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A) Know the Nordic ships that were used by the early Vikings, such as the Oseberg Ship. Where were they used and what were some of the uses?

B) Know the building methods, the two building plans, the domes and roofs of the early structures and why they were used in the cathedrals of Europe and of Byzantine Russia especially churches in Moscow. What is one famous cathedral in Moscow? What is a "shater"?

C) What is a tugra in Islamic art? What do they symbolize? What is the name of the job for the person, the skilled artisan, who produced the tugras?

D) What is important about vases, reliefs and columns with "register" artwork. What are the lines called that separate each part of the register artwork? What is hieratic scale? How would you describe hieratic scale? What makes a relief image be categorized as one that shows hieratic scale?

E) What is a catacomb? Who worshipped there? Why were these used? What did they look like inside?

F) Can you compare sculptures, giving descriptions that give us the characteristics of a certain style or period. For example: "The Peplos Kore is "stylized" or in other words an "archaic" sculpture because the fine details are not there, as they would be in more realistic sculptures. Which sculpture is more realistic than the Peplos Kore in Greek history? What is "contrapposto?" Can you find a sculpture in Greek history that shows us "contrapposto?"

G) Shiva is a deity of what religion? What is a "mudra" and why was it used? Which religions used mudras in their religious artwork?

H) Were gods represented in human form in the early artwork of the Jewish or Muslim religions? What kinds of images are used in Muslim religion? Are people's images used?

I) Korean bronze sculpture displayed a Bodhisattva, which we studied. What religion is represented by this Bodhisattva?

J) What is a "flying buttress" in Gothic architecture? Why was a flying buttress used in the building process? Did it have a use that was more than just decorative?

K) What is a scriptorium? What was the material used in the Book of Kells to make each page, by the monks off the coast of northern Scotland during the medieval period?

L) What material, what clay, was used to make the fine porcelain of the Ming Dynasty vases? Dragons were seen on these vases. What does the dragon symbolize when used in this artwork?

M) The 14th century painting, we saw a Japanese monk who was sitting and sewing, watching his needle closely and he represents one form, one sect of the Buddhist religion...which one? Why do you answer this question that way? What is he doing, and how, that makes you answer that way?

N) What is meant by the process of painting a wall mural called "buon fresco" ? How is it done?