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49 Cards in this Set
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South of Sahara there are _____ distinct types of societies
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three
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All three have separate art traditions, their art is similar in attention to:
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- craftsmanship
- use if geometric abstractions - a religious orientation |
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________ plays a dominant part in African art forms
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Religion
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Nomadic cultures did not produce large sculptures because of their _______ _________
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roaming lifestyle
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Nomadic cultures created _____ to use mostly in religious ceremonies
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masks
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A much more permanent and long lived tradition of sculpture and masks was present among the agricultural groups
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Sedentary Farming Cultures
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Nigeria and the Guinea Coast created art that reflected the tastes of the _______ _____ and _________, not the common people
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wealthy kings and courtiers
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Nigeria and the Guinea Coast's most significant accomplishment was the production of very naturalistic _____ __________, which were cast in ______ by the lost-wax method
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human sculptures; bronze
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Nigeria's sculpture's facial features were very ________ and _________
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ccurate and realistic
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"Discovered" by Westerners near the end of the last century
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Contemporary African Art
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___________ is a hallmark of their work of contemporary African art
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Spontaneity
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The art of the African continent reflects its ________ and ____________ _________ and __________
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historic and contemporary diversity and complexity
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Civilizations flourished in:
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- Mexico
- Central America - South America |
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They are distinguished by two geographic regions:
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- Mesoamerica
- Andean |
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the area of Mexican and the northern countries of Central America
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Mesoamerica
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the coastal and highland area of Peru and adjacent area of South America
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Andean
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People produced ____________, _________, _______, and ________ of exceptional quality. All were technically and stylistically different from Western traditions
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architecture, sculpture, weaving, and ceramics
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In architecture there was no knowledge of the true arch, so openings were created by _________
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corbeling
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Temples were _________ in shape, often built of earthen mounds faced with finely fit stones
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pyramidal
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an arch that cannot span a wide area
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Corbelled
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Sculpture throughout the Americas was often __________, with heads or full figures of gods carved in low or high relief
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ceremonial
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________ were a significant product of all American cultures
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Ceramics
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Their handmade work was technically excellent, with thinly made walls and surfaces painted with _______ ____ _____
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colored clay slips
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Originated with the early cultures, which excelled at working metals such as gold and silver, gold was associated with the ___ and silver with the ____
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sun; moon
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Fabrics of ______, ____, ________ or ______ __ ____ and ___ were produced throughout ancient America
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cotton, wool, feathers or strips of hide and fur
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The most ancient culture in Mesoamerica is the _____ culture, who lived along the ____ __ ______
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Olmec; Gulf of Mexico
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The Olmec affected ________, ________, and ___ throughout the region
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religion, politics, and art
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Mesoamericans carved huge monolithic basalt sculptures of faces that mixed _____ and _______ _________
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human and catlike creatures
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During the "_________" Mesoamerican time (200-900) a huge stone temple city was built for the use of pilgrims
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classical
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During the post-classical era, the Aztec sculptors produced ___-______ ________ ______ that illustrated the days of the week as well as Aztec history
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bas-relief calendar stones
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The ______, was both worshiped and feared, was one of the most powerful symbols in Andean art
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jaguar
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Andean _________ ___________ were used in pottery and weaving
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geometric decorations
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From about 100-900, pottery production in coastal areas reached a high point in _______
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quality
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In 1440, the Inca conquered the region. They were active in a number of art forms, but excelled in ____________ and ___-_______ __________
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architecture and dry-masonry techniques
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North America supported a diverse population of ______ _________
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Native Americans
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Native Americans created __________ and __________ _______ of high craftsmanship and symbolic beauty
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ceremonial and functional objects
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Crafts made of ____, ____, ____ and _____, and ____ _______ and ______ ____ were important traditions in Native American groups
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bark, skin, wood and beads, and fine pottery and basket work
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The _____ ________ of eastern America created huge earthen platforms by carrying earth baskets and tamping it into flattened terraces
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mound builders
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Anasazi people built ________ _________ ______
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communal apartment houses
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Pottery traditions for the Native American people's are exceptional for their ____ _____________ and ______
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fine craftsmanship and design
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Most Native American pottery was used as containers for ____ _______ or _______
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food storage or cooking
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Painting can be traced to ancient rock carving call ___________. The designs were scraped into the ____
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petroglyphs; rock
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Clothing and blankets are created by innovative weave patterns known as:
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- the basket
- tapestry - diagonal twill or diamond twill weaves |
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Southeastern people made ceremonial plaques of ______ and costumed dancing warriors out of ______
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eagles; copper
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Silver was introduced by _________ and was beaten into _______
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Europeans; jewelry
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While most of the creative energy of Native Americans went into functional objects, the ____ _________ of the Northwest Coast Indians represents a contrast
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wood sculpture
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The _________ _____ represents some of the finest sculpture created by Native Americans
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northwest Coast
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The _____ _____ and _____ _____ depict supernatural and legendary characters associated with certain groups or clans
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totem poles and house posts
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6 non-western cultures in chapter 4:
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- India
- China - Japan - Southeast Asia - Sub-Sahara Africa - Pre-Columbia |