Cultural Exchange and Artistic Influence

What was the source of the valuable red dye that Hernan Cortes admired in the New World?

• A plant root

• A type of berry

• Tiny insects

• Volcanic minerals

What types of goods and ideas were exchanged along the Silk Road?

• Only silk textiles

• Textiles, carpets, jewelry, and stories

• Mainly spices and precious metals

• Agricultural products and livestock

What term describes the mixing of different regional styles, poses, or symbols to create new contexts and meaning in art?

• Iconography

• Contrapposto

• Syncretism

• Motif

What was a significant cultural outcome of the Crusades, despite the violence?

• The establishment of new trade routes to Asia.

• A mass exchange of artwork and materials between the Middle East and Europe.

• The widespread adoption of new military technologies.

• The unification of Christian and Muslim faiths.

What was the highly valued blue pigment called that was made from crushed lapis lazuli?

• Indigo

• Cobalt Blue

• Ultramarine

• Prussian Blue

What was one of the main reasons Enrico Scrovegni commissioned the Scrovegni Chapel?

• To display his family's military power

• To seek atonement for his family's financial practices

• To create a public library for the city

• To honor a local saint

From what source was the cochineal red dye, which became a global commodity, originally derived?

• A rare type of flower

• A specific mineral found in mountains

• An insect

• The blood of certain animals

How do artists from different regions often influence each other's work without meeting face-to-face?

• Through direct artistic competitions

• By copying each other's exact designs

• Through the flow of materials, ideas, and motifs via trade networks

• Only when they are from the same continent