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Art of Oceania and Africa

1.Who are the indigenous peoples
of Australia?

What is dreamtime?

2. Why is Aboriginal Art hard to

interpret?

3. Why did Aborigines wipe away

body paint and sand art?

4. What are the maoi?

Where are they located?

5. Who are the Maori?

6. What is Ta Moko?

Why was it performed?

7. What is a haka?

Why was it used?

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8. What are the parts of wharenui The Figure Head:

representing?
The barge Posts:

The Roof Beam:

The rafters:

The interior of the building:

9. What was found at Tassili

NAjjer?

10. What was the Ife sculptures

known for?

11. In African sculpture, how did you

know if someone was nobility and
why?

12. What is a Nkisi Nkondi?

13. Why are Senufo Masks made

and worn?

14. Who do the Kuba Masks

represent?
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Aboriginal Dot Painting: Moai from Easter Island:

Moari Ta Moko: Wharenui:

Ife Portrait: Nkisi Nkondi:

Senufo Mask: Kuba Mask:

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Art of MesoAmerica
1. Who are the Maya?

2. What are the three parts to A.

the Mayan Calendar?

B.

C.

3. How were Mayan books

made?

What information did they

contain?

4. What two deities are on the

Borgia Codex image?

What might this image reflect?

5. Who were the Aztecs?

6. What is significant about the

Great Temple at
Tenochtitlan?

7. How are the Ancient

Sumerians and Ancient
MesoAmerican architecture
similar?

8. What precious material was

sought after by the Spanish?
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9. List at least 3 reasons that the A.

Incan Empire was considered
sophisticated.
B.

C.

10. What kept Machu Picchu

hidden for so long?

11. What building technique did

the Inca use?

What kind of walls did this allow

for?

12. What metal did the Inca use

to represent their Sun God?

13. Who were the Nazca?

14. What three things identify A.

Nazca pottery?

B.

C.

15. What are the Nazca lines?

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14. What are the Moche known

for?

The Mayan Calendar: Mayan Codex:

Aztec Temple: Coatlicue:

Incan Wall: Incan Jewelry:

Nazca Lines: Moche Pottery:

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Quiz: Art of Oceania, Africa, and MesoAmerica
1. How did Incan walls survive
earthquakes?
2. If you are a Maori from ancient New
Zealand, how would you identify a
persons social rank or job?
3. Where is some of the worlds oldest
rock painting found?
4. What is the ancient war dance used
by the Maori?
5. What was contained in a Mayan
Codex?
6. What is a key feature for Ife portrait
busts?
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A. They didnt survive earthquakes, which is
why there is only ruins.
B. The Inca used a mortar that was almost
indestructible
C. The Inca ground stones to fit together
perfectly so they stay settled during
earthquakes
D. The stones lay flat on each other with
mortar made from a highly flexible material
A. Their uniform helps identify their job and
social ranking
B. Their Ta Moko indicates a social rank and
job
C. Each Maori has an individual haka that
signifies his/her social rank and job
D. There is a list of information kept in the
Wharenui on each individual in the clan.
A. Tassili NAjjer
B. Ghana
C. Easter Island
D. Mexico
A. Senufo; The dance was meant to turn
dead people into good spirits.
B. Haka; it is used to bring the rains of spring
C. Haiku; the dance was supposed to scare
off evil spirits
D. Haka; it was meant to intimidate enemies
on the battlefield.
A. astronomy, religious rituals and mythology
B. calendars, agriculture plans, religious
dates
C. a list of former emperors, tax information,
astrology
D. poems, astronomy, blueprints for temples
A. They are always gilded in gold leaf
B. They are typically pierced with nails
C. They are naturalistic, but young
D. They are hyperrealistic, with wrinkles
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7. How are Sumerian Ziggurats and
MesoAmerican temples similar?
8. This ancient people are known for
their naturalistic pottery styles with
stirrup bottle neck?
9. Why is a Nkisi Nkondi shaped like a
human?
10. What is Ngady Amwaash of the
Kuba?
11. How are the Moai of Easter Island
and the Wharenui of New Zealand
similar?
12. Why did the Inca prefer to use
gold?
Bonus:
1. What is the name Aborigines called spiritual beings?
2. Mexico City is built on which ancient city?
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A. They are used as a place to sacrifice
people
B. They are both built on top of ancient lakes
C. They are both step pyramids
D. They are the exact same height.
A. The Nazca
B. The Moche
C. The Inca
D. The Kuba
A. it was meant to look like the gods, who
look like humans
B. it was the only form they knew how to
carve
C. it was meant to let the gods know it was a
human request
D. it was not shaped like a human
A. it was a mask that represented the first
woman and all women after
B. it was a charm doll that you drove nails
into to talk to the gods
C. it was a mask that represented a dwarf
with a large forehead
D. it was a mask that was a hybrid creature
A. They are both a place where people would
hold a grand ritual feast
B. They were both painted red to represent
the pain of childbirth
C. They were both a place where bonfires
were held to celebrate harvests
D. They both represented ancestral chiefs
A. because gold is the rarest metal
B. because it was shiny like the sun
C. they actually prefered turquoise to gold
D. it was heavy and helped stretched their
ears