Question
Art historians often classify art from Calakmul as part of a “style” named for these objects. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name these objects, only four of which from one culture survive today. One of these objects in Dresden cannot be rearranged into the proper order because the Amatl has adhered to a glass display.
ANSWER: codices [accept Codex Style; accept, but DO NOT REVEAL, Mayan codices; prompt on manuscripts; reject “books”]
[10e] Calakmul was a site of this Mesoamerican culture. Artists from this culture include Lakam Chahk, whose name derives from these people’s axe-wielding god of rain, Chahk.
ANSWER: Mayan people [or Mayan culture; accept K’iche Maya or Yucatec Maya or Qʼeqchi Maya or Mopan Maya or Ixil Maya]
[10m] One example of the Codex Style is a vessel from Calakmul of a maize god in this pose. Henry Moore was inspired by Chac Mool figures to create sculptures of people in this title pose, including one outside the UNESCO headquarters.
ANSWER: reclining [accept Reclining Figure; accept reclining nudes; accept laying down; prompt on resting or leaning; prompt on sleeping or dying by asking “what physical action is the figure doing?”]
<Michael Bentley, Fine Arts - Painting - World> ~22850~ <Editor: Chandler West>
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 10.28 | 58% | 22% | 22% |