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Floor Plan to Succeed  \n• correlate floor plans with the resulting architecture  \n• determine the different kinds of information that floor plans might help to communicate  \n8. Global Prehistory  \n• evaluate characteristics of prehistoric art and architecture  \n• compare prehistoric art from different cultures  \n• recognize archaeology’s role in art historical analysis  \n9. Gallery Exam  \n• differentiate works of art by their formal qualities and cultural attributes  \n2. Gallery Two  \n1. Gallery Introduction  \n2. Indigenous America  \n• distinguish cultural and artistic characteristics of cultures in the Indigenous Americas  \n• evaluate how sacred space and architecture is defined by purpose and function  \n3. Cultural Misconception  \n• differentiate misinterpretations of cultural and artistic rituals  \n• discuss artistic representations of vision, purpose, and animal forms in art  \n4. The Inca's New Groove  \n• distinguish cultural and artistic characteristics of cultures of the Andean region  \n• analyze the function of architecture in a culture as the representation of the terrestrial, power, and social hierarchy  \n5. Native North America  \n• distinguish cultural and artistic characteristics of cultures of the Native North American region  \n• recognize the impact of migrant cultures on indigenous cultures and the artworks and architecture produced  \n6. AP Practice Exam  \n• differentiate works of art by their formal qualities and cultural attributes  \n• apply art historical analysis skills to short and long response prompts  \n3. Gallery Three  \n1. Gallery Introduction  \n2. Monuments of Faith  \n• distinguish architectural elements of mosques  \n• recognize the connection between religious needs and religious function of architecture  \n3. Calligraphy  \n• summarize the impact of Islamic art on outlying cultures and regions  \n• explain the role of calligraphy in religious artworks, luxury objects, and architecture  \n• compare Islamic architecture with architecture of other cultures  \n4. Ani-Aniconism  \n• recognize the representation of the divine in art of South, East, and Southeast Asia  \n• contrast sacred spaces related to Hinduism and Buddhism  \n• examine religious burial practices in South, East, and Southeast Asia  \n5. Natural and Spiritual  \n• recognize symbolism and iconography of the natural and spiritual world in art of South, East, and Southeast Asia  \n• evaluate cross-cultural impact of religious and political themes  \n6. Gallery Exam  \n• differentiate works of art by their formal qualities and cultural attributes  \n• apply art historical analysis skills to short and long response prompts  \n4. Gallery Four  \n1. Gallery Introduction  \n2. 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