Indian Art
Japanese Art
Pre-Columbian Art
African Art
100
Decorated relic mounds sacred to Buddhism
What are stupas?
100
The country that has influenced Japanese art the most
What is China?
100
Term that 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
Most African art was created to generate this vital force
What is energy?
200
Period of Indian art when Buddhist art flourished
What is the Gupta Period?
200
School of art that consisted of wood-block prints that typically depicted scenes from everyday life
What is Ukiyo-e?
200
Mysterious civilization (ca 300 BCE- 900 CE) whose artistic achievements included their elaborate calendar, writing, palaces, and temple pyramids.
What is the Maya?
200
An elongated body part in African figures that symbolized intelligence
What is the forehead?
300
Hindu god often depicted in bronze statues in the Chola dynasty (11C)
What is Shiva?
300
Lavishly decorated screen paintings were found in many Japanese fortresses during this period (circa 16th century)
What is the Momoyama period?
300
The art of this culture centered around the importance of human sacrifice
What is the Aztec?
300
African civilization indigenous to Ghana and famous for their metal work, particularly the symbolic gold stool
What is the Ashanti?
400
Large tower on top of a Hindu temple/shrine
What is a shikhara?
400
Sect of Buddhism that greatly influenced the architecture of Japanese temples
What is Zen Buddhism?
400
Famous Inca city (ca 15C) renowned for its impressive engineering
What is Machu Picchu?
400
Western African civilization with freestanding ancestor figures that were distorted to stress sources of spiritual significance
What is the Dogon?
500
Famous temples in central India (ca. 1000) in the nagara style
What are the Khajuraho temples?
500
Buddhist temple at Uji in Kyoto (circa 11C) typical in its incorporation of nature and airiness
What is Byodo-in?
500
Civilization in ancient Peru famous for painted pottery, especially their realistic ceramic portrait vessels
What is the Mochica?
500
Finest African carvers and sculptors who often decorated in a geometric style
What is the Fang?
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