Sticks and Stones
Which culture does the Yaxchilán belong to?
Maya
Which piece of architecture serves as a holy building in Mecca, Saudi Arabia?
The Kaaba
What was the purpose of beads on the Bandolier Bag?
Decorative
What culture was the Olmec-Style Mask from?
Olmec
This African object serves as a throne not to be sat on.
What materials did the Great Tower use?
Granite
Which symbolic practice was shown on the Lintels of Yaxchilán?
Bloodletting
True of false, the Bundu Mask from the Sande Society was used for male initiation into adulthood?
False, the Bundu mask was used for female ceremonies, it represents feminine ideals like beauty, healthy skin, and wisdom.
Which item has its own chair which it rests on?
This highly planned text served not only as a religious document but as an indicator of wealth.
The Qur’an Folio
Stone and Mortar
Which detail of the Great Mosque indicates the direction to pray in?
The minettes surrounding the Qibla Iwan
How did the transformation mask open?
String pulled by the dancer.
True or False, the Dome of the Rock was religiously significant to just Muslims
False, the Dome was significant to both Muslims and Jews
True or False, the Baptistère de Saint Louis was a ceremonial basin.
True.
What is the main purpsoe of Machu Picchu?
A resort getaway that Pachacuti built for himself/his family, as well as future Sapa Inca’s
Within the Templo Mayor, which two gods had temples and what were their roles in the universe?
Tlaloc (water, rain, agricultural fertility) and Huitzilopochtli (warfare, fire, the sun)
The members of the Kuosi society are the only people allowed to wear and preform in this mask.
Aka Elephant Mask
Which historical figure did the Jowo Shakyamuni depict?
The Buddha Shakyamuni
This Puebloan item combined modernity with traditionality to help revive a dying cultural practice.
Black-on-Black ceramic vessel.
What major trading post has a misleading name?
treasury / al-kazneh petra
What special object did the Djenne Mosque have to ward off spiders?
Ostrich Egg
Which bird feathers were used in the Aztec Feathered Headdress?
Cotinga and Quetzal
Which dynasty was the Baptistére de St. Louis constructed under?
The Mamluk dynasty
How is the Lukasa utilized to recount history?
Through touch, it served as a memory aid with beads in specific configurations acting as mnemonic devices.