AP Art History Indigenous Americas WEBQUEST

You will answer the questions as you read and watch videos as noted below for the 14 works in this unit. You will also fill in your annotation sheets as always using BOTH Khan Academy and Barrons ****Barron’s alone is NOT enough. . If a work is not listed/a number is skipped it means we will be annotating and discussing that one in class on Monday. 

153. Chavin De Huantar

Use Khan Academy and this video

1. Who were the Chavin people?

2. What are some of the challenges the site faces today in terms of preservation?

3. Describe Chavin de Huantar, what was its function(s)?

4. Complete annotation sheet.

154. Mesa Verde Cliff Dwellings

Use Khan Academy article and video

1. Who were/are the Pueblo?

2. Describe the cliff dwellings in terms of function.

3. What are some of the challenges the cliff dwellings face today?

4. Complete annotation sheet.

156. The Great Serpent Mound

Use article and video “Great Wonder of the Ancient World: Great Serpent Mound”:

1. Describe the culture of the Fort Ancient Culture (also known as: the Adina people, the Woodland people, the Cahokia, and the Mississippian Native Americans.)

2. What is an “effigy mound?”

3. What are some of the hypothesis as to the function of the mound?

4. Complete your annotation sheet.

157. Templo Mayor

Use video

1. Describe the temple. Who was it dedicated to? What was it a part of? What would the Spanish have seen when they first viewed it?

2. Coyolxauhqui Stone video for stone: (be sure to annotate as you listen.)

  • What does the stone depict…what is the story, who are the characters?

3. Olmec mask:

  • Why is this mask “out of place” in the Templo Mayor?
  • Why do archaeologists and historians believe that it is there? What does it tell us about the Aztec?

4. The Calendar (Sun) Stone: Be sure to annotate as you listen.

  • Where would the stone have originally been placed? What would it have originally looked like?
  • What are some of the main themes/recurring content in the piece?

158: Ruler’s Feathered Headdress

Use the video to complete:

1. What does this headdress have to do with trade and tribute?

2. When would this be worn? Why was it important?

3. Describe how the headdress shows a hybrid of Christianity and Aztec culture.

4. Complete your annotation sheet.

160. Maize cobs

Use article

1. When this was in-situ how would it have been displayed…what would it have been a part of?

2. Why would the Spanish want these?

3. What was the “compact version of the Inca cosmos?”

4. Complete your annotation sheet.

162. All-T’oqapu tunic

Use

1. What did textiles have to do with “statecraft” and status in the Incan empire?

2. What do the patterns and iconography in the textiles typically symbolize?

3. Complete your annotation sheet.

165. Painted Elk Hide

Use article:

1. This piece has so much information in terms of function, content, and context that I just want you to read ALL of the article and annotate your handout as you do so. It’s a beautiful piece.

166. Black on Black ceramic vessel

Use article:

1. Why is Maria Martinez important to Native American art?

2. What is the function of the vessel?

3. Briefly describe the process of creating these ceramics.

4. How does this vessel relate to a sense of community?

5. Complete your annotation sheet. Note: symbolism is described in the second half of the article.