Indian Art
Japanese Art
Oceanic Art
African Art
Pre-Columbian Art
100
A type of architecture in which temples are embellished with sculptures (the Temple of the Sun at Konarak is an example)
What is sculptural architecture?
100
Material used by Japanese architects
What is wood?
100
Refers to works produced by the island peoples of the South and Northwest Pacific (Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia)
What is Oceanic?
100
The largest and most prolific ethnic group in West Africa
What is The Yoruba?
100
Refers to works of art and structures created in Central and South America before the arrival of Europeans in the Western Hemisphere
What is Pre-Columbian?
200
Relic mounds surrounded by railings and gateways covered with carved ornaments
What is a stupa?
200
A period marked by the creation of the Yamato-e tradition of painting
What is the Fujiwara Period?
200
Loom-woven works of the Caroline Islands, noted for their geometric renderings of humans, stars, and fish
What are Micronesian textiles?
200
A collective term for the peoples of the Congo-Kinshasa region of African
What is The Baluba?
200
Devised the Long Count Calendar and invented writing
What is the Olmec?
300
An art period (often referred to as the Golden Age) in which Buddhist art flourished
What is the Gupta Period?
300
A period which preferred boldness, action, and realism; and portrayed officials, warriors, priests, and poets
What is the Kamakura Period?
300
Heraldic wood sculptures that represent tribal chiefs
What are Uli figures?
300
African peoples noted for their mortuary heads and figures, and their geometric style
What is The Fang?
300
A group of peoples whose renowned painted pottery contains depictions of battle scenes, rituals, animals, and mythological beings
What is the Mochica?
400
Made to suit the tastes of European buyers
What is gouache paintings?
400
"Pictures of the fleeting floating world" (meaning)
What is Ukiyo-e?
400
Ethnic group of peoples famous for the “praying mantis” -like treatment of the human form
What is The Asmat of Irian Jaya?
400
Former symbol of Ashanti Royalty
What is gold encrusted stool?
400
A group of ethnic peoples whose artwork was eclectic, containing representations of skulls, hearts, hands, and sacrificial scenes
What is the Aztec?
500
Temple plan created by the Pallava Dynasty
What is the dravida temple plan?
500
A type of artwork that influenced Japanese artists, such as Okyo Maruyama
What is Dutch engraving?
500
Stone amulets created by the Polynesians in the forms of embryonic birds and humans with heads bent to one side
What is Hei Tiki?
500
Ethnic group of Africa whose art is usually characterized by free-standing ancestor figures and softwood masks
What is The Dogon?
500
Time period of the Inca civilization
What is 200 BC-AD 600?
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