Japan
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India
Africa
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"pictures of the floating world", which depicts scenes of everyday life.
Translate Ukiyo-e.
100
The Chinese art of writing; it is regarded as the most highest art form.
What is calligraphy?
100
The Hindu god of creation and destruction.
Who is Shiva?
100
spirits and ancestors.
African Art is centered around--
100
Works of art and structures created in Central and North America before European arrival.
What does the term Pre-Columbian refer to?
200
Woodblock printing.
What is the most popular medium of Japanese art?
200
Shih Huangdi established written Chinese, a standard system of measurement, and also started the Great Wall and his great tomb with the terracotta army.
Who was the first ruler of a united China and what is he credited with in regards to art?
200
They are divine couples engraved on the exterior of some Hindu temples; there are sexual depictions as well as dance poses.
What are the mithuna?
200
Men were builders and carvers while women painted on walls and fashioned pottery; all were weavers.
What are the specific gender roles in African art?
200
The Maya were Native Americans who lived on the Yucatan peninsula and built massive step temples of limestone. They are also credited with inventing a calendar and a writing system. Calendars were inscribed into their temples.
Who were the Maya and what were their greatest contributions?
300
Sculptures of clay and lacquered wood, as well as immense bronze and wood sculptures of Buddha. The traditional methods of Japanese water painting were established as well.
What art innovations were made during the Nara Period?
300
It is the Chinese philosophy, founded by Confucius, that centers on education, devotion to family, respect, and adherence to Chinese traditions.
What is Confucianism?
300
Stupas are relical mounds with engravings and ornamentation adorning their surfaces. Most depict scenes of Buddha's life and his many incarnations.
What are stupas?
300
This building was a trading center as well as a palace for African rulers. The conical towers are modeled after silos, as food was a symbol of wealth and power.
What did the Great Zimbabwe complex serve as?
300
The Toltecs invaded Maya territory and influenced their art with pyramids and bas-reliefs. Their unusual feature are colonnades which are adorned with reliefs and sculpture-like qualities.
Who were the Toltecs and what was unusual about their art?
400
Painting navigated away from Chinese influence and culminated in a more distinct, national style.
What are the significant contributions of the Fujiwara period?
400
A graceful overhanging roof made of tiles, curving up to allow light and keep rain out of the structure.
What is the hallmark of Chinese architecture?
400
The Gupta Period, during which many elegant relief sculptures of Hindu gods and Buddha were produced. And example is the bronze "Shiva as the King of Dance".
What was the Golden Age of Indian art? Name an example of the art.
400
The Head.
What is the most prominent physical feature of an African sculpture?
400
They were the last great native civilization to rule Mesoamerica. Their culture valued the gods and offered human sacrifices; as a result, representations of skulls, hearts, pieces of human anatomy, and bloody sacrificial scenes dominate their colorful paintings.
Who were the Aztecs and what are they known for?
500
He introduced landscapes to Japanese art with his famous print "The Great Wave" ca. 1826-33, which is one of a series of "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji".
What is artist Hokusai credited with?
500
They were a group of painters who rebelled against established art traditions. They were much like the impressionists in that they were countercultural, and produced paintings to satisfy themselves, rather than for fame or wealth. Their styles were highly individualized. Among these painters were Dong QiChang and the monk Shitao.
What is the siginificance of the Literati?
500
The Lion: Buddha's royalty. The Wheel: Buddha's law. Lotus: Buddha's purity. Columns: Buddha's teaching.
Name some common Buddhist iconology.
500
Sparsely decorated, the portaple sculptures and masks were fashioned for ceremonial purposes and never commercial purposes. They are left unsigned by artists.
What is the intent of African art?
500
Machu Picchu is located in Peru and was built by the Incas. The site originally functioned as a royal retreat and has two hundred buildings: houses, temples, baths, palaces, etc. Terrace farming dominated the area.
Machu Picchu is located where and served for what function?
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