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Art Test #2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Characteristics of Japanese Arts | Simplicity of form and design, attentiveness to the beauty of nature and sublety |
| Jomon culture | 5000 BC Neolithic culture in the area of modern day Japan, produced simple undecorated food vessels made of red clay |
| Haniwa | Clay sculptures set up around gigantic burial mounds, includes pedestaled clay bowls, plates and unglazed ceramic cylinders with human/animal faces |
| Bibutsu | Largest Buddhist sculpture in Japan, housed in largest wooden temple in the world (Todai-ji) |
| Cha-no-yu | Zen-inspired tea ceremony |
| Ikebana | Japanese flower arranging |
| Sumi-e | Chinese ink style painting usually done on absorbent rice paper in quick confident strokes |
| Ukiyo-e | Unique style of genre painting, later used in woodcuts, "art of the floating world" |
| Wat | National temples in Cambodia which later held tombs |
| Angkor Wat | Temple in Cambodia dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu |
| Borobudor | Stupa with 10 levels, 1 of 7 wonders of ancient world, cosmic mountain, lowest level represents hell |
| Batik | Fabrics painted with wax-stencil dyeing process |
| Oceania | Consists of Australia, New Zealand and nearby islands |
| Totem | Animal/natural object which symbolizes a clan/family |
| Masks | Important form of Oceanic art and sculpture |
| Tattoo | Work on the human body originated in the Marquesas |
| Maori people of New Zealand | Also used tattooing tradition |
| Australian Aborigine | Native people of Austalia |
| X-Ray Style | Aborigines used this style to depict internal organs and outside of creature in the same image |
| Arabesques | Swirling designs used to ornament objects |
| Minaret | Prayer tower opposite the qibla where muezzin calls to prayer |
| Mosque/temple | Major architectural form in Islam |
| Qibla | One wall in the mosque which faces Mecca and contains a prayer niche |
| Muezzin | A man who calls the Muslim faithful to prayer |
| 3 characteristics of Islamic architecture | Courtyard/garden often with fountain or water, minarets, dome |
| Cruciform | A cross architectural floor plan |
| Topkapi Palace | The sultan's palace in Istanbul, Turkey |
| Blue Mosque | A working mosque in Istanbul, Turkey |
| Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofia) | Originally a Christian church, but transformed into a mosque, all human image(s) of saints were plastered over/destroyed |
| Mosaics | Artwork made of colored glass/tesserae/stone/tile were destroyed |
| "Church of the Holy Wisdom" | Museum in Istanbul, Turkey, under restoration |
| Basilica Cistern | In Istanbul, Turkey, underground cistern across from the Hagia Sophia |
| Alhambra | Palace in Grenada, Spain, the courtyards are the most famous features |
| Constantinople | Early Istanbul, Turkey; painting, textiles, pottery and metalwork are popular media in the Islamic world |
| Sub-Saharan African Nomadic Culture | People wandered from place to place causing them to not produce large sculptures; masks and sculptures used in religious ceremonies were important |
| Fetish Figures | Hold ingredients that are endowed with mystical powers |
| Reliquary Figures | Carved guardians that stand above basket receptacles for ancestral remains |
| Ife | Advanced society in western Nigeria which produced naturalistic human sculptures cast in bronze b the lost-wax method |
| Oni | King |
| Olmec Culture | The most ancient culture in Mesoamerica, Olmecs carved huge monolithic basalt sculptures of faces that mixed human and catlike creatures |
| Jaguar | A symbol of the gods and was produced in various forms of art |
| Codices | Illuminated manuscripts painted on bark paper or deerskin parchment |
| Corbeling | An overlapping arrangement of stones - each layer projecting a bit beyond the row beneath it |
| Machu Picchu | "Lost City of the Incas", walled fortress and well-planned Incan community in Peru |
| Moundbuilders | Indians of Eastern America - Ohio has the Serpent Moundd |
| Cliff Dwellings of Mesa Verde | Chaco Canyon, New Mexico |
| Anasazi People | Built communal apartment houses under massive cliffs |
| Kivas | Meeting rooms used in sacred worship centers |
| Adobe | Sun-dried bricks |
| Tipi | A dwelling of rawhide stretched over conical framework of long poles |
| Maria Martinez | Famous New Mexican potter known for black polished pottery |
| Petroglyphs | Ancient rock carvings |
| Weaving | Using a loom to make textiles |
| Totem Poles | Stood in front of the house as signs of prestige to showcase the family's totems |
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