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This Hindu deity is known as the "King of Dance."
Who is Shiva?
100
This architectural wonder is the only one that can be seen from outer space.
What is the Great Wall of China?
100
This culture influenced Japanese art.
What is the Chinese culture?
100
Eagle featherwork of the famous "war bonnets" were important to this group of people.
Who are the Native Americans?
100
The term "African Art" refers to this part of Africa.
What is sub-Saharan Africa?
200
This architectural structure houses Buddhist relics.
What is the stupa?
200
This famous brushwork was done by poets and emperors alike.
What is calligraphy?
200
This castle was originally built in 1346, rebuilt by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the late 16th century and is a major national landmark.
What is Himeji?
200
These structures were portable and made with buffalo or deer hides.
What are tepees?
200
This group of people are known for their disc-headed fertility dolls which are the best examples of wood carving from Ghana.
Who are the Ashanti?
300
Traditional Indian artistic achievement was lost due to this country's rule.
What is Great Britian?
300
This art work was perfected in the Ming Dynasty and was desired by Europeans.
What is porcelain?
300
On a famous illustrated scroll this author wrote "Tale of Genji.:
Who is Lady Murasaki?
300
This culture was known for their colossal, often realistic basalt heads.
Who are the Olmecs?
300
This group of people from Northern Gabon are known for their mortuary heads and figures that possibly represent their primeval ancestors.
Who are the Fang?
400
Rajput miniature painting depicts a variety of Hindu subjects such as the ragamala series, the legendary epics, romances and this.
What are Krishna's deeds?
400
The pinnacle of landscape painting was reached during this dynasty.
What is the Sung Dynasty?
400
This artist was influenced by Dutch engraving and was the leader of the naturalist school that created pictures with Western perspective.
Who is Okyo Maruyama?
400
This group of people drew from the artistic traditions of their conquered lands, but had to follow strict religious rules which were often brutal.
Who are the Aztecs?
400
This group of people in southwestern Nigeria are noted for their wood carvings and masks made for their secret societies and religious cult objects.
Who are the Yoruba?
500
The earliest Indian art dates to this millenium BCE.
What is the third millenium?
500
Traditional Chinese architecture was abandoned for modern architecture during this rule.
What is the Communist rule?
500
The earliest work of art from Japan is dated to which millennium BCE.
What is the third millennium?
500
At the apex of Mayan civilization they created this on their monuments.
What is the "Long Count Calendar?"
500
The Dogon softwood masks were distorted with stressed features to signify this aspect of life.
What is the spiritual aspect?