Aztec and Inca Empires — Unit test Answers

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The Inca valued gold and silver for their ________________.

A
power
B
monetary value
C
religious and symbolic value
D
color
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What role are textiles believed to have played in Incan culture?

A
used as decorative clothing
B
used to identify a person’s profession
C
indicated a person’s ethnic identity and social rank
D
used for rituals
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This metalwork sculpture is an example of _________.

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A
Buddhist art in Tibet
B
Buddhist art in Nepal
C
Buddhist art in India
D
Hindu art
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What does the mask above symbolize?

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A
the connection between the ancestors in the living and dead community
B
the elders who have died
C
good spirits
D
evil spirits
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What does the other world spouse represent?

A
the highest marks of beauty
B
having children
C
being married
D
all of the above
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What is going on in the image above?

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A
The evil men have come to rob the women.
B
The aristocratic men and women are eating in the park.
C
Korean gentleman are enjoying themselves in the countryside with a group of female entertainers.
D
Korean male musicians are training female students.
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How did the Aztec people decide where to settle?

A
They had seen an eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus.
B
They asked the gods.
C
They followed a map passed down from ancestors.
D
The wandered until they found an ample supply of water.
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What is bhakti?

A
a type of devotional art that depicts the Buddha on large hand-woven panels
B
a Hindu manuscript
C
a Hindu devotional movement
D
a scroll-like painting of Hindu gods
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What is plaiting?

A
the sewing together of a vertical warp
B
a technique which involves weaving strips over and under one another
C
sewing together a spiraling foundation of rods with some other material
D
none of the above
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What is depicted in the image above?

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A
the history of how the Aztec people won their land
B
the capital whose founding is an essential part of mythology
C
the hardships the Aztecs have had to endure
D
the founding of the capital of the Inca empire
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What would you see if you looked in the pool in front of the building above?

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A
carved Islamic symbols from the Qur’an
B
a vision of Paradise as described in the Qur’an
C
images of religious stories
D
none of the above
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What is the focus of Japanese art?

A
complexity
B
nature and its simplicity, beauty, and power
C
the four elements of nature
D
all of the above
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What is quillwork?

A
soaking porcupine and bird quills with natural dyes and working them into surface patterns on other objects
B
using a quill pen made from birds to paint ink symbols on bodies
C
a type of sewing of the women of the Sioux tribe
D
using a quill pen made from the feather of an eagle to draw tribal symbols on the walls of a teepee
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Which of the following is true about Japanese calligraphy and painting?

A
There is a philosophical link in the importance of the present moment in Zen, and the necessity of rapt attention to the present moment in the creation of one of these paintings.
B
There is a philosophical link in the importance of the present moment in Zen, and how the artist lays down the brush.
C
There is a philosophical link in the importance of the present moment in Zen, and how the artist represents the idea he or she portrays.
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What are two types of Buddhism?

A
Mayvana and Thevada
B
Mayana and Theravana
C
Mahayana and Theravada
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What is silhak?

A
the most sacred of all Korean instruments
B
a truly Korean style that emphasizes the study of things Korean
C
a traditional Korean male hat
D
the Korean word for picnic
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How were the Aztec pyramids different from traditional Egyptian pyramids?

A
Aztec pyramids were built as castles for the kings.
B
Aztec pyramids were built by the king to commemorate the queen that died.
C
Aztec pyramids were built for the living so that they could worship their deities and to offer human sacrifices.
D
Aztec pyramids were made of wood rather than stone.
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What is a kikaku?

A
an initiation rights ceremony
B
a three-sided roofed enclosure
C
the Democratic Republic of the Congo
D
a fertility doll
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What is literati?

A
a type of calligraphy
B
refers to the scholarly class
C
Chinese art that contains all of the elements of nature
D
none of the above

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