Name___________________________________ Exam #4 study guide Ch 14, 17, 18

1) This 16th-century tapestry is a special type of ________ in which the weft yarns are of several colors and the colors are manipulated to make a design.

1) __________

2) Hon’ami Koetsu’s Amagumo tea bowl was perfectly made to fit the hand and was made in the early seventeenth century at one of the “Six Ancient Kilns,” the traditional centers of ________ ceramics in Japan.

2) __________

3) Native Americans used a traditional method for producing pots that did not involve the potter’s wheel. What was it?

3) __________

4) All fiber arts evolved from one traditional process called: 4) __________

5) Most ceramic objects are created by one of three methods: 5) __________

6) What and when was the Edict of Milan? 6) __________

7) The first Christian churches were patterned after basilicas used by the Romans as: 7) __________

8) This is the church of ________, meaning “Holy Wisdom.” 8) __________

9) Mosaics are constructed from small pieces of stone called ________. 9) __________

10) In Romanesque architecture, flat ceilings were replaced with: 10) _________

11) Built by Justinian in the first half of the sixth century, this church was probably conceived as a political and religious statement. It is:

11) _________

12) The city of Chamba, in India, is famous for its embroidered muslin textiles called: 12) _________

13) In Buddhist art, Buddha’s hands are often shown set in symbolic gestures called ________.

13) _________

14) What are three primary types of ceramics (clay bodies)? 14) _________

15) Compare the Palette of King Narmer to the jade Ritual Disc (Pi). What do they have in common (other than size)? What did they symbolize, and did they have similar functions?

16) One of the earliest surviving examples of a ________, this structure houses the relics of Buddha.

16) _________

17) The stele inscribed with the Law Code of Hammurabi was created by which Mesopotamian culture?

17) _________

18) Stonehenge in England is an example of what type of monumental stone architecture? 18) _________

19) According to Buddhism, the release from worldly desires that ends the cycle of death and reincarnation and begins a state of permanent bliss is called:

19) _________

20) Construction of the Acropolis in Athens began about 480 BCE under the leadership of: 20) _________

21) Egyptian culture was dedicated to providing a home for the ________, which required that Egyptian artisans decorate tombs with paintings to be enjoyed after death.

21) _________

22) The word Neolithic means: 22) _________

23) Found in Austria, the Venus of Willendorf is most likely a: 23) _________

24) Define warp and weft. 24) _________

Images: Identify the Titles of each image below.