Question 1

What are the common traits of the different Native American peoples in their art?

Accepted Answer

Native American art encompasses the work

Question 2

What are some qualities of Plains Indian art?

Accepted Answer

Plains Indian art is a distinctive categ

Question 3

How did the Spaniards influence the art of Navajo weaving?

Accepted Answer

A)  They imposed taxes on Navajo textile production. 
B)  They preferred ornamental patterns related to Islamic traditions. 
C)  They introduced of sheep to the native culture. 
D)  They introduced of new weaving techniques. 
A)  They imposed taxes on Navajo textile production. 
B)  They preferred ornamental patterns related to Islamic traditions. 
C)  They introduced of sheep to the native culture. 
D)  They introduced of new weaving techniques.

Question 4

What method did the Inca use to keep detailed accounts and historical records?

Accepted Answer

A)  a written language based on pictographs 
B)  visual images recorded on stele and in manuscripts 
C)  knotted and colored cords called quipu 
D)  cylindrical purple and white shell beads called wampum 
A)  a written language based on pictographs 
B)  visual images recorded on stele and in manuscripts 
C)  knotted and colored cords called quipu 
D)  cylindrical purple and white shell beads called wampum

Question 5

How did the ideas of Dorothy Dunn impact Native American art in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  She encouraged the practice of native traditions in the production of authentic tribal arts. 
B)  She taught native artists to create work that would appeal to tourists and collectors. 
C)  She organized regional craft festivals where native artists could sell their wares. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  She encouraged the practice of native traditions in the production of authentic tribal arts. 
B)  She taught native artists to create work that would appeal to tourists and collectors. 
C)  She organized regional craft festivals where native artists could sell their wares. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 6

What Native American group of women were highly regarded for their weaving?

Accepted Answer

The Navajo women are highly regarded for

Question 7

Northwest Coast people lived in family groups or __________ that claimed descent from a mythical animal or animal-human ancestor.

Accepted Answer

A)  clans 
B)  tribes 
C)  herds 
D)  segments 
A)  clans 
B)  tribes 
C)  herds 
D)  segments

Question 8

Hosteen Klah was a nadle,or Navajo third __________,and could learn both female and male arts.

Accepted Answer

A)  warrior 
B)  chief 
C)  gender 
D)  artist 
A)  warrior 
B)  chief 
C)  gender 
D)  artist

Question 9

Places of honor and worship had __________ stones in Inca masonry,as seen at Machu Picchu.

Accepted Answer

A)  smooth 
B)  irregular 
C)  no 
D)  flying 
A)  smooth 
B)  irregular 
C)  no 
D)  flying

Question 10

There are three principal basket-making techniques: __________,plaiting,and twining.

Accepted Answer

A)  shoving 
B)  brushing 
C)  burning 
D)  coiling 
A)  shoving 
B)  brushing 
C)  burning 
D)  coiling

Question 11

How did the Canadian government respond to the Kwakwaka'wakw's Winter Ceremony in the late nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  They outlawed it as dangerous to the welfare of children. 
B)  They marketed it as a tourist attraction to bolster the local economy. 
C)  They officially recognized it as part of Canada's cultural heritage. 
D)  They aided in reviving the ceremony in efforts to preserve traditional culture. 
A)  They outlawed it as dangerous to the welfare of children. 
B)  They marketed it as a tourist attraction to bolster the local economy. 
C)  They officially recognized it as part of Canada's cultural heritage. 
D)  They aided in reviving the ceremony in efforts to preserve traditional culture.

Question 12

What is quillwork?

Accepted Answer

Quillwork is a form of textile embellish

Question 13

The __________ abruptly changed life on the Great Plains in 1869.

Accepted Answer

A)  warriors 
B)  farms 
C)  railway 
D)  gold 
A)  warriors 
B)  farms 
C)  railway 
D)  gold

Question 14

The beadwork Baby Carrier from the Eastern Sioux features what symbol of protection against both human and supernatural adversaries?

Accepted Answer

A)  antelope 
B)  buffalo 
C)  thunderbird 
D)  raven 
A)  antelope 
B)  buffalo 
C)  thunderbird 
D)  raven

Question 15

How do we know about the ceremonial complexes of the Aztecs?

Accepted Answer

We know about the ceremonial complexes o

Question 16

Although __________ was one of the glories of Mesoamerican art,it was fragile and very little survives today.

Accepted Answer

A)  sculpture 
B)  textile work 
C)  featherwork 
D)  painting 
A)  sculpture 
B)  textile work 
C)  featherwork 
D)  painting

Question 17

For the Great Plains people,what is the purpose of the hole in the top of a tipi?

Accepted Answer

A)  it assists the clan in meditation and prayer 
B)  it served as a smoke hole for a central hearth 
C)  it allowed them to see the moon at night 
D)  they did not devise a way to cover this, so they left it open 
A)  it assists the clan in meditation and prayer 
B)  it served as a smoke hole for a central hearth 
C)  it allowed them to see the moon at night 
D)  they did not devise a way to cover this, so they left it open

Question 18

What Navajo art form did not develop until the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  sand painting 
B)  blackware ceramics 
C)  jewelry made of silver and turquoise 
D)  woven blankets 
A)  sand painting 
B)  blackware ceramics 
C)  jewelry made of silver and turquoise 
D)  woven blankets

Question 19

What kinds of Incan art survived the Spanish onslaught?

Accepted Answer

The Incan Empire, which flourished in th

Question 20

Woodlands people used __________,which were sometimes used to keep records or exchange at the conclusion of treaties.

Accepted Answer

A)  wampum 
B)  featherwork 
C)  corbeling 
D)  llama 
A)  wampum 
B)  featherwork 
C)  corbeling 
D)  llama

What are the common traits of the different Native American peoples in their art?

What are some qualities of Plains Indian art?

How did the Spaniards influence the art of Navajo weaving?

What method did the Inca use to keep detailed accounts and historical records?

How did the ideas of Dorothy Dunn impact Native American art in the United States?

What Native American group of women were highly regarded for their weaving?

Northwest Coast people lived in family groups or __________ that claimed descent from a mythical animal or animal-human ancestor.

Hosteen Klah was a nadle,or Navajo third __________,and could learn both female and male arts.

Places of honor and worship had __________ stones in Inca masonry,as seen at Machu Picchu.

There are three principal basket-making techniques: __________,plaiting,and twining.

How did the Canadian government respond to the Kwakwaka'wakw's Winter Ceremony in the late nineteenth century?

What is quillwork?

The __________ abruptly changed life on the Great Plains in 1869.

The beadwork Baby Carrier from the Eastern Sioux features what symbol of protection against both human and supernatural adversaries?

How do we know about the ceremonial complexes of the Aztecs?

Although __________ was one of the glories of Mesoamerican art,it was fragile and very little survives today.

For the Great Plains people,what is the purpose of the hole in the top of a tipi?

What Navajo art form did not develop until the nineteenth century?

What kinds of Incan art survived the Spanish onslaught?

Woodlands people used __________,which were sometimes used to keep records or exchange at the conclusion of treaties.

Fourtheenth-Century Art in Europe

Fifteenth-century Art in Northern Europe

Renaissance art in fifteenth-century Italy

Sixteenth-century art in Italy

sixteenth-century art in northern Europe and the Iberian peninsula

Seventeenth-Century art in Europe

art of south and southeast Asia after 1200

Chinese and Korean art after 1279

Japanese art after 1333

art of pacific cultures

art of Africa in the modern era

Eighteenth- and early-nineteenth century art in Europe and NORTH America

mid-to late nineteenth-century art in Europe and the united states

modern art in Europe and the Americas, 1900-1950

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Exam 10: Art of the Americas after 1300

What are the common traits of the different Native American peoples in their art?

What are some qualities of Plains Indian art?

How did the Spaniards influence the art of Navajo weaving?

What method did the Inca use to keep detailed accounts and historical records?

How did the ideas of Dorothy Dunn impact Native American art in the United States?

What Native American group of women were highly regarded for their weaving?

Northwest Coast people lived in family groups or __________ that claimed descent from a mythical animal or animal-human ancestor.

Hosteen Klah was a nadle,or Navajo third __________,and could learn both female and male arts.

Places of honor and worship had __________ stones in Inca masonry,as seen at Machu Picchu.

There are three principal basket-making techniques: __________,plaiting,and twining.

How did the Canadian government respond to the Kwakwaka'wakw's Winter Ceremony in the late nineteenth century?

What is quillwork?

The __________ abruptly changed life on the Great Plains in 1869.

The beadwork Baby Carrier from the Eastern Sioux features what symbol of protection against both human and supernatural adversaries?

How do we know about the ceremonial complexes of the Aztecs?

Although __________ was one of the glories of Mesoamerican art,it was fragile and very little survives today.

For the Great Plains people,what is the purpose of the hole in the top of a tipi?

What Navajo art form did not develop until the nineteenth century?

What kinds of Incan art survived the Spanish onslaught?

Woodlands people used __________,which were sometimes used to keep records or exchange at the conclusion of treaties.

Fourtheenth-Century Art in Europe

Fifteenth-century Art in Northern Europe

Renaissance art in fifteenth-century Italy

Sixteenth-century art in Italy

sixteenth-century art in northern Europe and the Iberian peninsula

Seventeenth-Century art in Europe

art of south and southeast Asia after 1200

Chinese and Korean art after 1279

Japanese art after 1333

art of pacific cultures

art of Africa in the modern era

Eighteenth- and early-nineteenth century art in Europe and NORTH America

mid-to late nineteenth-century art in Europe and the united states

modern art in Europe and the Americas, 1900-1950

The international scene since 1950

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