One Mesoamerican culture is often called the "mother culture" because it seemed to have institutionalized the features that mark later civilizations in the region. To which culture does this term refer?
A. The Inca
B. The Olmec
C. The Maya
D. The Aztec
E. The Moche
B
The principal Olmec centers were concentrated in a small region on the Gulf Coast of Mexico, but their influence extended over a much larger area.
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a. the tympanum of the church of Sainte-Foy, Conques b. the Great Portal, west facade, Chartres c. the Golden Haggadah d. Blanche of Castile and King Louis IX of France in a moralized Bible
The term sfumato refers to
a. the fashion of smoking while painting, adopted soon after the discovery of America. b. a smoky haze to convey depth and distance. c. aerial perspective. d. the style in imitation of the candle-smoke darkened walls of Roman churches.
"High Water Everywhere" (PL 2-34) would be best described as having a
A. cyclic form. B. 12-bar blues form. C. polyphonic texture. D. all of the above.
The cultural centers of the Hellenistic period were _____
a. court cities of Alexander's successor b. Athens and Sparta c. Macedonia d. Greek colonies in Italy