Question 1

What is one interpretation for the conical towers at Great Zimbabwe?

Accepted Answer

Some scholars have suggested t

Question 2

One of the major problems impeding a precise African chronology is widespread illegal "treasure hunting." Which of the following is a consequence of this activity?

Accepted Answer

A)  nothing too harmful the artifacts are going into major collections 
B)  artifacts not removed are destroyed 
C)  removing artifacts disturbs or ruins context 
D)  "treasure hunters" attribute artifacts to only certain cultures or groups 
A)  nothing too harmful the artifacts are going into major collections 
B)  artifacts not removed are destroyed 
C)  removing artifacts disturbs or ruins context 
D)  "treasure hunters" attribute artifacts to only certain cultures or groups

Question 3

The stone monolith found at Great Zimbabwe has two sculpted animals that are associated with the ancestry of the rulers: the bird with the first wife's ancestors and the crocodile with the wife's elder male ancestors. Based on this description where would the most likely location be for the placement of this monolith?

Accepted Answer

A)  ruler's compound 
B)  outside the walls of Great Zimbabwe 
C)  first wife's compound 
D)  in the great courtyard 
A)  ruler's compound 
B)  outside the walls of Great Zimbabwe 
C)  first wife's compound 
D)  in the great courtyard

Question 4

How do the alternating heads and mudfish represent the Oba?

Accepted Answer

Ivory Waist Pendant, Benin . The heads r

Question 5

The Niger River Delta has been likened to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rome 
B)  Greece 
C)  Mesopotamia 
D)  Aegean 
A)  Rome 
B)  Greece 
C)  Mesopotamia 
D)  Aegean

Question 6

Great Zimbabwe is unusual because it is made of which of the following materials?

Accepted Answer

A)  clay 
B)  bronze 
C)  stone 
D)  wood 
A)  clay 
B)  bronze 
C)  stone 
D)  wood

Question 7

Which of the following items is a prestigious object that was excavated from a tomb in the Igbo-Ukwu area?

Accepted Answer

A)  crocodile tooth 
B)  monkey bone 
C)  elephant tusk 
D)  lion tail 
A)  crocodile tooth 
B)  monkey bone 
C)  elephant tusk 
D)  lion tail

Question 8

The earliest African sculpture in the round is from which of the following groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nok 
B)  Ife 
C)  Benin 
D)  Sapi 
A)  Nok 
B)  Ife 
C)  Benin 
D)  Sapi

Question 9

How does this present a striking contrast to figures from Ile-Ife and Tada?

Accepted Answer

Archer . Its proportions are d

Question 10

The Benin Altar of the Hand is cast by which of the following means?

Accepted Answer

A)  modeled wax 
B)  clay 
C)  lost-wax 
D)  molded clay 
A)  modeled wax 
B)  clay 
C)  lost-wax 
D)  molded clay

Question 11

Explain the function of the ivory waist pendant of the Benin Queen Mother. Consider the political implications as well as the sculptural qualities of the work.

Accepted Answer

The ivory waist pendant of the Benin Que

Question 12

Briefly describe the Nok.

Accepted Answer

This culture produced the earliest Afric

What is one interpretation for the conical towers at Great Zimbabwe?

One of the major problems impeding a precise African chronology is widespread illegal "treasure hunting." Which of the following is a consequence of this activity?

How do the alternating heads and mudfish represent the Oba?

The Niger River Delta has been likened to which of the following?

Great Zimbabwe is unusual because it is made of which of the following materials?

Which of the following items is a prestigious object that was excavated from a tomb in the Igbo-Ukwu area?

The earliest African sculpture in the round is from which of the following groups?

How does this present a striking contrast to figures from Ile-Ife and Tada?

The Benin Altar of the Hand is cast by which of the following means?

Explain the function of the ivory waist pendant of the Benin Queen Mother. Consider the political implications as well as the sculptural qualities of the work.

Briefly describe the Nok.

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Exam 19: Africa Before 1800

What is one interpretation for the conical towers at Great Zimbabwe?

One of the major problems impeding a precise African chronology is widespread illegal "treasure hunting." Which of the following is a consequence of this activity?

How do the alternating heads and mudfish represent the Oba?

The Niger River Delta has been likened to which of the following?

Great Zimbabwe is unusual because it is made of which of the following materials?

Which of the following items is a prestigious object that was excavated from a tomb in the Igbo-Ukwu area?

The earliest African sculpture in the round is from which of the following groups?

How does this present a striking contrast to figures from Ile-Ife and Tada?

The Benin Altar of the Hand is cast by which of the following means?

Explain the function of the ivory waist pendant of the Benin Queen Mother. Consider the political implications as well as the sculptural qualities of the work.

Briefly describe the Nok.

Late Medieval Italy

South and Southeast Asia Before 1200

China and Korea to 1279

Japan Before 1333

Native Arts of the Americas Before 1300

Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Northern Europe

the Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy

Renaissance and Mannerism in Cinquecento Italy

High Renaissance and Mannerism in Northern Europe and Spain

the Baroque in Italy and Spain

the Baroque in Northern Europe

Rococo to Neoclassicism: the 18th Century in Europe and America

Romanticism, Realism, Photography: Europe and America, 1800 to 1870

Impressionism, Post-impressionism, Symbolism: Europe and America, 1870 to 1900

Modernism in Europe and America, 1900 to 1945

Modernism and Postmodernism in Europe and America, 1945 to 1980

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China and Korea, 1279 to 1980

Japan, 1336 to 1980

Native Arts of the Americas, 1300 to 1980

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Africa, 1800 to 1980

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