Question 1

Which of the following is NOT true about Mayan writing?

Accepted Answer

A)  The same word can be written in multiple ways. 
B)  Writing was closely related to the production of painted imagery. 
C)  Inscriptions typically record historical events. 
D)  Extant codices provide information about Mayan religious practice. 
A)  The same word can be written in multiple ways. 
B)  Writing was closely related to the production of painted imagery. 
C)  Inscriptions typically record historical events. 
D)  Extant codices provide information about Mayan religious practice. D

Question 2

How does the architecture of Chavin de Huantar reflect its position as an important religious center in the Andean highlands on a trade route between the coast and Amazon basin?

Accepted Answer

A)  the U-shaped Old Temple 
B)  the sunken circular courtyards 
C)  the synthesis of regional architectural forms 
D)  none of the above 
A)  the U-shaped Old Temple 
B)  the sunken circular courtyards 
C)  the synthesis of regional architectural forms 
D)  none of the above C

Question 3

The Moche culture of Peru is known for their realistic ____________ vessels, made in the shape of naturalistically modeled human beings.

Accepted Answer

A)  burial 
B)  portrait 
C)  landscape 
D)  scroll 
A)  burial 
B)  portrait 
C)  landscape 
D)  scroll B

Question 4

Much of what we know about Mayan courtly life comes from paintings on _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cylinder vases 
B)  rectangular vases 
C)  wall reliefs 
D)  wood statues 
A)  cylinder vases 
B)  rectangular vases 
C)  wall reliefs 
D)  wood statues

Question 5

How is Andean culture distinguished from the artistic developments in other parts of the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  the early production of textiles 
B)  the extensive of gold in secular and ritual objects 
C)  the early manufacture of functional ceramic vessels 
D)  the lack of monumental architecture 
A)  the early production of textiles 
B)  the extensive of gold in secular and ritual objects 
C)  the early manufacture of functional ceramic vessels 
D)  the lack of monumental architecture

Question 6

The Beaver Effigy Platform Pipe is used by the smoker in such a way that the smoker would be face to face with the beaver figure's ____________ eyes.

Accepted Answer

A)  pearl 
B)  jade 
C)  bone 
D)  pipestone 
A)  pearl 
B)  jade 
C)  bone 
D)  pipestone

Question 7

What do the carved lintels of a palace in Yaxchilan represent?

Accepted Answer

The carved lintels of the ancient Maya c

Question 8

Mayan inscriptions on architecture and stelae commonly_______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  offer prayers to the gods 
B)  record specific historical events 
C)  serve an ornamental function 
D)  provide instruction for ritual practice 
A)  offer prayers to the gods 
B)  record specific historical events 
C)  serve an ornamental function 
D)  provide instruction for ritual practice

Question 9

The Temple of the Inscriptions in Palenque is built above a corbel-vaulted stairway that leads to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a natural spring, which may have been the original focus of worship 
B)  the subterranean tomb of the ruler Pakal the Great 
C)  a chamber with extensive reliefs and inscriptions that give the temple its name 
D)  none of the above 
A)  a natural spring, which may have been the original focus of worship 
B)  the subterranean tomb of the ruler Pakal the Great 
C)  a chamber with extensive reliefs and inscriptions that give the temple its name 
D)  none of the above

Question 10

Why might the most extensive great house in Chaco Canyon, Pueblo Bonito, have had so many rooms?

Accepted Answer

Pueblo Bonito, the most extensive great

Question 11

The Nazca are best known for their colossal __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  earthworks 
B)  sculpted heads 
C)  temples 
D)  chacmools 
A)  earthworks 
B)  sculpted heads 
C)  temples 
D)  chacmools

Question 12

What is a distinguishing feature of Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon?

Accepted Answer

A)  It had multiple stories and many rooms. 
B)  It stood at the hub of a network of roads to other communities. 
C)  It was a site of low-fired pottery production. 
D)  It was built on ledges under sheltering cliffs. 
A)  It had multiple stories and many rooms. 
B)  It stood at the hub of a network of roads to other communities. 
C)  It was a site of low-fired pottery production. 
D)  It was built on ledges under sheltering cliffs.

Question 13

What were two uses of Hopewell pipes?

Accepted Answer

Hopewell pipes, associated with the Hope

Question 14

The woodhenges (circles of wooden columns) found at the Mississippian culture of Cahokia seem related to _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  astronomical observation 
B)  a ritual ball game 
C)  food preparation and other domestic tasks 
D)  defending the city from enemies and wild animals 
A)  astronomical observation 
B)  a ritual ball game 
C)  food preparation and other domestic tasks 
D)  defending the city from enemies and wild animals

Question 15

The different architectural style and art emphasizing military conquests seen at the city of __________ demonstrates the influence of Central Mexico on the Maya in the post-classic period.

Accepted Answer

A)  Chichen Itza 
B)  Yaxchilan 
C)  Palenque 
D)  Tikal 
A)  Chichen Itza 
B)  Yaxchilan 
C)  Palenque 
D)  Tikal

Question 16

What was the lifestyle of the North American people between 5000 and 1000 BCE?

Accepted Answer

Between 5000 and 1000 BCE, the lifestyle

Question 17

Situated in an environment of_____, the Olmec culture built massive earth mounds where ceremonial centers were located.

Accepted Answer

A)  arid deserts and plains 
B)  swampy coastal areas 
C)  densely forested mountains 
D)  fertile river valleys 
A)  arid deserts and plains 
B)  swampy coastal areas 
C)  densely forested mountains 
D)  fertile river valleys

Question 18

How does the Mayan site of Tikal conform to the uneven terrain of the rainforest?

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of a grid plan 
B)  the buildings are terraced into the mountains 
C)  structures placed on high ground connected by causeways 
D)  the use of temporary structures made of impermanent materials 
A)  the use of a grid plan 
B)  the buildings are terraced into the mountains 
C)  structures placed on high ground connected by causeways 
D)  the use of temporary structures made of impermanent materials

Question 19

What three cultures rose in the early American Southwest?

Accepted Answer

In the early American Southwest, three p

Question 20

The naturalism that characterizes sculpted animal and bird heads of the Florida Glades culture demonstrates ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the artistic influence of Western cultures 
B)  their remarkable powers of observation 
C)  their belief that supernatural beings inhabited the sculptures 
D)  the narrative function of art in the culture 
A)  the artistic influence of Western cultures 
B)  their remarkable powers of observation 
C)  their belief that supernatural beings inhabited the sculptures 
D)  the narrative function of art in the culture

Exam 13: Art of the Americas Before 1300

Which of the following is NOT true about Mayan writing?

How does the architecture of Chavin de Huantar reflect its position as an important religious center in the Andean highlands on a trade route between the coast and Amazon basin?

The Moche culture of Peru is known for their realistic ____________ vessels, made in the shape of naturalistically modeled human beings.

Much of what we know about Mayan courtly life comes from paintings on _________________.

How is Andean culture distinguished from the artistic developments in other parts of the world?

The Beaver Effigy Platform Pipe is used by the smoker in such a way that the smoker would be face to face with the beaver figure's ____________ eyes.

What do the carved lintels of a palace in Yaxchilan represent?

Mayan inscriptions on architecture and stelae commonly_______________.

The Temple of the Inscriptions in Palenque is built above a corbel-vaulted stairway that leads to __________.

Why might the most extensive great house in Chaco Canyon, Pueblo Bonito, have had so many rooms?

The Nazca are best known for their colossal __________.

What is a distinguishing feature of Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon?

What were two uses of Hopewell pipes?

The woodhenges (circles of wooden columns) found at the Mississippian culture of Cahokia seem related to _______________.

The different architectural style and art emphasizing military conquests seen at the city of __________ demonstrates the influence of Central Mexico on the Maya in the post-classic period.

What was the lifestyle of the North American people between 5000 and 1000 BCE?

Situated in an environment of_____, the Olmec culture built massive earth mounds where ceremonial centers were located.

How does the Mayan site of Tikal conform to the uneven terrain of the rainforest?

What three cultures rose in the early American Southwest?

The naturalism that characterizes sculpted animal and bird heads of the Florida Glades culture demonstrates ___________________.

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