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What is royal regalia?

Jewels, scepters, and other artifacts of the reigning royal family.

Processed thin, smooth and durable animal hide used in the pre-printing age for written works.

Any type of royal clothing which has been individually created to display deity.

A thin lay based liquid which is used in the production of ceramics as either a glue to hold pieces together, or as a paint.

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What was found at Igbo Ukwu?

evidence for copper alloy or bronze casting in Sub Saharan Africa.

thousands of figures which were polished, covered with a red clay slip, and fired at low temperatures.

Examples of textiles which employed a special technique that resembles velour to the touch.

crosses, crucifixes, and other Christian emblems had been created as early as the late fifteenth century.

This piece of art entitled, Horseman, is an example of ________________.

Olmec art

Jenne art

Kongo art

South African art

All of the following are examples of royal regalia, except: a. b. c. d. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Which site is believed to have been the site of an ancient elite burial and shrine?

Blombos cave

Jenne Mosque

Igbo Ukwu

Chauvet

In 1491, King Nzinga converted the Kongo Kingdom to Christianity. Which of the following was not true in the Kongo Kingdom after 1491?

Trade between the Kongo and neighboring nations was solidified.

The wealth of the Kongos increased dramatically.

Royal and religious regalia figures were mostly made of terracotta.

The increased trade led to an further production in textiles and regalia.

In Jenne art, figures were _________________

polished.

covered with a red clay slip.

fired at low temperatures.

all of the above.

The discovery of the Blombos cave suggests _________________

copper alloy or bronze casting were first used in Sub Saharan Africa.

Islam became an economic and religious force in West and North Africa.

that abstract thought in humans occurred much earlier than once thought.

the French colonies were taken over before the third or fourth centuries.

_____________ is an ancient African location that archeologists believe was first settled in 200BC. At this location, archeologists have found examples of small figures and Islamic architecture.

Igbo Ukwu

Blombos cave

Jenne

Kongo

Slip is an artistic technique in which _____________________ a. a thin clay based liquid which is used in the production of ceramics as either a glue to hold pieces together, or as a paint. b. at least two elements are mixed to make a single metal sheet that can then be modeled through a process of hammering or melting. c. a style of painting in which a white layer, which is then covered in light brown washes is applied. Finally, the images are outlined in dark brown or black. d. a simplified strategy that is not concrete. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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