What Is Art? (Ch. 1)

Question 1

Using tools and materials to produce well-made objects objects of above average quality.

Answer 1

Craftsmanship

Question 2

Use of the elements and principles of art and design

Answer 2

Design

Question 3

Properties that are unique to the work.

Answer 3

Aesthetic Properties

Question 4

Interpret

Answer 4

What was the artist trying to convey?

Question 5

Evaluate

Answer 5

Do you believe that this work of art is successful and why?

Question 6

Why do people do art?

Answer 6

Utility
Religion
Politics
Information
History
Aesthetics

Question 7

Utility

Answer 7

Objects of usefulness such as eating utensils, clay, pottery, baskets and metals used in a wide variety of culture

Question 8

Religion

Answer 8

Objects created to support and serve religious beliefs. Examples include good luck charms, symbiotic or ceremonial vessels designed for alters or ritual displays.

Question 9

Political artwork

Answer 9

That is created for use of political needs such as carved statues, propaganda, towers to perpetuate myths.

Question 10

Artwork that is used to teach others how to preform cultural tasks

Answer 10

Information

Question 11

Artwork that is used to teach others about a cultures history, folk tales, religious traditions, mythology and moral values

Answer 11

History

Question 12

Art created for the sake of creation or that is pleasing to our sight or touch senses

Answer 12

Aesthetic

Question 13

People who unearth and study evidence from past cultures that have been hidden from human eye for centuries

Answer 13

Archeologists

Question 14

Holding the first emperors of the Ming dynasty sating back to 1409 AD

Answer 14

The Ming Tomb

Question 15

Italian civilization and city that was encased in volcanic ash by Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD

Answer 15

Pompeii

Question 16

Italian city that was destroyed by Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD

Answer 16

Herculaneum

Question 17

Greek citadel that was abandoned and damaged during the Morean War in 1687

Answer 17

Athenian Acropolis

Question 18

Religious political and social site located in Rome established before 500 BC that was abandoned and used for animal farming

Answer 18

Roman Forum

Question 19

Ancient Persian capital dating back before 316 BC destroyed by Alexander The Great

Answer 19

Persepolis

Question 20

Ancient Assyrian city located in modern day Iraq abandoned in 612 BC

Answer 20

Nineveh

Question 21

Sumerian port city-state in ancient Mesopotamia by the Persian gulf, abandoned due to overuse of land resources

Answer 21

Ur

Question 22

Ancient capital of Aneb-hatch, first nome of lower Egypt, abandoned in the 7th century AD

Answer 22

Memphis

Question 23

City ruins of the center of Zapotec and mixed culture, built in 8th century BX, lost Zapotec rule and overrun by Mixtec then by Spanish Culture

Answer 23

Monte Alban