Art Exam 2 (Chapter 6)

During the establishment of Christianity the ______ became the perfect hiding places for the icons and paintings of the new religion.

Catacombs

One of the most important aspects of Byzantine art was the use of the _____,images of holy figures made for veneration.

icon

Most Byzantine art lacked any dimension, and this gave figures a ___ look.

Flattened

The Islamic Golden Age started in the mid 7th century CE on the ____ Peninsula and lasted until the 13th century, expanding into Northern Africa, Spain, and Western Asia by 750 CE.

Saudi Arabian

Decorations did not contain ___ replicas or images. Instead, early art was based on geometric patterns of tiles, set of circles, or squares formed into intricate patterns or tessellations without overlaps or spaces.

Figurative

The Viking civilization started in the ____ countries and spread across northern and central Europe from the late 11th century.

Scandinavian

They possessed advanced ____ skills and developed a robust trade with other countries.

Seafaring

The movement and territorial expansion of the Vikings was undoubtedly enabled by their skill in constructing high crafted ships. The ships were built in many sizes for different uses and included the best-known _____.

Longship

The Romanesque period began in 1000 CE and grew as the ideas of monasticism expanded, and more people pursed a life of _____ work.

Spiritual

Growing numbers of priests, monks, and people on ____ traveled to worship relics sequenced in churches.

Prilgrimages

The ____ vault was a single arched structure designed to hold up the stone ceiling. The walls of the churches were so thick and massive there were few windows in the churches, making the building dark inside.

Barrel

Romanesque buildings had thick walls with few windows and were short, squat buildings, a vivid comparison to the great ____ and stained-glass windows of the Gothic era.

Height

Gothic characteristics included pointed ___, ribbed vaults, and flying buttresses.

arches

One of the most important and prestigious forms of Gothic art was the ____.

Stained-glass windows

The Igbo of____ are believed to have originated in an area near the confluence of the Niger and Benue Rivers.

Nigeria

The Igbo people produced a wide variety of art, ____ artifacts being the most common.

Bronze

The _____ lived in the United States in the four-corners area where the states of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah meet.

Ancestral Puebloans

Djenne-Djenno is one of the oldest well known cities in sub-Saharan Africa, located on the Niger River in ____.

Mali

Maharaja Sri Gupta, the notable leader of the ancient Indian empire and founder of the Gupta Period, was known for his support of the ___ and innovation.

Arts

The Gupta period also brought architecture, sculpture, and paintings together in the construction of the Buddhist monastery.

Nolanda University

At its peak, the ____ Empire controlled most of Southeast Asia.

Khmer

_____, a grand religious complex constructed by Suryavarman II in 1122 CE, took 20 years to complete.

Angkor Wat

The Song Dynasty had two distrinct reigns; the ____ Song from 960 CE — 1127 CE, who controlled most of the inner part of China, and the _____ Song in 1127 CE — 1279 CE ruling in the southern regions.

Northern an Southern

______, a highly venerated art, was practiced everywhere in the Song Dynasty as educated men and women were expected to be proficient in the art.

Calligraphy

The most remote island in the world is ____

Rapa Nui

The Rapa Nui people are known for their ___, the carved statues from the volcanic rock in the hills.

Moai

The pottery for formal use was highly adorned and decorated with ____ painted designs on white or gray backgrounds.

Black

The Ancestral Puebloans left few written records so historians can only estimate the exact use of the _____, however, the belief is they were used for rituals, ceremonies, and gathering places.

Kivas

The Mayans developed advanced _____ writing and extensively recorded historical and ritual information.

Hieroglyphic

The Inca created an empire covering ____, parts of Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile along the chain of the Andes Mountains.

Peru

The Mayans had very sophisticated art forms, including temples, sculptured stone, wood, and _____.

Ceramics

The Incas most famous settlement was ____ constructed high in the mountains.

Machu Pichu

At its pinncale, the Aztecs had a rich complex cultural environment located in present-day ____.

Mexico

Standing 2.7 meters high, the basalt statue of ______ or the “Serpent Skirt'“ is generally considered the best example of Aztec sculpture.

Coatlicue