Aztec and Inca Empires — Unit test Answers
The “spirit of ___________” was an important aspect of literati painting.
Where is the above building located?
Agra, India
What role did women play in creation of the Maori Meeting House?
Women wove the decorative tukutuku panels inside the meeting house
Based on your knowledge from the lesson, what country is this man from?
New Zealand
What dynasty is the above silk painting from?
Ming Dynasty
Summarize the Pomo legend, explaining the significance of the basket.
Answers will vary. According to Pomo legend, the earth was dark until their hero stole the sun and brought it to the earth in a basket. He hangs the basket each day, moving its position because he cannot decide which light he likes.
What makes the figures in the above image recognizably Korean?
Answers may vary. The women have short jackets and full skirts and the men have wide-brimmed black hats and white beards.
What was the purpose of the Zen gardens?
to aid in meditation and contemplation
How are the artistic styles of India, Nepal, and Tibet different?
Answers may vary. They are marked by religious symbols that differ by region.
How does the artist create a cold feeling in the painting above?
Answers may vary. He uses the whites of the paper to create snow, and creates crystalline fragments using overlapping planes.
Zen gardens were the result of intense __________ and manual _________.
study and labor
Describe the communities of the Pueblo people and the functions of their homes.
What would be a good occasion to give a biiga doll?
To a young woman or new bride hoping to have children (for fertility and protection).
Describe the technique the artist used in the image above.
Answers will vary. He used a dry brush technique in which ink is applied to a dry brush allowing the paper to show through.
How did the Northwest Coast people develop and use animal imagery in their homes?
Answers will vary. Northwest Coast people lived in extended family groups or clans that claimed descent from a mythic animal or animal-human ancestry. The family derived its name and the right to use certain animals and spirits as emblems or crests from its mythic ancestor.
What do the patterns on the wall panels seen above symbolize?
The potential and vigor of the person being initiated.
What caused many of the Moai at Easter Island to be destroyed?
Answers may vary. Many of them were knocked down and destroyed when the natives entered a period of warfare among themselves.
Why is the art of the Pacific Island cultures, such as New Zealand and Australia, similar in many ways?
Answers may vary. Because the different islands are close together, they share many of the same artistic characteristics.
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