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100
These countries make up the Indian Subcontinent.
What are India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh?
100
This religion was brought to China from India through central Asia.
Buddhism
100
This Pre-Columbian culture occupied the general area of Yucatan and adjacent parts of Central America from very early times.
What is the Maya?
100
This describes the types of religions found in Africa.
What is "animist"?
100
(Indian Art) These influences are suggested by the pillar capitals of Emperor Asoka during the Maurya dynasty.
What are Persepolitan influences?
200
This is the golden age of India.
What is the Gupta Period?
200
This ritual metal clearly shows a record of stylistic development in the Shang, Chou, and Early Han dynasties.
What is bronze?
200
This was inscribed on Mayan monuments.
What is the "Long Count Calendar"?
200
This type of African art, which tended to be naturalistic and commemorative, was made in durable materials.
What is courtly art?
200
(Chinese Art) This is the number of parts of the brackets which a typical Chinese roof rests on.
What is four?
300
This is the largest temple township of which the dravida style culminated.
What is Srirangam?
300
This is the place were the oldest finds of Chinese Neolithic artifacts were excavated.
What is B'ei-li-kang?
300
The Olmec combined these features in the motif they frequently used.
What are human and jaguar features?
300
The Baluba came from this region of Africa.
What is the Congo-Kinshasa region?
300
(Pre-Columbian Art) These people conquered the Inca in the latter part of the fifteenth century.
Who are the Chimu?
400
The Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho, was created during this dynasty.
What is the Chandella dynasty?
400
Under this dynasty, many aspects cultivated in Sung art were brought to culmination.
What is the Yuan dynasty?
400
The members of this culture were the contemporaries of the Nazca on the north coast who surpassed them in the art of painted pottery.
What is the Mohica?
400
The granaries of these people are tall tubular structures of great elegance.
Who are the Dogon?
400
(African Art) This was the most renowned example of Ashanti metal work.
What is the gold encrusted stool?
500
These were monastic sanctuaries hewn out of rock during the Maurya dynasty.
What are the chaitya halls?
500
The basic principle of Chinese architecture was already established as early as this period.
What is the Neolithic period?
500
These items in the form of human heads are considered the high point of realism in pre-Columbian art.
What are the Mohican ceramic portrait vessels?
500
These people are especially noted for mortuary heads and figures in Africa, which had a dark finish and had powerful geometric style.
Who are the Fang?
500
(African Art) These are the best-known examples of Ashanti wood carving.
What is akua'ba?