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After reading Chapter 9, you should be able to:
- Indicate the expansion of Islam on a map.
- Draw and label a 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 in the Middle Ages.
- Relate Beowulf to the Sutton Hoo purse cover.
- Identify the works and define the terms in this 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 Scandinavian rune stones with Irish stone crosses.
- Describe the circumstances, techniques, and meanings of Hiberno-Saxon manuscript illumination.
- Describe the Carolingian Classical revival.
- Label on a map the Holy Roman Empire under Charlemagne.
- 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.
After reading Window on the World Five: Mesoamerica and the Andes, you should be able to:
- Identify the main Mesoamerican and Andean sites on a map.
- Identify the works and define the terms in the chapter.
- Label a plan of Teotihuacán.
- 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 history; discuss Machu Picchu and its significance.
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