AP Art History - Predicted Focus MCQs

Vocabulary flashcards based on AP Art History MCQs.

Apollo 11 Stones

Created around 25,500-25,300 B.C.E., providing some of the earliest evidence of representational imagery in African rock art.

Representational Imagery

Art that depicts recognizable objects or figures.

Apollo 11 Stones Significance

Demonstrates early representational imagery in African rock art.

Standard of Ur

Artifact from the Royal Tombs at Ur illustrating hierarchical scale and dual themes of war and peace.

Hierarchical Scale

The representation of more important figures as larger than others.

Dual Themes of the Standard of Ur

War and peace.

Significance of the Standard of Ur

Illustrates hierarchical scale and themes of war and peace.

Liangzhu Cong

Jade object suggesting an emphasis on ancestral worship and elite burial practices in Neolithic China.

Use of Jade in Liangzhu Cong

Suggests emphasis on ancestral worship and elite burial practices.

Great Stupa at Sanchi

A sacred site containing relics of the Buddha, encouraging circumambulation.

Function of Great Stupa at Sanchi

Sacred site for Buddha relics, encouraging circumambulation.

Circumambulation

The act of walking around a sacred object or place.

Chavín de Huántar aesthetic approach

Symbolic use of animal imagery to convey spiritual authority.

Chavín de Huántar

Temple complex reflecting symbolic use of animal imagery for spiritual authority.

Animal Imagery in Chavín de Huántar

Used symbolically to convey spiritual authority.

Paleolithic Art

Art from the Paleolithic period (Old Stone Age).

Neolithic China

Early period in Chinese history characterized by agriculture and jade artifacts.

Cuneiform Writing

An ancient writing system of Mesopotamia.

Funerary Stele

A carved stone slab used to mark a grave.

Linear Perspective

Technique to create depth in art.

Monolithic Shrine

A shrine carved from a single stone.

Akkadian King

A ruler of the Akkadian Empire.

Legal Codes

System of laws.

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Answer to MCQ 1 - Apollo 11 Stones

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Answer to MCQ 2 - Standard of Ur

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Answer to MCQ 3 - Liangzhu Cong

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Answer to MCQ 4 - Great Stupa at Sanchi

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Answer to MCQ 5 - Chavin de Huantar

African Rock Art

Art found on rock surfaces in Africa.

Monumental Sculpture

Large-scale sculpture.

Royal Tombs at Ur

Archaeological site in Mesopotamia.

Akkadian King

Ruler during the Akkadian Empire.

Neolithic China

Period of early Chinese civilization with agricultural practices and jade artifacts.

Confucian Inscriptions

Writings related to the teachings of Confucius.

Hindu Deity

A god or goddess in Hinduism.

Monastic Libraries

Libraries within monasteries.

Egyptian Funerary Architecture

Architectural style associated with tombs and burials in ancient Egypt.

Mathematical Proportion

Use of mathematical ratios in art.

Military Conquest

Taking control of a place or people through military force.

Narrative Scene

A scene that tells a story.

Paleolithic Cave Painting

Paintings found in caves from the Paleolithic era.

Utilitarian Purpose

Practical use.

Agricultural Rituals

Rituals related to farming.

Mass Production

Producing goods on a large scale.

Trade Connections

Links established through trade.

Relics of the Buddha

Objects associated with the Buddha.

Monastic Libraries

Libraries in monasteries.

Spiritual Authority

Power derived from religious or spiritual beliefs.

Symbolic Use

Use of objects or images representing something else.

Ancient Mesopotamia

A historical region in Western Asia situated within the Tigris and Euphrates river system

Neolithic

Relating to the later part of the Stone Age lasting till about 3300 BC.

Stupa

A dome-shaped structure erected as a Buddhist shrine.

circumambulate

Walk around (something) especially ritually

Akkadian

An ancient Semitic people who ruled in Mesopotamia.

Stele

An upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument or marker.

Cong

A tube-shaped object of carved jade, of approximately cylindrical form with a circular hole through its length, and with square outer section.

Apollo 11 Stones Location

Found in Namibia

Standard of Ur Materials

Made of wood inlaid with shell, lapis lazuli, and red limestone.

Great Stupa Location

Located in Sanchi, India.

Chavin de Hauntar Location

Located in the Andes Mountains of Peru.

Paleolithic Period

Also known as the Old Stone Age, characterized by hunter-gatherer lifestyles.

Neolithic Revolution

Transition to agriculture and settled communities.

Mesopotamia Definition

The land between the rivers

Representational Art

Art that aims to depict actual objects or subjects from reality.

Abstract Art

Art that does not attempt to represent external reality, but seeks to achieve its effect using shapes, forms, colors, and textures.

Idealized Art

Representing something in an ideal form, or as perfect or better than reality.

Naturalistic Art

Derived from nature or closely imitating it

Cuneiform

One of the earliest systems of writing, distinguished by its wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets

Stupas

Buddhist commemorative monuments usually housing sacred relics.

Circumambulation Importance

A way to connect with the sacred

Great Stupa Circumambulatory Path

Aisles for walking

Shamanism

A practice that involves a practitioner reaching altered states of consciousness in order to perceive and interact with what they believe to be a spirit world.

Cuneiform tablets function(s)

Used to record history and myths.

Function of Art

Aesthetically pleasing or culturally significant

How art can communicate

Through a cultures beliefs

Spiritualism

The practice of seeking communication between the living and the dead.

Liangzhu

Late Neolithic jade culture