Final Quiz American Art - Art Explora Academy

Which of these Mesoamerican civilisations is the oldest?

Olmec Maya Aztec Moche

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Pyramids are found in …

Most of the pre-hispanic civilisations. Only the Inca civilisation. Only the Maya civilisation. Only Egyptian civilisation.

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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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Amongst the Paracas, the dead are buried …

In funerary fardos. Alive. In 11 layers of manto. Once they are covered with bandages.

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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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This colossal head is a vestige of which civilisation?

Olmec. Persia. Toltec. Teotihuacán.

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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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In which pre-hispanic civilisations was human sacrifice practised?

The Paraca and Nazca cultures. Most of them. None. It was totally taboo. Only the Maya culture.

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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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Which Inca building technique is this?

Simply piling up Cusco mortar Embedded stones Interlocking stones

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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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Which god, shown here, was particularly revered in Teotihuacan?

Huitzilopochtli Tlaloc Quetzalcóatl Thor

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