Chapter Summary

After reading Chapter 9, you should be able to:

• Indicate the expansion of Islam on a map.

• Draw and label the plan of the Cordoba mosque.

• Discuss Islamic calligraphy.

• Describe the main tenets of Islam.

• Discuss the Islamic view of figurative art.

• Label a map of Northern Europe.

• Relate Beowulf to the Sutton Hoo purse cover.

• Identify all the works and define the terms in the chapter.

• Describe the technique of cloisonné.

• Describe the Scandinavian cosmos and compare it to the Greek cosmos.

• List the members of the Norse pantheon and their functions.

• Compare the rune stones with the Irish stone Cross.

• Describe the circumstances, techniques, and meanings of Hiberno-Saxon manuscript illumination.

• Describe the Carolingian Classical revival.

• Label the Holy Roman Empire under Charlemagne on a map.

• Compare the Aachen Palace Chapel with San Vitale in Ravenna.

• Describe the evolution of manuscript style under Charlemagne and its change after his death.

• Describe the layout of the Benedictine monastery.

• Compare styles at Charlemagne's court with Ottonian styles.

• Identify the main Mesoamerican and Andean sites on a map.

• Identify the works and define the terms in the chapter.

• Label a plan of Teotihuacan.

• Draw and label a diagram of the talud-tablero platform.

• Describe the monumental quality of Olmec sculpture.

• Describe the Maya culture and explain its expression in art.

• Summarize the characteristics of Maya religion.

• Describe the origins and development of the Aztec Empire and give its dates.

• Label a plan and cross-section of Chavín de Huantar.

• Trace the various Andean cultures and describe their characteristic works of art.

• Discuss the use of composite forms.

• Describe the Inka Empire and give its dates; discuss the role of Machu Picchu.