Art Appreciation Quiz 6

1 September 2022
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The widespread influence of Persian architectural style can been found in:
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India's Taj Mahal.
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The most famous Nubian kingdom was ________, which lasted over 1,400 years.
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Kush
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Because of its connection with the act of prayer, ________ became the most highly regarded art in the Islamic world.
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calligraphy
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Cultural exchange between Islam and Byzantium is exemplified by the ________ in the Great Mosque at Córdoba, Spain.
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mosaics
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Much of the artwork from Africa is lost to us because:
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it was made of perishable material, such as wood.
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The minaret of the Kairouan Mosque in Tunisia was modeled on:
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a Roman lighthouse.
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One important aspect of ________ that gets "lost in translation" when viewed in a museum is that they are created for use in ceremonies involving groups of people in motion.
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African masks
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Daoism:
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is concerned with bringing human life into harmony with nature.
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Shinto deities are believed to be present in:
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natural objects, such as a gnarled tree or waterfall.
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The first Qin emperor, Shihuangdi:
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ordered the crafting of a huge terra-cotta army.
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The landscapes of the Song dynasty, especially those of the Li Cheng, often had the following characteristics:
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a vertical format, shrouding mists, and flowing water.
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The set of hand scrolls known as the Heiji Monogatari Emaki has been described as cinematic because:
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scenes "scroll by" as in an epic film.
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Zen priest-painters used a painting technique called haboku, "splashed ink," as a metaphor to express:
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sudden enlightenment.
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Although no one knows for certain how long people have lived in the Americas, the earliest-known evidence points to human habitations from about:
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12,000 years ago.
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The monumental sculptures of Easter Island:
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were carved from volcanic stone in the island's mountains.
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The ability to decipher Mayan writing has shifted our understanding of Mayan art. Whereas scholars previously believed Mayan art's purpose was to ________, they now believe it to have been ________.
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present stories of the gods; almost entirely concerned with history
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The use of gold in the Americas was:
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first developed in Peru.
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The term "pre-Columbian" is currently questioned as a description of cultures in the Americas before the arrival of Columbus because:
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the cultures did not think of themselves as coming "before" anything.
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The Moche of South America left a substantial record of art that includes:
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tens of thousands of ceramic objects, often depicting kneeling warriors.
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Like the ziggurats of Mesopotamia, ____________ pyramids were symbolically understood as mountains.
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Mesoamerican