WorksheetsCompletely Unit 5! AP art history
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
San Ildefonso Pueblo artist Maria Martínez achieved the decorative black-on-black effect of the ceramic vessel shown by
painting it with carbon-based pigments after firing
firing it outdoors using an oxygen-reduction technique
firing it in a closed kiln at a controlled temperature
mixing the wet clay with pigments made from obsidian
All of the following are similarities of both the Great Serpent Mound and Spiral Jetty EXCEPT that they
are best viewed from the air
are experienced by being walked on
were created by reworking materials present at the site
reference astronomical events
The Coyolxauhqui Stone was placed at the foot of the Templo Mayor staircase in order to communicate to the Mexica audience that the goddess
had been thoroughly humiliated and defeated
was an important deity of warfare
was associated with the underworld
had been transformed into corn following her death
For the inhabitants of the city, the image of Coyolxauhqui was intended to provide
a commemoration of the role of messengers in Maya culture
an homage to the Maya conquest of the Valley of Mexico
a reminder of the power and might of the Mexica (Aztec) state
a commentary on the Mexica (Aztec) war with the Spanish conquistadors
The round room in the foreground of the photograph is a
stupa
kiva
atrium
mihrab
The fact Lady Xoc is the focus of Yaxchilán lintels, such as the one shown, underscores the
role of women in Mayan society as protectors of homes and sacred places
power and influence of the royal women of Yaxchilán in determining rulership
everyday nature of royal participation in Mayan ritual bloodletting ceremonies
belief of the Maya that only royal women were able to connect with spirits
Which of the following sources has been used by scholars of Yaxchilán to support the theory that the lintel carvings of Structure 23 were intended to reinforce Shield Jaguar II’s rule?
Contemporary Maya celebrations that mark significant passages in people’s lives
Translations of existing codices that were originally stored in Structure 23
Analysis of transcriptions of oral history that were made by the Spanish
Translations of the glyphic inscriptions that accompany the image on Lintel 25
Hide paintings such as those produced by Cotsiogo (Cadzi Cody) in the late 1800s were important to Shoshone artists in part because of the response the hide paintings got from
Euro-American tourists, who were eager to buy them
national museums, which sought them for growing collections
other Shoshone, who wore them during ceremonies
tribal leaders, who wanted them for recording events
In the convent of Santo Domingo in Cusco, the combination of Spanish Baroque architecture with Inka ashlar masonry walls represented
a desire to merge Christian and Inka religious beliefs and practices
the Spanish adoption of Inka earthquake-proof construction techniques
a transition from worship of the Inka Sun god to worship of the Christian God
the shift from Machu Picchu to Cusco as the administrative center of Peru
Some scholars have theorized that the design of the Great Serpent Mound is linked to astronomical phenomena because of the
close resemblance of its shape to the constellation Orion
nearby presence of grave steles depicting the sun and moon
proximity of other effigy mounds, which represent celestial deities
orientation of its head, which is aligned with the summer solstice
