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The pyramids of Egypt are an example of art as a ______ activity.

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social

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artists such as Leonardo and Michelangelo were trained by the _____ method.

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apprentice

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Persia's "kitab-khana" were ____ that made illuminated manuscripts

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libraries

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The first academy in Europe started in the ___ century

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15th

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Museums became common in ______ during the nineteenth century

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Europe

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two factors that influenced the growth and popularity of museums were: ________ and _______

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capitalism, colonialism

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an example of community artwork is the _______

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making of AIDS quilt

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one example of a museum dedicated only to modern art is the: ________

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Guggenheim (new)

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The iconoclasts were known as:_________

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image breakers

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art is kept by various cultures for the following reasons: ___, ___, ___.

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aesthetic, religious, political

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Leonardo felt that observation was central to ______ and art.

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science

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the view of an artist as a creative genius rather than a skilled worker began to form in Europe during the __________.

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renaissance

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the pyramids of ancient Egypt served the purposes of the ________.

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rulers

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the opposite of an artist working on a commission is an artist working on ____________

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speculation

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art created for the tourist market generally helps local art production to _______

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survive

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in medieval Europe, specialized societies called______ preserved technical information for artists and regulated art making.

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guilds

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_______ were one of the major art forms during the medieval period Europe.

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illustration

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______ is the first artist in recorded history and was associated with the concept of genius

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Iamhotep

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prehistoric artists painted images in the ___ of caves

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back

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Australian Aboriginals painted "contour maps" indication food and water locations out of sand; these maps were then ________ after a ritual celebration.

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destroyed

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Coe's There is no Escape is from a series condemning the meat industry called _______.

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Porkopolis

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The ancient Chinese made ______ vessels for storing wine

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lings bronze

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as its name suggests, the ancient Greek ______ was used for carrying and storing water

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hydra

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The Pomo tribal baskets covered with feathers and shells were made as ceremonial _____

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gifts

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Warhol's work such as Hienz 57 Tomato Ketchup celebrated the commercial art of ___________.

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Package industry

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salt was considered so valuable that it was a source of wealth; the European nobility used elaborate saltcellars as a ________.

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status symbols

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Jan Davidsz de Heem's A Table of Dessert reflects cultural and _______ beliefs.

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religious

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Mu Qi's Six Persimmons emphasizes _____________ in life.

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simplicity, meditation

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an important component of European still life painting was the idea of __________.

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food as vanitas

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In the early twentieth century, still life paintings were not concerned with ___________.

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food as sustinance

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Rituals meals include:

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Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, wedding , holidays

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The House of the Vettii had a front atrium with a pool, called the ______, for collecting rainwater

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impluvium

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examples of ancient communities in which homes were close together in the same style include Catal Huyuk and _________.

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Pueblo bonito

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Trajan's Market has tabernas whose form ad arrangement suggests a _________

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market

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The architect _________, who designed one of the innovative tall buildings of the twentieth century, believed that "form follows function" in architecture

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Louis Sullivan

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The Venus of Willendorf is a statue of ______

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an anonymous pregnant woman

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The Idol from Amorgos is a statue of ______

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fertile young woman

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Figure of a Deity: A'a Rurutu from the Austral Islands in central Polynesia was an ancestor deity and represented a: _______

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creator in an act of creating

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The Bamana fertility figure from Mali is decorated with ______

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geometric lines

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The paintings in the Villa of Mysteries were done by the ______

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Romans

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The Primordial Couple of the Dogon represents _______

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the marriage ritual

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There are many symbols in Jan van Eyck's The Wedding, including

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-the dog symbolizes fidelity -The chandelier has one lit candle signifying matrimony and the unity of marriage -The man uses his left hand to support but does not grasp the women's hand. He holds his right hand up as if he is taking an oath -The removed shoes suggest sanctity

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The Japanese shunga prints are translated as ______

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spring pictures

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An odalisque was a member of ______

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harem

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Georgia O'Keeffe's work are often extreme close ups of ______

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flowers

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In prehistoric times fertility was ______

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an important concern

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The Moche, the Maya and Alice Neel did versions of _______

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pregnant women

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Brancusi's Torso of a Young Man is _____

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abstract

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Louise Bourgeois' Blind Man's Bluff is a sculpture of ______

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bulbous forms

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The ancient cities required ______ in order to function

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major rivers

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Images of deities _____,_____,_____

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-vary from culture to culture -can be male or female -some cultures didn't allow them to be represented

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Most early deities represented ______

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female fertility goddesses

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The Snake Goddess is from _____

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crete

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From ancient Egypt came the convention of representing deities as _______

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partaking animal qualities

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The Hindu god Brahman can never be _______

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known

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The Buddhist concept of heaven or paradise is called ______

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Nirvana

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A Buddhist stupa, at first a mound tomb, was transformed into a relic _____

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of a buddha

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Later statues of Buddha emphasized _______

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serinity

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The nearest analogy to a Budhisattva would be ______

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saint

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When Christianity became the official state religion, Christ was shown as ____

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a king or ruler

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The special rituals of the Kwakiutl were ______

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held annually

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Mexican votive paintings were called ______

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Retablos

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Depictions of ritual sacrifice were shown in many cultures, including ______

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Christian and Meso American

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The Hopi make spirit dolls called ______

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kachinas

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A mandala is an attempt to show _______

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the cosmos

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The images of Michelangelo's Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel present: _______

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the origin of the universe

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The Ziggurat of Ur is an _______

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artificial mountain

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Many religious structures from Stonehenge to the Pantheon, use ______ to convey their power

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geometry

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A journey to a special shrine is called a _______

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pilgramage

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The Parthenon frieze probably shows _______

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panathenaic festival

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The deities of ancient Egypt were mostly personifications of ______

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natural forces

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The Hindu god ______ is the unity in which all opposite meet --- the source of good and evil, male and female

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Shiva

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