Final Quiz American Art - Art Explora Academy

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 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 gold-filled Inca site was the subject of particular attention in the Spanish conquerors’ writings?

Teotihuacan's pyramid The Machu Picchu The Coricancha The Santo Domingo convent.

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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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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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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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Which Inca building technique is this?

Simply piling up Cusco mortar Embedded stones Interlocking stones

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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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These transformation masks from the Subarctic region were worn …

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

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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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This colossal head is a vestige of which civilisation?

Olmec. Persia. Toltec. Teotihuacán.

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What does the green colour of this Maya death mask symbolise?

Hope Nature’s fertility The god of the forests Rest

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