Noted for mortuary heads and figures, possibly representing primeval ancestors, given a dark finish and carved in a powerfully geometric style
What are Fang masks?
100
People known for their massive temples in Mexico and Central America
Who are the Mayans?
100
Groups of islands whose name literally translates as "dark islands"
What is Melanesia?
100
The famous armless Roman sculture of the goddess of love and beauty
What is the Venus di Milo?
200
Dynasty that ruled India from 1500BC to 325BC, and is credited with such works of art as the Lion Capital
What is the Maurya Dynasty?
200
This type of mask is characteristic of the Baluba people
What are kifwebe masks?
200
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?
200
Group of islands that contains Mariana, Caroline, Marshall, and Gilbert islands
What is Micronesia?
200
Structure whose patron had its architectect's hand cut off so that he could never recreate it
What is the Taj Mahal?
300
The dynasty credited with casting many bronzes, the most famous of which were the Nataraja images
What is the Chola Dynasty?
300
The largest and one of the most artistically prolific ethnic groups in West Africa
Who are the Yoruba?
300
People who founded Tenochtitlan as their capital
Who are the Aztecs?
300
The objects produced by this culture are streamlined, highly finished, executed with astonishing precision, and coldly functional
What is Micronesia?
300
Name given to early Christian underground burial places
What are catacombs?
400
Relic mounds, the earliest of which date from the Sunga and Andhra dynasties
What are stupas?
400
People who live mostly in the country of Ghana
Who are the Ashanti?
400
Machu Piccu is one of the most famous cities founded by these ancient people of Peru
Who are the Incas?
400
The indigenous people of New Zealand
Who are the Maori?
400
Sculptor of "Apollo and Daphne"
Who is Bernini?
500
One of the 3 major Hindu dieties, distinguished as lord of the dance
Who is Shiva?
500
Tall tubular structures of great elegance are characteristic of this tribe of African people
Who are the Dogon?
500
People noted for the excellence of their stone carving ranging from small, finely detailed jade objects to colossal, often realistic basalt heads, that frequently used a motif combining human and jaguar features
Who are the Olmec?
500
An economical woodcarving technique of great precision and beauty developed on this Polynesian island
What is Easter Island?
500
Ruler whose reign was characterized by a tremendous artistic output known as the "Carolingian Renaissance"