Chinese, Americas, French Gothic Flashcards
(55 cards)
What are the three defining characteristics of Mesoamerican cities?
Tikal has a plaza in the center of town, temples on pyramids, and a central acropolis that is built like a house, but it is made of stone so it’s not comfortable
What do the Maya say is in the middle of each of their plazas?
Every maya city thinks that their plaza is the center of the universe. You want to live as close as possible to the plaza. The king lives the closest to it. For a typical house layout, it has 3 or 4 in a u shape with a plaza in the middle of it.
How does Tiahuanaco “work” in terms of religious pilgrims?
Tiahuanaco is run like a combination of Disney World and Vatican City. They have a moat and there are 4 bridges to cross it. They control the people who come in and the people who come in have to pay a donation.
What are examples of Tiahuanaco architecture of how it “works”?
Kalasasaya works that you might be able to hear the ritual outside of it, but if you definitely want to hear it then you can pay for it. Then you can hear it but not see it. To see and hear it, you have to pay even more.
Does Tiahuanaco get along with their neighbors, the Wari?
They get along with Wari by ignoring each other. It’s possible that there was trading between the two with Tiahuanaco giving them copper and the Wari giving them food. Cerro Baul was a Tiahuanaco on top of the mountain and El Paso and Wari canal were the Wari towns.
What is the sequence of events that is shown in the Mural from Bonampak?
The sequence of events is that the Bonampak warrior cuts off the tips of fingers so they can’t hurt the king. Then they lead you to the lord and kill you, by cutting off your head or stabbing you in the heart. The final is your body is thrown off the steps.
What is the visual evidence in Teotihuacan?
The visual evidence is that she is made of jade, has gauges, fangs, feathers, and headdress. There are white curly q’s which represent water, there are animals, jade, seeds and water. There are also hearts and intestines. The agreement is if you give her a human sacrifice then you can get water, animals, jade, or seeds.
What are they doing in Yaxchillan?
They are performing an auto sacrifice. It is a bloodletting that is done semi-regular when all three Mayan calendars let up. The ritual is contacting the ancestors. If they don’t do it then the universe will implode. She is on her knees, there is bark paper, and rope. She is taking the rope that has thorns in it through her tongue. For the two weeks before they drink a cocaine infused drink, so they don’t feel it. If they don’t do it then they will have them removed and will kill them.
What is Palenque style?
It is a jade mask that covers the face and the rest of his body. There is a plaster head that was to look like his face. The plaster head has elongated ears, small mouth, and ridge of the noise.
Is Palenque in portraiture?
This is portraiture.
Who does Pakal inherit his throne from?
He inherits his throne from his mother because his father died when he was too young to rule.
What is the Copan style?
It has a plain face and gauges. He was the king when there was conflict with Quiriguá.
Is Copan in portraiture?
They don’t care about portraiture, so it’s not in portraiture
What happens to Waxaklajuun?
He ends up joining himself and gets captured and then dies.
What is the meaning of the Olmec offering #4?
It is 16 human figures that are 7 inches tall and 6 stones that are 10 inches tall. It is a diorama of human sacrifice.
Who puts the Olmec offering #4 in the arrangement of figures?
La Venta put them in these positions.
What material and quality in Olmec offering #4?
15 figures are made of jade and the 16th one is made of granite. The ones that are jade is in a semi-circle looking at the granite one. Jade is a lot harder of a stone than granite is which is why that one is the sacrifice. He is different because you never sacrifice your people.
What is the chronological order of Fan Kuan, Travelers; Huizong, 5 Color Parakeet; Zhou Fulei, Breath of Spring; Mu Qi, 6 Persimmons; Gu Kaizhi, Lady Feng?
Gu Kaizhi, Lady Feng
Fan Kuan, Travelers
Huizong, 5 Color Parakeet
Mu Qi, 6 Persimmons
Zhou Fulei, Breath of Spring
What are the stylistic differences in Fan Kuan, Travelers? What are we supposed to “think” for each?
his is the first long scale background. It’s not a real place; he doesn’t care that it isn’t. There are caves about nature, waterfalls, and streams. The travelers are in the bottom right corner. He wants you to think that nature is powerful, and that people are small.
What are the stylistic differences for Huizong, 5 Color Parakeet? What are we supposed to think?
A parakeet flies and lands on an apricot bush. He clears his desk and starts to draw and paint. It is important because it was the emperor who made this piece.
What are the stylistic differences for Zhou Fulei, Breath of Spring? What are we supposed to think?
It is a plum style painting. If you look far away it looks like an apricot tree, but if you look in sections then it’s just lines and dots.
What are the stylistic differences for Mu Qi, 6 Persimmons? What are we supposed to think?
It has fast brushwork. There are five persimmons in a row and one that is down. One is different from the rest, but there is no answer as to why that is the case. If you think of it then you achieve enlightenment.
What are the stylistic differences for Gu Kaizhi, Lady Feng? What are we supposed to think?
It is an illustration from books. She is telling women what to do in certain situations. There is calligraphy, paint, ink, and silk on it. There is an emperor out with two ladies when a sun bear jumps out. It says that if “anyone who is higher than you, you should sacrifice herself for them.
What are the 3 differences of Shang vs. Zhou Bronzes?
Shang bronze has no negative space, inscriptions are in the inside for the maker and ancestors, and the more flanges the more complicated the piece is. The Zhou bronze has negative space because it is relatively plain, the fewer molds the harder to make, and inscriptions are inside for ancestors, and the outside for the people who come to visit you.
