The Indus valley peoples made statuettes out of these materials
What are steatite and limsetone
100
The sculptures in the Shang, Chou and Early Han dynasties made out of what material?
What is bronze
100
What was the earliest art of Japan called?
What is Jomon
100
This African art tended to be naturalistic and commemorative, and made in durable materials, what was it called?
What is courtly art
100
This kind of art refers to works produced by the island peoples of the South and Northwest Pacific, including Melanesia
What is Oceanic art
200
In the Indian culture what is the word for the 'breath of life'
What is "prana"
200
What dynasty occured between 1750-1045 BC
What is the Shang dynasty
200
When was Buddhism introduced to Japan?
What is the sixth century
200
The Ashanti are a people who live mostly in what country?
What is Ghana
200
What specific art had an enormous impact on European artists, including Paul Gauguin and Max Ernst, during the period of 1915 to 1940.
What is Melanesian art
300
The Emperor Asoka was devoted to what religion?
What is Buddhism
300
The Caves of a Thousand Buddhas is found near what city?
What is Dunhuang
300
In the sculpture of the Nara period, clay figures and statues were made in what proccess?
What is the dry-lacquer process
300
What is a collective term for the peoples of the Congo-Kinshasa region of Africa?
What is the Baluba
300
In the Melanesian culture, what is another name for the uramon
What are soul ships
400
In the Indian culture, what are female tree Spirits known as?
What is yakshis
400
What dynasty saw the rise of the great art of Chinese landscape painting?
What is the T'ang dynasty
400
What period is marked by the crystallization of the Yamato-e tradition of painting?
What is The Fujiwara period
400
The Dogon are a West African people settled in the great bend of what river?
What is the Niger River
400
What are figures and masks made for the dead, and heraldic wood sculptures known as?
What is Uli figures
500
Little of the tradition of Indian artistic achievement survived what invading power's rule
What is British
500
The mastery of brushwork was directly related to what art form that was regarded by the Chinese as the highest form of art
What is calligraphy
500
There arose a new type of art in the form of wood-block prints that typically depicted scenes from everyday life. These works were known as "pictures of the fleeting floating world." What was this new art called?
What is Ukiyo-e
500
What group is a populous complex of African peoples living in the region of the Northern Gabon. These people are carvers and sculptors and are considered among the finest in Africa
What is the Fang people
500
Rows of figures placed on Mortlock Atoll illustrate mythological events and were thought to protect the islanders from what weather phenomenon?