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Pre-Columbian Art
100
The earliest Indian art and civil planning can be traced back to the valley of this river.
What is the Indus River?
100
The Chinese regarded this as the highest art form.
What is calligraphy?
100
Japanese art heavily relied on this culture's techniques.
What is the Chinese culture?
100
These objects are used to communicate with the spirit world.
What are masks and statues?
100
The Yucatan peninsula and Central America was inhabited by these people.
Who are the Mayans?
200
The most common materials of the Indus Valley statuettes are these.
What are steatite and limestone?
200
The oldest finds excavated near Luo-yang date to this time.
When is 6000-5000 BCE?
200
This is the Japanese name for monochrome pottery with cord-impressed designs.
What is Jomon?
200
These are tall tubular structures from the people settled in the bend of the Niger River.
What are Dogon granaries?
200
This war god in the Aztec culture was important for human sacrifices in the Aztec culture.
Who is Huitzilopochtli?
300
The most famous surviving Buddhist paintings come from this location.
What are the caves of Ajanta?
300
The one characteristic of all Chinese art throughout all time periods and dynasties is this.
What is the consummate handling of the brushstroke?
300
Josetsu, Shubun, and Sesshu are all well known as what type of artists?
What are Japanese landscapists?
300
These people are noted for their wood carving, masks of secret societies and religious cult objects.
Who are the Yoruba people?
300
The Mochica are most notable for which type of art?
What is painted pottery?
400
This period is often described as the "golden age" of Buddhist art.
What is the Gupta period?
400
Landscape painting reached its zenith with this dynasty.
What is the Sung dynasty?
400
The Yamato-e tradition of painting marks this period.
What is the Fujiwara period?
400
The best known examples of Ashanti wood carvings are these.
What are akua'ba?
400
The finest period of Olmec art dates to which period?
When is 800 to 400 BCE?
500
Tall, monolithic columns with lotus capitals and animal figures are characteristic of this work of art.
What are the edict pillars from the Maurya dynasty?
500
Beijing served as the capital of China after this year.
What is 1421?
500
This work of art is well known for its carved wood, black lacquer, gold decorations, and screen paintings.
What is the Nijo palace?
500
Hemispherical kifwebe masks are produced by which culture?
What is the Baluba culture?
500
Large elaborate stone sculptures of Coatlicue are from which culture?
What is the Aztec culture?