represent their contact with peoples outside Africa?

Accepted Answer

Beata Giorghis (19-10). The le

Question 12

Tassili is in which of the following countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nigeria 
B)  Sierra Leone 
C)  Algeria 
D)  South Africa 
A)  Nigeria 
B)  Sierra Leone 
C)  Algeria 
D)  South Africa

Question 13

Which of the following is the system the Benin use to record their history?

Accepted Answer

A)  complex oral recitations 
B)  bronze relief tablets 
C)  mounted wall plaques on the palace façade 
D)  written documents 
A)  complex oral recitations 
B)  bronze relief tablets 
C)  mounted wall plaques on the palace façade 
D)  written documents

Question 14

Facial striping is used as an indicator in African societies for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  a thief 
B)  a scorned woman 
C)  only the chief 
D)  titled status 
A)  a thief 
B)  a scorned woman 
C)  only the chief 
D)  titled status

Question 15

How is Beta Medhane Alem, Lalibela significant to Ethiopia?

Accepted Answer

This church represents the commitment to

Question 16

The rock art of Tassili can be said to depict which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  people 
B)  people and supernatural beings 
C)  kings 
D)  the god Olokun 
A)  people 
B)  people and supernatural beings 
C)  kings 
D)  the god Olokun

Question 17

The Benin Altar to the Hand and Arm is associated with the power of the ruler and power itself. Which of the following animals would not appear in the iconography of this shrine?

Accepted Answer

A)  hyena 
B)  ram 
C)  crocodile 
D)  elephant 
A)  hyena 
B)  ram 
C)  crocodile 
D)  elephant

Question 18

Which of the following facial features would the Sapi associate with African adornment and use as a component in their saltcellars?

Accepted Answer

A)  small round noses 
B)  scarification 
C)  small almond shaped eyes 
D)  large pointed ears 
A)  small round noses 
B)  scarification 
C)  small almond shaped eyes 
D)  large pointed ears

Question 19

African art serves to elevate and bring distinction to the leader. Which of the following art forms would perform that function?

Accepted Answer

A)  stool 
B)  staff 
C)  spear 
D)  sword 
A)  stool 
B)  staff 
C)  spear 
D)  sword

Question 20

Describe the Nok culture. How did it shape early African societies and their visual arts? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

The Nok culture was a prehistoric civili

Exam 19: Africa Before 1800

What is distinctly African about the Sapi saltcellar?

Which of the following is a unique hybrid of African and European cultures?

What is the significance of Jenne-Jeno?

Explain the use of art to indicate social status in Africa. Use examples to support your essay.

Considerable literature exists today which describes, analyses, and interprets the meaning of rock art. Although precise meaning is still problematic, which of the following could be used to describe the role of the running woman from Tassili?

Describe the purpose of this work.

How does this mosque differ from typical Middle Eastern mosques?

What interpretation has been made for the buildings of Great Zimbabwe?

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Nok style in ceramic sculpture?

The figural art of which culture is finely modeled with focused attention on naturalistic detail? Signs of age or blemishes are also absent, and the sculpture is lifelike, but at the same time idealized.

How does this image represent their contact with peoples outside Africa?

Tassili is in which of the following countries?

Which of the following is the system the Benin use to record their history?

Facial striping is used as an indicator in African societies for which of the following?

How is Beta Medhane Alem, Lalibela significant to Ethiopia?

The rock art of Tassili can be said to depict which of the following?

The Benin Altar to the Hand and Arm is associated with the power of the ruler and power itself. Which of the following animals would not appear in the iconography of this shrine?

Which of the following facial features would the Sapi associate with African adornment and use as a component in their saltcellars?

African art serves to elevate and bring distinction to the leader. Which of the following art forms would perform that function?

Describe the Nok culture. How did it shape early African societies and their visual arts? Use examples to support your essay.

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