GS Semester survey

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

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

This statue of David was created by what artist?

Name one Baroque musical composer.

What culture does this picture represent?

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

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

What did the Japanese prefer in their artworks?

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

What characteristic(s) are typical of Etruscan artwork?

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

Which stylistic period of Greek culture does this picture represent?

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

What culture does this picture represent?

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

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

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

The Renaissance is considered the beginning of what?

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

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

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

This statue of David was created by what artist?

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

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

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

What did the Chinese prefer in their artworks?

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

When AND where did the Baroque period begin? 

What is the earliest known settled civilization of Central America?

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

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

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

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

Define the Polynesian concept of mana.

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

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

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

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

Which of the following describes the Aboriginal concept of Dreaming?

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

Which stylistic period of Greek culture does this picture represent?

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

What does 'matrilineal' mean? 

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

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

What culture does this picture represent?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which stylistic period of Greek culture does this picture represent?

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

When AND where did the Renaissance start?

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

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

This statue of David was created by what artist?

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?

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

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

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

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

Who or what do the moai of Easter Island represent? 

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

What are Haniwa?

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

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

Chinese Tang Dynasty ceramics embraced forms from what other cultures?

This statue of David was created by what artist?

Which stylistic period of Greek culture does this picture represent?

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

Who is credited with inventing the movable type printing press?