Exam 24: Art of the Americas

The designs on the colossal sculpture of the Aztec mother goddess Coatlicue (3.4.16)are ________.

The Inca made figurines of ________ because they wanted to celebrate the role these creatures played in textile manufacture.

Ceremonies including ________ took place at the top of Aztec pyramids.

Compare and contrast the following sculptures: Raimondi Stela (3.4.2)and The Mother Goddess,Coatlicue (3.4.16)by considering the following questions: which of the sculptures is in higher relief? What would the impact of each sculpture have been on its viewers? What is the subject matter of each sculpture? How does the form relate to the content for each sculpture?

________ were symbolically important to textile manufacture and served as an inspiration for an Inca creation myth.

Chavín art commonly features animals with spiritual connections.

Anasazi cliff dwellings were built to take advantage of sun and shade in order to provide temperature control in different seasons.

The only people ever sacrificed by the Aztecs were prisoners captured during war.

Paracas textiles have been preserved because ________.

Teotihuacan had at its heart a large religious complex.Compare the architecture and arrangement of the temples at Teotihuacan with that of the pyramids in Giza,Egypt.What are the similarities and what are the differences between these two complexes on different continents? Think about the number of buildings on each site,their functions,the materials and construction methods,and their religious significance.

In the Andes,textiles were considered ________ gold and silver.

Olmec heads were easily found at La Venta because they were still on prominent display,exactly as the Olmec had left them.

The Pyramid of the Sun is a ________.

________were portable dwellings made by Plains Indians.

The enormous relief carving of the Aztec moon goddess Coyolxauhqui (3.4.17),found beneath the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan,shows a mythical event and has nothing to do with the sacrificial ritual that occurred at the temple.

Animals are an important feature of many ancient American artworks.Choose three ancient American artworks that include animals.In each case,analyse how the animal has been depicted: is it a naturalistic figure or a stylized form? Why has that particular animal been chosen: does it have ceremonial or religious significance?

In 1940 Matthew and Marion Stirling found ________ at the site of ________.

Cliff dwellings,such as those built by the Anasazi in Mesa Verde,were constructed using which materials available in the area?

The Mandan robe painted with a depiction of a battle with the Sioux in 1797 (3.4.20)functioned only as a piece of clothing to keep the owner warm.

Many examples of indigenous art from the southwest US come from the four-corners area,the place where ________.