AP Art History : Answering other questions about sculpture of the Americas
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Example Question #12 : Sculpture Beyond European Artistic Traditions
Pre-Columbian art refers to the artistic endeavors of the indigenous populations of which areas prior to the mid-sixteenth century?
China
North, South and Central America and the Caribbean
Southeast Asia
Eastern Europe
Russia
North, South and Central America and the Caribbean
The term "Pre-Columbian" refers to a time before European colonization of the Americas. The term can be deconstructed as "Before Columbus," as Christopher Columbus' arrival to the Americas is seen as the beginning of European influence in what was then known as the "new world."
Example Question #6 : Sculpture Of The Americas
Art and architecture from which Mesoamerican civilization is arguably the most well known and studied, its creators having inhabited Mexico during the late postclassic period of the Pre-Columbian era, when the European colonization of the Americas began?
The Olmec
The Aztecs
The Mayans
The Inca
The Toltec
The Aztecs
The Aztecs occupied a large portion of central Mexico and Mesoamerica from the fourteenth to the sixteenth century. They were the last surviving major civilization of the Mesoamerica by the time that Spanish sailors invaded the area. Much is known about their art and culture, as they were (historically-speaking) very recently conquered by Spain. Although Spain did destroy a very large amount of their artwork and culture as part of their takeover of Latin America, much remains, and was later studied.
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