Exam 2 Art

Question 1

What period was the Olmec civilization?

Answer 1

Pre-classic phase. 1200-900 BCE

Question 2

How did the economy of the Olmec run?

Answer 2

Class based. Exotic art was a status symbol

Question 3

How did spirtual beliefs play a role in the olmec culture?

Answer 3

Polytheistic- spirits controlled the nature and they believed in totemism

Question 4

What animal imageries were in the art of the Olmec?

Answer 4

• jaguar
• frog
• bird

Question 5

What time period were the giant heads of the olmec created?

Answer 5

1000 BCE

Question 6

What were the importance of the giant heads of the Olmec culture?

Answer 6

Most likely portraits of kings/rulers

Question 7

When did mesoamerican art of the classical phase flourish?

Answer 7

350-650 AD

Question 8

Who created Teotihuacan

Answer 8

The aztec

Question 9

What art was in Teotihuacan

Answer 9

pyramids and temples
wall paintings
stone sculptures

Question 10

When did the pyramid of the sun begin being built?

Answer 10

100 AD

Question 11

What was the pyramid of the sun

Answer 11

Royal burial tomb built on top of a cave and spring in belief of it being a channel to the underworld

Question 12

When did the pyramid of the moon begin being built

Answer 12

150 AD

Question 13

What was the citadel

Answer 13

religous and political center, home of the Temple of Quetzalcoatl which was a major political center which also had relief figures in it

Question 14

What was the palace of tepantitla

Answer 14

housing for high class citizens

Question 15

What art was in the tepantitla

Answer 15

Brigh frescoes, figures of the gods adorned with complex and ornate motifs

Question 16

Why did the Teotihuacan make pottery?

Answer 16

they were used in burial

Question 17

Who were the Aztec?

Answer 17

Originated as a nomadic tribe in Northern Mexico; arrived in
Mesoamerica in early 13th century and established their magnificent
Capital city of Tenochtitlan

Question 18

Are mexica and aztec the same?

Answer 18

yes

Question 19

When was the late classic period?

Answer 19

14th century

Question 20

When did the aztecs stop existing?

Answer 20

in 1512 when spanish leader Hernan Cortez overthrew the aztecs and took over Tenochtitlan

Question 21

How did the town Tenochtitlan come about?

Answer 21

Leader of the nomadic tribe, Montecuzoma had a vision from a god to pack up their entire town and move to the first place they found an eagle perching on a cactus tree & eating a snake.

Question 22

What are the meanings of the imagery in aztec art?

Answer 22

• eagle represents sun god/warrior
• serpent and frog represents Tlaloc god

Question 23

What was the sun god in aztec culture?

Answer 23

Provided energy necessary to produce food and plants, in order to feed him they had to make a human sacrifice and use the heart and blood

Question 24

What was the sun god in aztec culture?

Answer 24

Provided energy necessary to produce food and plants, in order to feed him they had to make a human sacrifice and use the heart and blood

Question 25

What is a Codex?

Answer 25

Served as a form of documentation