AP Art History I   FALL 2011    HOMEWORK SHEET 5     due Monday 10/17/11
Preparation for the 30 minute essays on the AP Art History exam
- Read all of Chapters 7 and 8 in the Gardner’s text. Find and read about East Asian Art Before 1279 in the Adam’s text.
- Complete this chart AFTER answering the questions and defining the vocabulary listed below. Refer to Chapters 7 and 8 in Gardner’s 13th Edition, and your Adams text for examples from East Asian Art Before 1279 to use in this chart.

 

China

Korea

Japan

Narrative

Draw (or print out), and fully identify 2 images that are narratives from East Asia. Include a short summary of the story being told.

 

 

 

 

 

Symbols of Power in East Asia before 1279

Draw or print and fully identify 2 examples (sculpture or architecture) that show a display of power.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sacred Spaces

Draw (or print out), and fully identify 2 images of sacred spaces (sacred architecture) from East Asia before 1279.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sacred images in sculpture

Draw or print and fully identify 2 images of sacred images from East Asia before 1279.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Responses to the following questions require some research; use all available resources to respond to the following questions in a short essay format, using complete sentences.

1. Define and explain the phrase “Beyond the European Tradition”.

 

 

 

 

 2. Make an extensive list of cultures that are considered to be “Beyond the European Tradition”.  (refer to the table of contents in your text)

 

 

 

 

 3. Explain in brief why Greece is not “Beyond the European Tradition”.

 

 

 

 

 4. Why do you think Mesopotamia might not be “Beyond the European Tradition”?

 

 

 

 

  5. And, why do you think Mesopotamia could be considered “Beyond the European Tradition”?

 

 

 

 

 6. Define the following using short phrases only :

East Asia -

figurative -

sacred -

secular -

narrative -

power -

authority -

stylization (stylized) -

idealization (idealized) -

haniwa -

terracotta -

Shinto -

Daoism -

Confucianism -

Buddhism -

mudras -

urna -

ushnisha -

bodhisattva -

nimbus -

mandorla -

halo -

 

7. Print Sculpture study guide and add sculptures covered in class so far, include the sacred image sculptures from the chart above. Keep the Sculpture study guide at home with your textbook. Completed chart will be due April 2012.

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