Art, Architecture, and Cultural Symbols in World History and Anthropology

What material was the Great Mosque of Djenne made of?

Mud-Brick

What is this sculpture called?

Dilukai

Located in Micronesia, the ancient archaeological site of ____________________ consists of nearly 100 artificial islets constructed from massive basalt logs and coral boulders, serving as a political and ceremonial center.

Nan Madol

What masks were used by the people of Melanesia, specifically for funerary purposes?

Malagan

The transformation mask is characteristic of work created by the Kwakwaka'wakw of the northwest coast of Canada because of its _________________.

bilateral symmetry and ovoid shapes with undulating outlines painted on wood

This T-shaped silk banner found in a Han Dynasty tomb is divided into different sections for the underworld, the earth, and the heavens, and it was made to help the soul of _________________ travel to the afterlife.

Lady Dai

Angkor Wat was a monument built within the Khmer Empire, presently located in Cambodia, commissioned by _________________, in dedication to Hindu god Vishnu.

Suryavarman II

In the ancient Incan empire, the _____________ was made to symbolize unity in the empire amongst all different groups, worn by the Sapa Inca emperor and woven from camelid fibers and dyed with cochineal dye.

All-T'oqapu Tunic

What is the name of the female society in the Mende tribe of ancient Africa?

The Sande Society

What was the main material used by the Kwakwaka'wakw tribe in making the Kwakwaka'wakw mask?

Cedar wood

_____ is the Polynesian technique of harvesting the inner bark of mulberry. The inner bark is then pounded flat, and geometric designs are pounded into the cloth with a carved beater.

Hiapo

A _____________ is a domed Buddhist structure or monument often containing several sacred relics, such as the Borobudur Temple in Central Java, Indonesia.

stupa

From the Mende people, the Bundu mask used to introduce girls to womanhood is made out of what material?

Wood

The Ikenga shrine figure, typically depicted as a seated male with two curled ram horns, was created as a focal point for beliefs in egalitarianism and the chi, a personal guardian spirit. This object originates from the _____________ people of Nigeria.

Igbo

Muslims around the world face the _____________ when they pray.

Kaaba

_____________ is a type of volcanic rock that forms when magma cools and solidifies near or on Earth's surface. It has a fine-grained texture and typically contains minerals such as plagioclase feldspar and amphibole.

Andesite

This traditional Pacific material involves beating the inner bark of trees into a soft, flexible cloth, often decorated with geometric patterns and used in ceremonial contexts across Polynesia. This material is _____________.

Tapa

Shirin Neshat's Rebellious Silence depicts an Iranian woman's identity as seen through an outsider lens, in part because the artist had already left Iran before the revolution that brought _________________ to the Islamic Republic.

Shah

Which culture group developed as a major urban and trade center and had artistic traditions that later influenced the Benin Kingdom? ______

Ife

The state-sponsored art style during the Soviet Union was __________________.

Socialist Realism

The wooden sculpture placed atop cylindrical bark containers that held the bones or skulls of important ancestors was called _______________.

Reliquary Figure

Commissioned in 1434 C.E. by Jan van Eyck, this famously controversial oil on wood painting known for its extensive symbolism is called _________________.

The Arnolfini Portrait

The Mayan city home to important structures like Stela 40 and 33 as well as Lintel 24 and 25 is called _______________.

Yaxchilan

What does the ofo on the Ikenga shrine represent?

Staff of authority

The wolf in Lying with the Wolf by Kiki Smith symbolizes ________.

Primal Nature

The Battle of Adwa in 1896, an important victory that helped Ethiopia remain independent during European colonization, was fought between the Ethiopian forces led by Emperor Menelik II and the army of _________________.

Italy

Commissioned by Hosokawa Katsumoto in 1450, with large rocks spread across flat pebbles, this Zen Buddhist temple is known as the _________________.

Ryoan-ji Temple

The Aztec Coyolxauhqui Stone is found in Mexico City in _______________.

Templo Mayor

The large, wood-core Staff God, which was traditionally wrapped in layers of decorated barkcloth to protect its mana, was created by the indigenous people of the group of islands called _________________.

Cook Islands

Who built the Taj Mahal?

Shah Jahan

Ai Weiwei's Sunflower Seeds installation involved the labor of 1,600 artisans in the city of __________, a location chosen specifically for its centuries-old history as the primary production center for imperial porcelain.

Jingdezhen

The art piece below is worshipped by the Asante People. It is said to have been given to their first King Osei by the gods, and is used in ceremonies to crown new Kings. [Image: Golden Stool]

The Golden Stool (also accepted: Sika Dwa Kofi)

_____________ is an ancient Japanese art form, emerging in the 10th century with influences from Chinese handscrolls, that combined written text and illustrative paintings to depict historical, religious, and life stories of the Kamakura period.

Emakimono

What is this artwork called?

Stadia II

The creator's name of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is _________?

Maya Lin

The word 'scare' present within the Scare Dolls artwork serves to represent which cultural use for the figures? ______________

The warding off of evil spirits

The angular and geometric gold calligraphy that is used and can be seen on the Folio from a Qur'an is known as ______.

Kufic

The _________ _________ was built as a place of continual worship, depicting gods and people going through war, love, and everyday life.

Lakshmana Temple

What type of art, made past 1980, reflects modern life â€" things like pop culture, technology, identity, media, and society, and is less about traditional rules and more about ideas and impact?

Contemporary Art

The ________ Monolith was contained within the same location on the bottom of the Huitzilopochtli side of the Templo Mayor as a symbol of Huitzilopochtli's myth.

Coyolxauhqui

In order to preserve his Great Plains tribe's culture, ____________ created a hide painting surrounding the Sun Dance they perform.

Cotsiogo

What demi-god is known for snaring the sun and fishing up the Hawaiian islands?

Maui