Time Periods
The Incas began to expand their empire at this date in history
What is 1450?
Pilgrims travel for months just to glimpse this Islamic monument
What is the Kaaba?
This ancient city was built on the sides of a great sandstone mountain
What is Petra?
the Ndop king portrait was sculpted from this material
What is wood?
the Great Serpent Mound
What is c. 1100, Mississippian culture, raised earth
the Coholxauqui stone is a product of the Aztec Empire, which reached its prime around this year
What is 1520?
This style of art is characterized by the avoidance of human or animal forms
What is aniconism?
The mosque of Djenne differs in style from other great mosques because of the building style of this African kingdom
What is Mali?
The Inca maize cobs were made from this material
What is metal alloys?
the black-on-black ceramic vessel
What is Maria Martinez, 1939, Puebloan culture, black-on-black ceramics?
The Mesa Verde settlement thrived during this eight-hundred-year span of time
What is 500 to 1300?
The Haida transformation mask showcases anger in order to approximate the attitude of this figure
What is an eagle?
Macchu Picchu was constructed for this purpose
What is as an Inca vacation resort?
This metal was used to create the Benin plaques
What is brass?
the Pwo mask
What is c. 1900, Chokwe culture, wood, pigment and copper alloy?
Great Zimbabwe stood strongest close to this year
What is 1000?
The Jowo Rinpoche statues is a symbol of this thousand-year-old religious sect
What is Tibetan Buddhism?
This sprawling imperial capital housed the Templo Mayor
What is Tenochtitlan?
The folio from the Qu'ran includes this type of highly literary art
What is calligraphy?
Bahram Gur fights the Karg
Caliph Abd-al-Malik began construction on the Dome of the Rock around the start of this century
What is the eighth century?
The small mouth of the Bundu Mask transmits this valued social attribute of a woman
What is an aversion to gossip?
What is its central acropolis?
the Safavid painting The Court of the Kayamurs makes use of this European art technique
What is atmospheric perspective?
the Golden Stool
What is c. 1700, Ashante culture, pure gold