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textiles

100

In what textile or garment creation method would one use double pointed needles or connected needles to work "in the round"?

knitting

200

Stitches in this include single, double, half-double, and triple.

Crochet

300

India has a long tradition of making this, known as Resham in northern and eastern parts of the country, and Pattu in southern parts. The country is the second largest producer of this natural protein fiber made from the larva of Bombyx mori after China. Harvesting this material requires boiling of the larvae, which kills them.

Silk

400

In weaving, a shuttle is passed back and forth with "filler yarn" (more commonly known as weft) over this. It's one of the two basic components of all textiles, the other being the weft.

Warp/ warp yarn

500

The dress act of 1746 attempted to control warrior clans by banning aspects of their cultures, including this patterned cloth of criss-crossing bands in different colors. Often called a plaid overseas, in its birthplace, a plaid is a large piece of this fabric worn as a kilt or shawl. Until the mid-19th century, the fabric was mostly associated with regions rather than specific clans as natural dyes from the area were most commonly used.

Tartan

art history periods

100

Hard to define exactly, this movement during the late 18th and early to mid 19th century was defined by a belief in the importance of the individual and placing emotion before reason. Turner, Delacroix, and Goya are some of the artists associated with this

Romanticism

200

known for bold colors, representation of light, and everyday subject matter. Painters include Cassatt, Morisot, Monet...

Impressionism 

300

Inspired in part by Freud and Marx, this movement in the aftermath of the first world war was centered in Paris. It often depicted unnerving, illogical scenes Artists associated with it include Dali, Magritte, and Man Ray.

Surrealism

400

This movement in the early 20th century attempted to portray the world subjectively. Munch, Kirchner, and Kandinsky are well-known artists from this movement.

Expressionism

500

This movement, characterized by bright colors, followed post-impressionism. The name derives from the French for "The Wild Beasts". Matisse, Derain, and Metzinger were major painters in this movement.

Fauvism

historical garments

100

Silk producing cities in the Ottoman Empire include Bursa and this city on the Bosporus strait, captured from the Byzantine empire in the 15th century.

Istanbul

200

This was the most popular material in clothing for all classes in Renaissance Europe. It's most often obtained from sheep; types include cashmere, mohair, and angora.

Wool

300

The Cheongsam, also known as this, is a dress of Manchu origin. It's high necked with a slit partway up the side and often covered in embroidery. It was known as the "mandarin gown" in the 1920s and 1930s.

Qipao

400

Everyone knows about corsets, but what about this term for supportive undergarments, specifically fully boned laced bodices from the 18th or early 19th centuries.

Stays

500

Now used as a protective cap for hair, this garment has been worn for many centuries. It used to only be a word for women's headgear, while "hat" referred to men. The best-known versions of these come from the early 19th century and are made of straw.

Bonnet

medicine

100

Hemophilia is a condition in which blood cannot do this.

Clot

200

This medical device, first recorded as early as 3000 BCE, is used to hold body tissues together and has a variety of different sizes and materials. Originally, catgut and silk were used; however, they absorb fluid and can cause infection. Now, non-absorptive materials like nylon and polyester are used.

suture

300

Medical birth control (the pill) uses mainly these elements; estrogen, iron or placebo pills, and this hormone

progesterone

400

This therapy consists of needles being placed in specific places in the skin.

Acupuncture

500

In prehistoric times, surgery was performed on this part of the body; skeletons have been found with parts of this bone removed.

skull

indigenous people

100

Monument Valley lies on the land of this Indigenous Nation. This Nation is the largest in the United States. Notable people from this group include the code-talkers, who were a large part of the second world war.

Navajo

200

these people inhabit the area formerly known as Lapland, although the name is officially the indigenous name for it. Important aspects of their culture include fishing, fur trapping, and herding. Generations of children from these people were taken to state-run boarding schools, causing a loss of language and culture.

Sami people

300

Inuit people in Canada mostly speak Inuktut and Inuktitut. This province of Canada is home to many Inuit communities such as in its capital, Iqualuit.

Nunavut

400

In New Zealand, efforts to protect Maori culture may lead to the official name of the country being changed to this, the name for it in the Maori language.

Aotearoa

500

The Yukaghir are a group of people who live in the basin of the Kolyma river. The river lies in this geographical region of Asia.

Siberia