AP Art History Unit 1 Review

The image shows all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

• a naturalistic approach to figure

• a sense of vitality and movement

• strong outlines

• atmospheric perspective

Which of the following was used to build Stonehenge?

• Mortise-and-tenon construction

• An arcaded support system

• Pendentive and dome construction

• A cantilevered support system

Archaeological evidence indicates that the superimposed animal forms in the Great Hall of the Bulls at Lascaux represent

• the artist’s use of atmospheric perspective

• a narrative about mythological creatures

• humans’ domestication of herds of local fauna

• different artists’ depictions over time

The Great Hall of the Bulls in Lascaux, France, is similar to the rock painting of the running horned woman in Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria, for which of the following reasons?

• Both works depict agricultural practices.

• Both works were created with mineral pigments.

• Both works are situated on rocky cliff faces.

• Both works feature scenes of everyday life.

In the Great Hall of the Bulls at Lascaux, the placement of the paintings within caves has led scholars to suggest that the paintings

• mark the graves of individuals

• provide evidence of ritual activity

• decorated the living spaces of Paleolithic rulers

• served as a backdrop for large community feasts

Paintings such as this are commonly dated to approximately

• 15,000 B.C.E.

• 5000 B.C.E.

• 400 B.C.E.

• 1200 C.E.

In the creation of Lapita pottery, sand was mixed with clay most likely to

• make the vessels more durable during the firing process

• make the walls of the vessels denser, so they could hold water

• provide the vessels with a coarse and blackened surface

• create patterns on the vessels that were later incised

Art historians have theorized that the beaker with ibex motifs was most likely made for

• luxury purposes because it was discovered in the ruins of a palace

• military exercises because it was discovered in the ruins of a citadel

• funerary rituals because it was discovered in a grave

• religious use because it was discovered in a cave

Although the cave paintings in the Great Hall of the Bulls at Lascaux were originally interpreted as depictions of hunting scenes, they have more recently been interpreted as paintings intended to

• warn people about dangerous animals threatening villages

• portray scenes of animal domestication

• document a series of animal-based rituals

• tell a mythic narrative of human origins

The physical properties of the Ambum Stone have led scholars to propose which of the following theories about the work?

• It must have been transported via a long distance trade network, because the specific type of stone it was made from is not quarried locally.

• It must have held special value for its owners, because creating it would have been extremely time consuming.

• It must have been heavily used in its original context, because some areas of the work show significant wear from repeated grinding action.

• It most likely formed part of a larger sculptural program from a temple excavated nearby.