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Arth 27 ONLINE

Art 27 ONLINE: Art History Survey III: Non-Western Perspective

Module 2 – Chapters 4, 5, & 6

Chapter 4 – Art of Africa

Instructions: All modules are open book assignments. However, you must use your own words to explain what you have learned. There may also be supplemental materials (videos, etc.) that you are asked to view for certain questions. Complete the assignment and submit it no later than the stated due date. Remember to save your module with questions and point values intact, then submit with your name initials on the word doc.

Discussion Questions: Using complete sentences and appropriate grammar / punctuation, answer each essay question with a minimum of 8 to 10 thoughtful and complete sentences.

Remember, write your answers clearly and in an organized fashion. The questions maybe broken up with bullet points, that is to help you identify each portion of the prompt and not miss key points in your answer.

Essay Question 1. (8 points)

· Defin: Ocher

· Define: OSL

· Define: therianthrope

· Where is the earliest proof of artmaking in Africa?

· Where do the oldest known paintings come from?

· What is problematic in studying (and validating) African art?

· Where is Blombos cave?

· Who discovered this and when was it found?

· What significant findings were revealed during ongoing archeologist’s excavations?

Essay Question 2 (7 points)

· Define: petroglyphs

· Define: pictographs

· Define: genre

· Where have the above been found in Africa?

· Where are the most well known found in North Africa?

· What was known as the Large Wild Fauna Period?

· Why? Give specific examples.

· What did Neolithic artists have as tools to work with?

· Explain in detail (each step) of the process of creating a petroglyph

Essay Question 3 (8 points)

· Define: canon

· Define: composite view

· Define: deshret

· Define: sepat

· Define: hierarchical scale

· Describe the Palette of Narmer.

· Where is The Palette of Narmer from? What culture (time period, peoples)

· Where was it found?

· What was it used for?

· Was this particular item practical? Why or why not?

· What is on the front of the pallet.

· What is on the backside of the pallet?

· The inscriptions placed on it are examples of what?

· What is the narrative being told on this palette?

Essay Question 4 (7 points)

· Define: mastaba

· Define: Ka

· Who was the was named Imhotep?

· Who was Djoser?

· How was King Djoser’s “House of Eternity” was designed differently than a standard mastaba?

· What materials were used that were unique?

· What was the Heb Sed and how did it relate to this structure?

Essay Question 5 (8 points)

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Watch this TEDed video online – Who built Great Zimbabwe? And why?

– Breeanna Elliott

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Using your textbook and video clip, describe fully and in detail Great Zimbabwe.

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What is it? Where is it located?

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How was it built?

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Why is this site significant?

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What were the items that were found?

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What is known about the site, society? What happened to the society?

Module 2 – Chapter 5

West Asia

Essay Question 6 (8 points)

· Explain what you have learned from your text what a mosque is.

· Who are using these structures?

· Include the origin, purpose and describe the architecture.

· Find the image of the Dome of the rock and describe using your own words the building.

· Why is this building considered so sacred to both Christians and Jews?

· What is an arabesques and how is it used here?

· What is a tessellation? How is it used in this structure?

Essay Question 7 (8 points)

· In detail, using your own words as well as the text, describe Samarra’s spiral minaret.

· What structure is it part of?

· What is a qibla?

· What is a mihrab?

· Define imam.

· Explain its use in relation to Muslim prayer. What was unusual or problematic about the design? How did it help or hinder prayer?

Module 2 – Chapter 6

India

Essay Question 8 (8 points)

· Define: bitumen

· Define: citadel

· What time period and where was the Indus Valley Civilization?

· How does the Indus Civilization differ in comparison with other early civilizations?

· What themes are not used in Indus art that is generally seen in other art from Egypt and Mesopotamia?

· How were cities in the Indus Valley laid out?

· How were buildings designed? What materials were these buildings made with?

· What was innovative in relation to sewer systems as well as agriculture?

· How was The Great Bath designed?

· What materials were used to make it?

· What purpose did The Great Bath serve?

· How did this structure relate to Hinduism?

Essay Question 9 (8 points)

· Who was Ashoka?

· Describe in your own words the lion capital from Sarnath.

· Why is Sarnath significant in relation to the Buddha?

· What were the decorative elements of this capital that were related to Hindu cosmology?

· What did the lotus represent?

· What were the four animals on the abacus symbolize?

· What did the four wheels represent?

· The four lions once supported a large wheel, what is that a reference to?