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🖼AP Art History
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🖼AP Art History

FRQ 1 – Comparison (Long Essay)
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Unit 1: Global Prehistory, 30,000-500 bce
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Practice FRQ 1 of 111/11
Anthropomorphic stele

Anthropomorphic stele. Arabian Peninsula. Fourth millennium bce. Sandstone

1. The work shown is the Anthropomorphic stele, created in the Arabian Peninsula during the fourth millennium BCE. The work depicts a stylized or abstracted human figure.
Select and completely identify another sculpture that depicts a stylized or abstracted human figure. You may select a sculpture from the list below or any other relevant sculpture.
Describe one visual characteristic of the Anthropomorphic stele and one visual characteristic of your selected sculpture.
Using specific visual evidence from the Anthropomorphic stele and specific visual evidence from your selected sculpture, explain ONE similarity or difference in how the artists depicted the stylized or abstracted human figure.
Using specific visual evidence from the Anthropomorphic stele and specific visual evidence from your selected sculpture, explain ANOTHER similarity or difference in how the artists depicted the stylized or abstracted human figure.
Make a claim that explains one similarity or difference in why the artists depicted the stylized or abstracted human figure.
Support your claim using specific contextual evidence from the Anthropomorphic stele and specific contextual evidence from your selected sculpture.
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.
Tlatilco female figurine
Statues of votive figures, from the Square Temple at Eshnunna (modern Tell Asmar, Iraq)
Reliquary figure (byeri)
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This practice environment simulates the AP AP Art History Free Response Questions section. Here are some guidelines:

  • Read each question carefully before responding. Pay attention to command verbs like "identify," "explain," "analyze," or "evaluate."
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Tip: Answer all parts of each question. Partial credit is often available, so even if you are unsure, provide what you know.