Final Quiz American Art - Art Explora Academy

In pre-Columbian civilisations, human sacrifice is …

Useful for satisfying barbarian appetites. Important, because it helps to preserve the cycle of life. Forbidden. Essential to regulate the population.

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When did the Europeans arrived in America?

In 1429 At the end of the 15th century At the beginning of the 14th century In 1294

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For Andean civilisations, gold is …

A sacred metal. A means of payment. A symbol of fertility. So abundant that it is not precious.

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The Aztec capital, located on the site of today’s Mexico, was ………

La Venta. La Maya. Teotihuacán. Tenochtitlan.

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Which Inca building technique is this?

Simply piling up Cusco mortar Embedded stones Interlocking stones

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Inca civilisation emerged …

Around 1200 BC. Around 1200 AD. Before the Chavin civilisation. When the Europeans arrived

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What is this?

A Codex A Mayan calendar A prophecy A personal diary

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In the Westerns of the 1950s, American Indians are…

Shown as the colonisers’ victims. The heroes. Represented highly realistically. Represented in a stereotypical way.

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Pre-hispanic societies consider that death is …

The culmination of existence. A divine punishment. The end of everything. Necessary for creating life.

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Which of these Mesoamerican civilisations is the oldest?

Olmec Maya Aztec Moche

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What were the pyramids used for during the pre-Columbian cultures?

Look-out posts To bury members of high society Tombs, temples, homes for the gods, etc. Only for human sacrifices

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These transformation masks from the Subarctic region were worn …

By teenagers. By dancers. Also by the colonisers. Daily.

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