As stated on the syllabus, your test will be worth 70 points.
You will have multiple choice questions worth a total of 20 points. These will ask you to identify slides on display by the culture and display a knowledge of how they were used in their culture. Possible cultures:
| Olmec | Native American - Early cultures |
| Teotihuacán | Native American - Southwest |
| Maya | Native American - Northwest Coast |
| Aztec | Native American - Arctic |
| Native American - Plains | |
| Native American - Northeast |
You will have three 15 point comparison essays in which you will be asked to attribute slides to their cultures and discuss specific ideas. Look at the sldies and consider which ones might be used to discuss the following topics:
the way a culture represents the cycle of life and death
the role of warfare and/or sacrifice and bloodletting within a culture
the role of leadership in relation to world view
the importance of process and ritual in the making of images
the reciprocity between human beings and the natural world
the connection between ritual , the elite, and the natural world as expressed through architecture or ceremonial space
You will have one 5-point essay in which you will be asked to discuss whether you think an object is craft or fine art. You will need to justify your answer and to include information about the object in your discussion. The image will be one of the following:
Masau'u Kachina
Yei Rug
Cradleboard with quill embroidery
Mimbres bowls
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