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WorksheetsAP Art History Unit 1 Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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.
The work shown can be identified as the
camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine from central Mexico, created 14,000–7000 B.C.E.
anthropomorphic stele from the Arabian Peninsula, created in the fourth millennium B.C.E.
Ambum Stone from Papua New Guinea, created c. 1500 B.C.E.
Tlatilco female figurine from central Mexico, created 1200–900 B.C.E.
The work shown can be identified as
the Apollo 11 stones from Namibia, created c. 25,500–25,300 B.C.E.
a section of the Great Hall of the Bulls at Lascaux, created 15,000–13,000 B.C.E.
the Ambum Stone from Papua New Guinea, created c. 1500 B.C.E.
a Lapita terra cotta fragment from the Solomon Islands, created 1000 B.C.E.
The culture that created the work can be characterized as
defined by social rank and a specialization of labor
composed of groups of mobile hunters and gatherers
organized into an early farming community with domesticated animals
engaged in trade with small seafaring communities on other continents
The basic form of the camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine from prehistoric Mexico was most likely determined by the
natural shape of the animal bone into which it was carved
natural shape of the animal bone into which it was carved
sacred status given to canine animals in ancient Mesoamerica
desired function of the object as a ceremonial headdress
influence of imagery found in other examples of ancient Mesoamerican art
In Neolithic China, artisans shaped jade congs by
incising them with metal tools
using cast molds
rubbing them with abrasive sand
firing liquefied clay
