AP Art History FRQ practice

1. The work shown is Stonehenge, created in Neolithic Europe c. 2500-1600 BCE. The work is an architectural site that reflects a relationship with celestial events or the cosmos.

Select and completely identify another architectural site or earthwork that reflects a relationship with celestial events or the cosmos. You may select a work from the list below or any other relevant work.

Describe one visual characteristic of Stonehenge and one visual characteristic of your selected work.

Using specific visual evidence from Stonehenge and specific visual evidence from your selected work, explain ONE similarity or difference in how the creators designed the sites to reflect a relationship with celestial events or the cosmos.

Using specific visual evidence from Stonehenge and specific visual evidence from your selected work, explain ANOTHER similarity or difference in how the creators designed the sites to reflect a relationship with celestial events or the cosmos.

Make a claim that explains one similarity or difference in why the creators connected the sites to celestial events or the cosmos.

Support your claim using specific contextual evidence from Stonehenge and specific contextual evidence from your selected work.

When identifying the work you select, you should try to include all of the following identifiers: title or designation, name of the artist 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.