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College Board, Advanced Placement, AP, AP Central, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of College Board. Visit College Board on the web: [collegeboard.org](collegeboard.org).  \n[AP Central is the official online home for the AP Program: apcentral.collegeboard.org](AP Central is the official online home for the AP Program: apcentral.collegeboard.org).  \nAP® Art History 2021 Free-Response Questions  \nART HISTORY  \nSECTION II  \nTime—2 hours  \n6 Questions  \nDirections: You have two hours to answer the six questions in this section. Questions 1 and 2 are long essay questions, and you are advised to spend one hour to answer these two questions. Questions 3 through 6 are short essay questions, and you are advised to spend 15 minutes on each. The proctor will announce when each time interval has elapsed, but you may proceed freely from one question to another.  \nRead the questions carefully. You can receive full credit only by directly answering all aspects of the question.  \nYou may use any of the blank space provided with the questions in this orange booklet for scratch work or to organize your responses. However, no credit will be given for anything written in this booklet. You will only earn credit for what you write in the separate Free Response booklet.  \nWhen providing your answers in the Free Response booklet, you must answer each question in essay form. An outline or bulleted list is not acceptable.  \nNote: This exam uses the chronological designations B.C.E. (before the common era) and C.E. (common era) . These designations correspond to B.C. (before Christ) and A.D. (anno Domini), which are used in some art history resources.  \nGO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.  \n© 2021 College Board.  \nVisit College Board on the web: [collegeboard.org](collegeboard.org).  \nAP® Art History 2021 Free-Response Questions  \nQuestion 1 refers to the following images.  \nGO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.  \n© 2021 College Board. Visit College Board on the web: [collegeboard.org](collegeboard.org).  \nAP® Art History 2021 Free-Response Questions  \n© Atlantide Phototravel / Getty Images  \nGO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.  \n© 2021 College Board. Visit College Board on the web: [collegeboard.org](collegeboard.org).  \nAP® Art History 2021 Free-Response Questions  \n1. The images show a plan and an overview of the Forbidden City, which served as the center of political power in China starting in the fifteenth century C.E.  \nSelect and completely identify another work of architecture that served as a center of political power. You may select a work from the list below or any other relevant work of architecture.  \nDescribe visual characteristics of the plan or layout of both the Forbidden City and your selected work.  \nUsing specific visual evidence from both works, explain at least two similarities in how features of both works of architecture communicated ideals of political power.  \nExplain one difference in how both works of architecture communicated ideals of political power within their respective cultures. Use specific contextual evidence from both the Forbidden City and your selected work in your explanation.  \nWhen identifying the work you select, you should try to include all of the following identifiers: title or designation, name of the architect and/or culture of origin, date of creation, and materials. You will earn credit for the identification if you provide at least two accurate identifiers, but you will not be penalized if any additional identifiers you provide are inaccurate. If you select a work from the list below, you must include at least two accurate identifiers beyond those that are given.  \nThe Palace at Versailles  \nThe temple of Angkor Wat Templo Mayor  \nBegin your response to this question at the top of a new page in the separate Free Response booklet and fill in the appropriate circle at the top of each page to indicate the question number.  \nGO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.  \n© 2021 Col","cbCaifbuqy1SIfwv","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifbuqy1SIfwv","pdf",1200651,16,"English","# Section II: Time—2 hours\n## Question 1: Forbidden City and political power architecture\n## Question 2: Later Europe and Americas works influenced by other cultures\n## Questions 3–6: Short essay prompts","[{\"question\":\"How much time is allocated for Section II, and how should students manage it?\",\"answer\":\"Section II allows two hours to answer six questions. 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