China
Japan
The Americas
Oceania
Africa
100
Mastery of brushwork and perfection of writing
What is Calligraphy
100
Favorite material of Japanese architects
What is wood
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
100
Developed by the Marquesas islanders as a fine art covering the entire body
What is tattoo
100
Religion regarded as vital energy and not soley as the living state
What is animism
200
Often included with the painting
What is a poem
200
A long, narrow scroll usually illustrating a narrative with progressive scenes
What is a emakimono
200
Inscribed on Mayan monuments and possibly devised by the Olmec
What is the Long Count Calendar
200
Reddish volcanic rock carved to create gargantuan, expressive sculptues of humans weighing as much as twenty tons
What is tufa
200
Naturalistic and commemorative art made in durable materials
What is courtly art
300
Reached a peak of excellence in the T'ang dynasty
What is figure painting
300
The process clay figures and statues of the Nara period were made.
What is the dry-lacquer process
300
In the form of human heads, the high point of realism in pre-Columbian art
What are ceramic portrait vessels
300
In Melanesian Art, each object was designed to serve this purpose
What is ritual
300
Most populous complex of African peoples living in the region of the Northern Gabon renowned for carving and sculpting
What is the Fang
400
Represent the clearest record of stylistic development in the Shang, Chou and Early Han dynasties
What are riutal bronzes
400
Famous woodblock print by Hokusai published during the Edo Period as the first in Hokusai's series of 36 Views of Mount Fuji
What is "The Great Wave at Kanagawa"
400
Brilliantly carved and ornamented dolls representing living spirits
What is a kachina doll
400
Only masks from here are from the Mortlock Atoll and represent benevolent spirits in simple elongated forms
What is Micronesia
400
Mask used by the Baluba in religous ceremonies
What is kifwebe masks
500
The dynasty when landscape painting reached its greatest expression
What is the Sung dynasty
500
"Pictures of the fleeting floating world"
What is Ukiyo-e
500
Triangular and quadrangular designs were popular for this group
What is the Americans of the Great Plains
500
The Asmat of Irian Jaya are famous for this treatment of the human form.
What is praying mantis
500
Disc-headed fertility doll
What is akua'ba
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