Art History 3

49問 • 2年前

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Identify the two correct statements about this piece:

It is a representation linked to the idea of spiritual transformation., It exemplifies the monumental style in Shanshihua (mountain-water style).

Only two correct answers. This piece is important in Art History because it attests to:

The mastery in pottery making and the development of naturalistic like art., Syncretism in religious and cultural matters.

Only two correct answers. Why is this vessel so important in art history?

It showcases the mastery of bronze casting techniques (mold casting and lost-wax)., It inciudes multiple scenes celebrating the use of bronze in warfare, music, and everyday life.

The Majiayao phase in Majiayao pottery is known by the use of black and red paints.

False.

The single cradle of the Chinese civilization is the Yellow River.

False.

Shan shi hua or "mountains-water style" is known for suggesting the ancient Daoist balance between Yin and Yang.

True.

Select the wrong answer. Jade has always been a material highly prized by the Chinese, above silver and gold. According to what was mentioned in class, in East Asia the Jade:

None of the listed.

Large and luxurious buildings are exclusive to the social elite.

Teotihuacán culture

The older step pyramid in the world were built in Egypt.

Caral culture

There were no ancient cultures in the Amazon basin.

Chavín de Huántar

The famous Nasca lines had not precedents in the region.

Paraca culture

Object A:

Maya

Object B:

Nasca

Object C:

Zapotec

Object D:

Moche

Like in Egypt, the construction methods used for building the pyramids at Caral remain enigmatic.

False

Due to the scarcity of basalt stone in the area, Olmecs probably reused theirs sculptures.

True

Identify the (three) true statements about the temple complex known as Chavín de Huantár:

Acoustic studies suggest that it is possible that the old temple "spoke" with the voice of its god for which the temple was constructed., It hosts one of the finest examples of countour rivalry in the world., The iconography in one stele combines animal motives from the Andes and the Amazon River Basin and suggests this the complex was an important religious site in South America.

In Huaca Prieta, archeologists excavated the earliest recorded indigo-dyed cotton fabrics in the world.

True

While people in ancient East Asia related "Jade" to virtuosity, beauty, and kindness, Olmecs associated it with strength, fertility, and spiritual transcendence.

True

Among Mayan and Olmecs, rulers were meant to shed blood to maintain order in the kingdom.

True

Baked clay; also know as [blank].

terra-cotta/earthenware

A hard, fibrous mineral used in the Liangzhu culture for making ritual objects; often called [blank].

nephrite/jade

Hollow, squared tubes made of nephrite found in the Liangzhu region.

Cong

A cong tube was made of jade and was used in divination practices.

Liangzhu

A format of East Asian painting that is much longer than it is high; typically viewed intimately and in sections, as the viewer unrolls it from right to left.

Handscroll

Typically composed of concentric circles and squares, a spiritual diagram of the cosmos used in Hinduism, Buddhism, and other Asian religions.

Mandala

The art of expressive, decorative, or carefully descriptive hand lettering or handwriting.

Calligraphy

A format of East Asian painting that is typically taller than it is wide; generally, hanging scrolls are displayed temporarily and may be rolled up and stored easily.

Hanging scroll

What culture does this belong to?

Moche

What cultures does this belong to?

Paraca

What cultures does this belong to?

Olmec

What culture does this belong to?

Olmec

What culture does these belong to?

Mocha

Fill in the blank:

Moon Pyramid

Fill in the blank:

Sun Pyramid

Fill in the blank:

Feathered Serpent Pyramid/Temple of Quetzalcoatl

Fill in the blanks:

Talud

Fill in the blank:

Tablero

Pick the correct info:

Mosaic funeral mask, Jade tesserae with backing material

What is Deity sculpturem, New Temple, Chavín de Huántar an example of?

contour rivalry

Pick the correct info:

Portrait head, Stucco and traces of red paint

A Caral writing and computing system.

Quipus

These are different examples of the “Staff God” [blank] in later times and cultures in the Andes.

iconography

Identify the phase this is from:

Majiayao phase

Identifty the phase this is from:

Banshan phase

Long before Western artists considered "landscape" anything more than a setting for figures, Chinese painters had elevated tje mountain-water style as a subject in its own right.

True.

The slope:

Talud

The board:

Tablero

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