Deck 15: Art of the Americas

Question 1

Which ancient Americans developed the most advanced writing system?

A)Olmec
B)Aztec
C)Nazca
D)Maya

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Who made the giant earth-drawings in Peru that we call geoglyphs?

A)the Inca
B)the Nazca
C)the Moche
D)the Olmec

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The cultures in what is now the southeastern United States formed their communities around

A)lakes.
B)earthen mounds.
C)geoglyphs.
D)pyramids.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which technique did the Moche use to mass-produce some ceramic forms?

A)lost-wax casting
B)geoglyphs
C)molds
D)assembly line

Question 5

Which was considered by the Incas to be a worthy gift to the gods?

A)smoke
B)cloth
C)obsidian
D)a human heart

Question 6

Which of the following peoples made effigy pipes?

A)Moche
B)Inca
C)Pueblos
D)Hopewell

Question 7

What suggests that Olmec sculptures may have been dressed and adorned with perishable materials?

A)figure placement
B)earring holes
C)elaborate forms
D)large figures

Question 8

What do the headdresses seen on a Moche earspool resemble?

A)cactus
B)feathers
C)crescent-shaped knife
D)poppy flower

Question 9

What trade item made Teotihuacan wealthy?

A)quetzal feathers
B)obsidian
C)ceramic vessels
D)jaguar pelts

Question 10

Which ancient Americans made the most accurate calendar?

A)Olmec
B)Aztec
C)Nazca
D)Maya

Question 11

Which of the following is a subterranean circular room used as a ceremonial center in southwest Native American cultures?

A)kiva
B)chacmool
C)tepee
D)pueblo

Question 12

What are the Mayan half-reclining stone figures called?

A)chacmools
B)coyolxauhqui
C)talud-tablero
D)Coatlicue

Question 13

Which culture quarried huge basalt blocks for large sculptures?

A)Aztec
B)Olmec
C)Maya
D)Inca

Question 14

Which of the following best describes Mesoamerican society?

A)a sharply divided class structure
B)egalitarian
C)communist
D)democratic

Question 15

Spanish conquerors were obsessed with amassing what materials?

A)iron and bronze
B)salt and spices
C)gold and silver
D)tobacco and diamonds

Question 16

What was the function of Machu Picchu?

A)It was a major trading post.
B)It was the seat of the Inca government.
C)It was a temple complex.
D)It was the ruler's summer home.

Question 17

How much did the population of the Americas decrease in the century after contact with Europe?

A)30 percent
B)50 percent
C)70 percent
D)90 percent

Question 18

Which of the following describes the roads built around Pueblo Bonito?

A)wide and straight
B)concentric
C)radiating
D)following the terrain

Question 19

What united the Inca Empire?

A)a common language
B)a unified ethnic group
C)a state religion
D)wheeled vehicles

Question 20

How did the Inca finance their 23,000 miles of roads and 1,000 storehouses and lodgings that they built for transportation and communication?

A)with their gold mines
B)with labor taxation
C)with slavery
D)road-use fees

Question 21

The battle-scene hide painting from the North Dakota Mandan Native Americans was collected by

A)Daniel Boone.
B)George Washington.
C)Alexander Hamilton.
D)Lewis and Clark.

Question 22

How was the Chilkat Blanket used? Discuss the formal qualities and style.

Question 23

Discuss the mound-building traditions of the Adena,Hopewell,and other early eastern cultures of North America.Describe the purpose,significance,and formal characteristics.

Question 24

What are the Pueblo people of the Southwest known for?

A)pottery
B)paintings
C)printmaking
D)sculpture

Question 25

Discuss the purpose of Inca tunics and the message,meaning,and symbolism in the Inca's use of pattern and color on cloth.

Question 26

Why did the Canadian government outlaw the Winter Ceremony and potlatches in 1885?

A)The ceremonies had resulted in injury and death.
B)The government claimed that the ceremonies promoted prostitution and cannibalism.
C)The elders decided the ceremonies had become meaningless.
D)The tribe voted to adopt Christianity.

Question 27

Compare the Colossal Head created by Olmec artists and Portrait Head of Pakal the Great by the Maya.

Question 28

The earliest evidence of basketwork in North America was found in

A)Key Marco,Florida.
B)Chaco Canyon,New Mexico.
C)Danger Cave,Utah.
D)Cahokia,Illinois.

Question 29

Describe the iconography of The Founding of Tenochtitlan page from the Codex Mendoza.

Question 30

Maria Montoya Martinez's famous pottery was decorated in which of the following ways?

A)designs of colored glazes
B)different metallic slips
C)black and white designs
D)matte black and glossy black designs