The advent of what religion in the fifth century changed Chinese art enormously?
What is buddhism?
100
Japanese art has always relied heavily upon art from this country.
What is China?
100
The most famous Mayan ruins are found here, in Guatemala.
What is Tikal?
100
Much of Indian architectural design, including grid like cities were made necessary by the presence of which river?
What is the Ganges?
100
A symbol of peace, this piece is used by many tribes and was very useful to many around a campfire.
What is the pipe?
200
an art style using a brush which is regarded as the major Chines art form.
What is calligraphy?
200
Most likely the best known of Japanese painters
Who is Hokusai?
200
War permeated the art of these peoples, who inhabited Mexico.
What are the Aztecs?
200
After who conquered India do we begin to see more and more remnants of Indian art and architecture?
Who is Alexander the Great?
200
This massive animal was a symbol of power and a sustainer of life to the natives of the Great Plains.
What is the buffalo?
300
Mastery of silhouette and this element of art allowed the Chinese to develop a different painting style from western artists.
What is line?
300
Hokusai and other Japanese painters would be considered proponents of this style.
What is Ukiyo-e?
300
As engineers, these peoples were unsurpassed in the ancient world as demonstrated in the cities of Cuzco and Machu Picchu.
Who are the Incas?
300
Buddhist art flourished during this period.
What is the Gupta period?
300
Native American cultures are renowned for their use of these, and such objects often have a negative connotation, as in "don't upset the Indian burial ground"
What are grave offerings?
400
the only remaining remnants of traditional architecture in modern communist architecture.
Where are in the window frames and doors?
400
A family of artists who successfully combined Chinese calligraphy with Japanese decorative art.
What is the Kano family?
400
The Olmec peoples frequently combined the human form with this type of feline in order to form a composite artistic form which they felt embodied power and stealth.
What is a jaguar?
400
Manuscript paintings from this dynasty are delicate in color and appearance.
What is the Pala dynasty?
400
the Navajo were great weavers of blankets and rugs, all made of this material, introduced to them by the Spanish.
What is wool?
500
the dynasty in which landscape painting reached its peak.
What is Sung?
500
A Japanese monastery begun in 745.
What is the Todai-ji monastery?
500
This was the greatest of the Incan fortresses, and held for many days under Spanish assault from Pizarro.
What is Ollantaytambo?
500
Which temple highlights the indian use of sculptural architecture?
What is the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple?
500
Totem poles were carved by the peoples of these regions.