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What was the significance of the Eagle sitting on a Cactus devouring a serpent? -
✔✔Coat of arms. The eagle was a representation of the sun god Huitzilopochtli the
snake represented wisdom, and it had strong connotations with the god Quetzalcoatl.
Tenochtitlan search for new home. seer said they should see eagle devouring a snake,
then make new home on that spot. Eventually an eagle was spotted perched on a cactus
on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco with a snake in its beak. So, they settled on
the island of the now vanished lake - the heart of modern day Mexico City.
Spaniard Mission Architecture - ✔✔Mission Churches, adobe,
What is the difference between Baroque architecture, and the architecture of the
"mendicant" orders? - ✔✔Baroque architecture is for the noble class and is very
ornate and elaborate. Architecture of the "mendicant" orders is simple, franciscan and
has vows of poverty. Lived like Jesus and did not believe in owning property.
Quakers - ✔✔Religious Society of Friends; a protestant movement that teaches all
members of the religious community are equals, eliminating hierarchies.
What did quakers think about art? - ✔✔They did not like art.
Pueblo Culture (southwestern US) - ✔✔katcinas, penitente, mesa verde
, Mesa Verde - ✔✔Colorado, Anasazi lived here. Best known for a large number of
well-preserved cliff dwellings, houses built in shallow caves and under rock overhangs
along the canyon walls. The structures were mostly blocks of hard sandstone, held
together and plastered with adobe mortar.
Northeast Jesuit and Ursuline Nuns - ✔✔Came with Jesuits. Bring skill of embroidery.
Successful at converting Native American huron women with embroidery.
What craft did the nuns help invent? - ✔✔Embroidery
How did the nuns craft change with the introduction of trade? - ✔✔Worked with
local Native American women to begin to embroider on birch bark boxes.
Wampum - ✔✔Strings or woven belts made by the Iroquoians and the Algonquians
that are composed of white and purple or black shells strung in various designs. They
serve most often as reminders of the terms of treaties or trade negotiations.
How did wampum change with the introduction of trade? - ✔✔Over production of
beads lead to drastic decline in value.
The Puritans (portraits, non-religious art) How did their religious beliefs influence the
types of objects they produced - ✔✔Quick to experiment with new forms of
craftmanship like water driven saw mills. They weregreat wood workers. They carved
great chairs where the "man of the house" would sit.
*Mannerist - taking an existing thing and moving in another direction.
What type of painting and sculpture did Puritans make? - ✔✔Neo-classical, Pastel.
Other art forms include: tombstones, samplers, and mourning cloths.
Correct| Verified Solutions-Newest Update
2025
What was the significance of the Eagle sitting on a Cactus devouring a serpent? -
✔✔Coat of arms. The eagle was a representation of the sun god Huitzilopochtli the
snake represented wisdom, and it had strong connotations with the god Quetzalcoatl.
Tenochtitlan search for new home. seer said they should see eagle devouring a snake,
then make new home on that spot. Eventually an eagle was spotted perched on a cactus
on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco with a snake in its beak. So, they settled on
the island of the now vanished lake - the heart of modern day Mexico City.
Spaniard Mission Architecture - ✔✔Mission Churches, adobe,
What is the difference between Baroque architecture, and the architecture of the
"mendicant" orders? - ✔✔Baroque architecture is for the noble class and is very
ornate and elaborate. Architecture of the "mendicant" orders is simple, franciscan and
has vows of poverty. Lived like Jesus and did not believe in owning property.
Quakers - ✔✔Religious Society of Friends; a protestant movement that teaches all
members of the religious community are equals, eliminating hierarchies.
What did quakers think about art? - ✔✔They did not like art.
Pueblo Culture (southwestern US) - ✔✔katcinas, penitente, mesa verde
, Mesa Verde - ✔✔Colorado, Anasazi lived here. Best known for a large number of
well-preserved cliff dwellings, houses built in shallow caves and under rock overhangs
along the canyon walls. The structures were mostly blocks of hard sandstone, held
together and plastered with adobe mortar.
Northeast Jesuit and Ursuline Nuns - ✔✔Came with Jesuits. Bring skill of embroidery.
Successful at converting Native American huron women with embroidery.
What craft did the nuns help invent? - ✔✔Embroidery
How did the nuns craft change with the introduction of trade? - ✔✔Worked with
local Native American women to begin to embroider on birch bark boxes.
Wampum - ✔✔Strings or woven belts made by the Iroquoians and the Algonquians
that are composed of white and purple or black shells strung in various designs. They
serve most often as reminders of the terms of treaties or trade negotiations.
How did wampum change with the introduction of trade? - ✔✔Over production of
beads lead to drastic decline in value.
The Puritans (portraits, non-religious art) How did their religious beliefs influence the
types of objects they produced - ✔✔Quick to experiment with new forms of
craftmanship like water driven saw mills. They weregreat wood workers. They carved
great chairs where the "man of the house" would sit.
*Mannerist - taking an existing thing and moving in another direction.
What type of painting and sculpture did Puritans make? - ✔✔Neo-classical, Pastel.
Other art forms include: tombstones, samplers, and mourning cloths.
