The earliest Indian art emerged from the valley of this river.
What is Indus?
100
These kinds of sculptures were some of China's most extraordinary art and were created during the Shang dynasty.
What are ritual bronzes?
100
The interiors of Japanese buildings were often decorated with and divided by these wall pieces, which are known as shoji.
What are screens?
100
This Central American civilization was known for its colossal basalt statues of heads which often combined human and jaguar features.
What is Olmec?
100
African beliefs that every existing being has a vital energy force and isn't just in a living state revolve around what kind of religion?
What is animism?
200
This is the Indian term which roughly means "breath of life" and which was emphasized in Indian sculpture.
What is prana?
200
The introduction of this religion to China in the first century CE led to the creation of art of a completely different character.
What is Buddhism?
200
This term is the name for both the early period of Japanese art as well as the monochrome pottery with cord-impressed designs which dominated it.
What is Jomon?
200
This urban center, perhaps the greatest in Mexico, is distinguished by its monumental pyramids, temples, and royal processional roads.
What is Teotihuacan?
200
What part of most African statues was disproportionately large due to the belief that it is the seat of the life force and is therefore more important to the body?
What is the head?
300
These pillars were erected by Emperor Asoka during the Maurya dynasty throughout northern India to proclaim his devotion to Buddhism.
What are edict pillars?
300
This style of writing was traditionally regarded by the Chinese as the highest art form and was directly related to the mastery of brushwork.
What is calligraphy?
300
The illustrated scroll of this novel by Lady Murasaki is famous for its rich color and subtracted treatment of the features of men and women which reflects the extreme sensitivity and refinement of the Japanese court during its time.
What is The Tale of Genji?
300
This South American civilization developed the agricultural terraces which it is famous for and which are still used widely today.
What is Inca?
300
These West African people settled along the Niger River and made sculptures that were typically tall, tubular/cylindrical, and elegant.
What are the Dogon?
400
These were semidivine female tree spirits which were often featured in Indian architectural reliefs.
What are yakshis?
400
He painted during the Sung dynasty and was one of China's most well-known landscape painters.
Who is Fan Kuan?
400
Works known by this Japanese term which translates to mean "pictures of the fleeting floating world" were often wood block prints depicting scenes of everyday life.
What is Ukiyo-e?
400
These phenomena which appear similar to crop circles are located in Peru and feature depict complex geometric and animal figures.
What are the Nazca lines?
400
These African people settled in the Congo-Kinshasa region and were noted for their carvings and hemispherical kifwebe masks.
What are the Baluba?
500
This Indian style of painting was characterized by lyrical landscapes, sinuous grace in the depiction of human form, and an interest in perspective.
What is Rajput miniature painting?
500
The art of figure painting reached a peak of excellence during this Chinese dynasty, from roughly 618 to 906 CE.
What is T'ang?
500
This is the Japanese term for long and narrow horizontal scrolls which usually illustrated a narrative with progressive scenes.
What is emakimono?
500
This is the name of the Aztec war god, whose influence in the importance of human sacrifice permeated life and art in the Aztec civilization.
What is Huitzilopochtli?
500
This is the name for the disc-headed fertility dolls of Ghana which are the best-known examples of Ashanti wood carving.