Indigenous Americas
This ancient city in modern-day Mexico is known for its massive pyramids and the Avenue of the Dead.
What is Teotihuacan?
This famous Benin artwork is a bronze plaque depicting the Oba, or king, and his attendants.
What is the Benin Bronze Plaque?
This Persian architectural masterpiece is known for its intricate tilework and is a prominent mosque in Isfahan.
What is the Shah Mosque?
This painting technique involves applying pigment to wet plaster, commonly used in mural painting.
What is fresco?
This Japanese art form, known for its woodblock prints, influenced many Western artists in the 19th century.
What is ukiyo-e?
This Incan site in Peru is known for its terraced fields and intricate stonework.
What is Machu Picchu?
This Zimbabwe structure is known for its impressive stone walls and is a symbol of the kingdom's wealth and power.
What is Great Zimbabwe?
This Mughal emperor commissioned the Taj Mahal as a mausoleum for his beloved wife.
Who is Shah Jahan?
This technique involves carving into a flat surface to create an image, often used in printmaking.
What is engraving?
This African art form, characterized by its intricate masks and sculptures, influenced European artists like Picasso.
What is African tribal art?
This Mesoamerican civilization is known for its colossal stone heads and is considered one of the earliest in the region.
Who are the Olmecs?
This Yoruba artwork is a sculpted head made of terracotta or bronze, representing an idealized human form.
What is an Ife head?
This Islamic architectural feature is a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca.
What is a mihrab?
This technique involves applying thin layers of translucent paint to create a luminous effect, often used in oil painting.
What is glazing?
This Chinese philosophy, emphasizing harmony with nature, influenced landscape painting in East Asia.
What is Taoism?
This Mayan city is famous for its stepped pyramid known as El Castillo and the Temple of the Warriors.
What is Chichen Itza?
This ancient Egyptian sculpture depicts a mythical creature with a lion's body and a human head, located near the Great Pyramids.
What is the Great Sphinx of Giza?
This ancient city in present-day Iraq is famous for its ziggurat and was a major center of Sumerian civilization.
What is Ur?
This technique involves creating a raised design on a metal surface by hammering from the reverse side.
What is repoussé?
This Indian religion, known for its emphasis on non-violence, influenced the development of Buddhism.
What is Jainism?
This Nazca site in Peru is famous for its large geoglyphs, including figures of animals and plants, visible from the air.
What are the Nazca Lines?
This Dogon ceremonial mask is used in rituals to connect with ancestral spirits and is known for its intricate design.
What is the Kanaga mask?
This ancient Persian ceremonial capital is known for its grand palaces and was built by Darius the Great.
What is Persepolis?
This technique involves using a pointed tool to create a design on a metal plate, which is then inked and printed.
What is etching?
This Islamic architectural feature, often found in mosques, is a niche that indicates the direction of Mecca.
What is a mihrab?