1. Throughout history, art has been used as propaganda to shape public opinion. Propaganda takes many forms, such as architecture, paintings, and print media, and is used to promote religious, political, and social ideologies. Select and fully identify THREE works from different cultures or eras, in any medium, that were used to shape public opinion. Citing specific elements in each work, analyze how each work conveyed its propagandistic message to its intended audience.
2. Cultures designate sacred space in a variety of ways to accommodate both religious beliefs and practices. Select and fully identify THREE examples of sacred spaces from different cultures or eras. Discuss how each space accommodates both religious beliefs and practices within its culture.
3. Art can express power and authority through form, material, iconography, and by borrowing from the past or from different cultures. Choose THREE works of art or architecture from different cultures or eras, identifying each fully. Discuss specifically how each work uses these elements to convey power and authority.
4. The visual representation of deities and holy personages is a feature of religious beliefs and practices throughout the world. Select and fully identify THREE representations of deities or holy personages, in any medium, from at least TWO different cultures. One of your choices must be from beyond the European tradition. Using specific visual evidence, analyze each work in relation to the religious beliefs and practices within its culture.
5. Most cultures have made use of art's narrative function. Select THREE works of art from different cultures or eras. Identify the subject of each narrative and discuss the stylistic and iconographical means used to convey the story