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Which of the following is not an example of Mesoamerican art? a. c. b. d. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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What is a codex-style of painting?

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A style in which the artist used natural materials to create colorful images on a canvas.
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A type of painting that used yucca fibers and the painters fingers to create sharp images in front of blended images.
C
Any style which provides overall energy to a work of art.
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A style of painting in which a white slip, painted in light brown washes is applied, and then the images are outlined in dark brown or black.
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This piece is entitled _______(1)_______. It is attributed to the _______(2)_______.

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(1) Anthropomorphs; (2) Mayan people
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(1) Hunter’s Mural; (2) Freemont people
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(1) Anthropomorphs; (2) Olmec people
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(1) Hunter’s Mural; (2) Mayan people
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To create this piece, the painter used his/her fingers and ________(1)________ fiber brushes to apply reddish pigment made from ________(2)________.

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(1) horse tail; (2) basalt
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(1) yucca; (2) iron-oxide
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(1) animal; (2) sulfur
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(1) cotton; (2) charcoal
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Which of the following is not true of Mesoamerican civilizations?

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The Mesoamericans are attributed with creating a technique that used the painters fingers and yucca fiber brushes to apply reddish pigment made from iron oxide.
B
The different civilizations were linked by cultural similarities and trade.
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Mesoamerica includes the land between the continents of North America and South America. Its landforms range from rainforests to semiarid mountains.
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There was a sharp division in Mesoamerican civilizations among the elite and commoner classes.
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This is an example of __________ art.

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Freemont
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Olmec
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Mayan
D
Rock
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Amongst the Mayan peoples, painters were a part of the ____________.

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working class
B
slave class
C
ruling class
D
lower class
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Which of the following is not true of the North American Southwest?

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It was mainly made up of farming cultures, which were slower to arise in the American Southwest.
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The North American Southwest included the areas of present-day New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and Utah.
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They built large-scale irrigation systems and elaborate, multi-storied structures.
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The Natives of the North American Southwest produced an abundance of basalt sculpture.
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The Olmec produced an abundance of ______________. The blocks of material were quarried, then transported from distant sites.

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codex-style brushes
B
miniature effigy sculptures
C
basalt sculptures
D
rock art paintings
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This example of Southwestern rock art shows an image of ________________.

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tribal warfare
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a hunting excursion
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a religious ceremony
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bird hunting
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In what state were the colossal head sculptures found in Mesoamerica?

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They were discovered vandalized and in disrepair.
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Half of the sculptures had been destroyed by the Olmec’s enemy, the Mayans.
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The surviving heads were buried underground.
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All of the above are true.
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The Mesoamerican colossal head monuments are believed to depict ______________.

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important figures
B
ancient Mayan gods
C
Olmec kings
D
ideal beauty
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This Mayan sculpture was found in Lord Pakal’s tomb. It is made out of ____________.

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clay
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basalt
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stucco
D
sandstone

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