Study guide module 1 Art & Culture

The 'Castas' system in New Spain treated everyone equally, regardless of their ancestry.

Gian Lorenzo Bernini and other Baroque artists primarily focused on depicting daily life activities.

The Renaissance was a period that focused only on religious themes in art and literature.

What event marked the beginning of the Archaic Era in Mesoamerica?

Who designed the grand colonnade of St. Peter’s Square in the Baroque style?

Who painted this painting?

The Renaissance sparked from feudalism's fall and interest in ancient sites

The social structure of New Spain was primarily organized around what concept related to birth and heritage?

The Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City was built on the site of a former Aztec temple.

Who painted this painting?

Who composed the famous Baroque piece Four Seasons?

Which Mesoamerican civilization is considered the 'mother culture' of the Pre-classic period?

Leonardo da Vinci was both an artist and an inventor.

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

"Mosaics were a key feature of which religious art?"

Which of these is a famous Baroque artist?

Which was an important Olmec center?

Manuel Tolsá introduced Baroque art to New Spain.

The Churrigueresque style is highly ornamented and aims to overwhelm the spectator.

In Velázquez's 'Las Meninas,' what element invites the viewer to feel like they are part of the scene?

Who painted "The Birth of Venus"?

What was Humanism in the Renaissance?

According to legend, what sign did the Mexicas find to establish Tenochtitlan?

Which pre-Hispanic civilization developed an advanced mathematical system based on the number 20?

Who sculpted the famous Renaissance statue of "David" in marble?

What distinguishes the Olmec culture?

The word 'Baroque' originally meant something...?

In New Spain, she become the most renowned literary figure of the Baroque period.

What was the name of the artistic period that followed the High Renaissance?

What artistic technique was developed during the Renaissance to create depth and realism?

Which family was famous for supporting Renaissance artists as patrons?

During the early 4th century, who was responsible for legalizing Christianity in the Roman Empire?

Which country was the birthplace of the Renaissance?

Humans center stage, enjoying life, questioning old ways. What's this philosophy?

Which characteristic is NOT typical of Baroque paintings?

Bernini's sculpture 'Ecstasy of St. Teresa' aims to depict...?

Which crop has been a staple food and a cultural symbol in Latin America for centuries?

Which animal held great religious significance in the Olmec culture?

Sister Juana Inés de la Cruz was a famous writer who was forced to stop writing near the end of her life.