4.1 Flashcards
buddhist paintings
idealized divine figures (ie. monks and saints)
some depicted as bizarre/terrifying, perhaps reflecting inhospitable environment
hindu paintings
scenes from everyday life and familiar local scenes
sometimes portray a deity in a domestic scene and frequently represent region’s violent and extreme climatic conditions
islamic paintings
region’s beautiful plants and flowers
prohibits portraying animate objects in art
don’t depict harsh climatic conditions
animist paintings
symbols and designs that derive from their religion rather than from the local environment
how did people in the netherlands start playing football?
dutch students returning from studies in the uk were the first to play football in continental europe in the late 1870s
how did people in spain start playing football?
miners in bilbao adopted the sport in 1893 after seeing it played by english engineers working there
how did people in russia start playing football?
the english manager of a textile factory near moscow organized a team at the factory in 1887 and advertised in london for workers who could play football
after 1917 russian revolution, factory and football team were absorbed into the soviet electric trade union -> moscow dynamo -> country’s most famous football team