GS Semester survey

Where did the traditional, semi-circular theatre design originate?  

Churches of the Romanesque period are usually characterized by what features?

What European group first started trading with the Benin people of West Africa?

The Pont du Gard exemplifies the architectural genius of what culture?

This prayer posture is typical of Early Christianity. What is it called?

Which stylistic period of Greek culture does this picture represent?

Which of the following describes the Aboriginal concept of Dreaming?

This statue of David was created by what artist?

This statue of David was created by what artist?

What are Haniwa?

Who moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium & what did he rename the city?

What religion came into Korea from China and what replaced it under the Joseon dynasty?

Why were leopards, pythons, and crocodiles depicted on Benin brass plaques? 

How were most African masks meant to be seen or used? 

When AND where did the Renaissance start?

Before writing, how did a culture share and perpetuate its legends, myths and beliefs? 

Name one Baroque musical composer.

African art, in general, is ....?

What technological development spread Renaissance ideals & learning throughout Western Europe?

Portrait busts which capture the individuality of the subject, were particular to what culture?

The Chinese invented printing about how many years before Gutenburg did in Europe?

The incorporation of Chinese-like subjects, motifs or techniques into Western art was called...

Churches of the Byzantine period are usually characterized by what features?

Churches of the Gothic period are usually characterized by what features?

Near Eastern people made major contribution to Western culture w/o founding major civilization?

Who is credited with inventing the movable type printing press?

Define the Polynesian concept of mana.

What culture does this picture represent?

 For the ancient Greeks, what did the term “music” encompass? 

Which of the following was a Pre-Columbian civilization of North America?

Chinese Tang Dynasty ceramics embraced forms from what other cultures?

What event during the Middle Ages had a major influence widening the world-view of Europeans?

The basilica floor plan was the most common architectural plan for what types of structures?

If the Melanesians do not worship gods, what do they acknowledge and symbolize in their art?

Where did Renaissance artists,architects, and writers get their inspiration from?

What was a primary function of art from the Early Christian period through the Middle Ages?

The depiction of Middle Eastern, South Asian,African and East Asian cultures in the west was...

Maya are considered one of the most sophisticated cultures in pre-Columbian America because of?

The Renaissance is considered the beginning of what?

What were the early monophonic chants (liturgical singing) in the church called?

What concept made them (answer to #3) unique among the cultures of the Near East?

What culture does this picture represent?

Known for the terra cotta warriors who guard his tomb, who was the first emperor of China?

Korean ceramics are known for their quality and use of what specific type of glaze?

Which stylistic period of Greek culture does this picture represent?

Which stylistic period of Greek culture does this picture represent?

This statue of David was created by what artist?

What is the title of this iconic work of Japanese art and who made it?

What culture does this picture represent?

What does 'matrilineal' mean? 

What do the squiggly lines on this map of Eurasia represent?

What term is used to describe a slight weight shift or S-curve to a sculpted figure?

What is the name of the period when mankind’s earliest creative endeavors took place?

The Coricancha, a temple devoted to the sun, was the center point of what empire?

What characteristic(s) are typical of Etruscan artwork?

Cultural artifacts from where influenced early 20th artists such as Picasso and Modigliani?

What portrayal of Christ is NOT seen in Early Christian art?

Besides cave painting, what is the evidence that early man practiced other arts?

Other than in the church at Dura Europos, where can the earliest Christian paintings be found?

Images of play & entertainment from Japan's Edo period, (the "Floating World"), are called...?

The craze for all things Japanese in the mid-1800s was called...?

During which period did the art of stained glass reach its highest point?

What is a “common thread” that can be seen across Teotihuacan, Olmec, Maya, and Aztec cultures?

What did the Chinese prefer in their artworks?

What did the Japanese prefer in their artworks?

Which stylistic period of Greek culture does this picture represent?

Who or what do the moai of Easter Island represent? 

This statue of David was created by what artist?

What is the earliest known settled civilization of Central America?

What art form was a vehicle for the world-wide exchange of ornamental styles?

Worship spaces of the Early Christian period are usually characterized by what features?

What probably had the greatest disruptive effect on pre-Renaissance thought and art?

When AND where did the Baroque period begin? 

Which North American culture built sophisticated towns in the canyons of the South-west?