Global Medieval Art Flashcards
Identify for the following work its
- title or designation
- culture of origin
- date of creation
- materials
237
- title or designation: Buddha
- culture of origin: Bamiyan, Afghanistan; Gandharan
- date of creation: c. 400–800 CE (Destroyed in 2,001)
- materials: Cut Rock with Plaster and Polychrome Paint
All Correct: 5
1 Missed: 4
2 Missed: 3
3 Missed: 2
4+ Missed: 1
Identify for the following work its
- title or designation
- culture of origin
- date of creation
- materials
238
- title or designation: Mesa Verde Cliff Dwellings
- culture of origin: Montezuma County, Colorado; Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi)
- date of creation: 450–1,300 CE
- materials: Sandstone
All Correct: 5
1 Missed: 4
2 Missed: 3
3 Missed: 2
4+ Missed: 1
Identify for the following work its
- title or designation
- culture of origin
- style
- date of creation
239
- title or designation: Gold and Jade Crown
- culture of origin: Three Kingdoms Period; Silla Kingdom, Korea
- style: Metalwork
- date of creation: Fifth to Sixth Century CE
All Correct: 5
1 Missed: 4
2 Missed: 3
3 Missed: 2
4+ Missed: 1
Identify for the following work its
- title or designation
- culture of origin
- date of creation
- materials
240
- title or designation: Longmen Caves
- culture of origin: Luoyang, China; Tang Dynasty
- date of creation: 493–1,127 CE
- materials: Limestone
All Correct: 5
1 Missed: 4
2 Missed: 3
3 Missed: 2
4+ Missed: 1
Identify for the following work its
- title or designation
- culture of origin
- style
- date of creation
- materials
241
- title or designation: Jowo Rinpoche
- culture of origin: The Jokhang Temple; Lhasa, Tibet; Yarlung Dynasty
- style: Gilt Metals
- date of creation: Believed to Have Been Brought to Tibet in 641 CE
- materials: Gilt Metals with Semiprecious Stones, Pearls, and Paint; Various Offerings
All Correct: 5
1 Missed: 4
2 Missed: 3
3 Missed: 2
4+ Missed: 1
Identify for the following work its
- title or designation
- culture of origin
- date of creation
- materials
242
- title or designation: Nan Madol
- culture of origin: Pohnpei, Micronesia; Saudeleur Dynasty
- date of creation: c. 700–1,600 CE
- materials: Basalt Boulders and Prismatic Columns
All Correct: 5
1 Missed: 4
2 Missed: 3
3 Missed: 2
4+ Missed: 1
Identify for the following work its
- title or designation
- culture of origin
- style
- date of creation
- materials
243
- title or designation: Yaxchilán
- culture of origin: Chiapas, Mexico; Maya
- style: Architectural Complex
- date of creation: 725 CE
- materials: Limestone
All Correct: 5
1 Missed: 4
2 Missed: 3
3 Missed: 2
4+ Missed: 1
Identify for the following work its
- title or designation
- name of artist
- culture of origin
- style
- date of creation
- materials
244
- title or designation: Todai-ji
- name of artist: Various Artists, Including Sculptors Unkei and Keikei, as well as the Kei School
- culture of origin: Nara, Japan
- style: Sculpture and Architecture
- date of creation: 743 CE; Rebuilt c. 1,700 CE
- materials: Sculpture: Bronze and wood; Architecture: Wood with Ceramic-Tile Roofing
All Correct: 5
1 Missed: 4
2 Missed: 3
3 Missed: 2
4+ Missed: 1
Identify for the following work its
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- culture of origin
- date of creation
- materials
245
- title or designation: Borobudur Temple
- culture of origin: Central Java, Indonesia; Sailendra Dynasty
- date of creation: c. 750–842 CE
- materials: Volcanic-Stone Masonry
All Correct: 5
1 Missed: 4
2 Missed: 3
3 Missed: 2
4+ Missed: 1
Identify for the following work its
- title or designation
- culture of origin
- date of creation
- materials
246
- title or designation: Great Mosque
- culture of origin: Córdoba, Spain; Umayyad
- date of creation: c. 785–786 CE
- materials: Stone Masonry
All Correct: 5
1 Missed: 4
2 Missed: 3
3 Missed: 2
4+ Missed: 1
Identify for the following work its
- title or designation
- culture of origin
- date of creation
- materials
247
- title or designation: Folio from a Qur’an
- culture of origin: Arab, North Africa, or Near East; Abbasid
- date of creation: c. Eighth to Ninth Century CE
- materials: Ink, Color, and Gold Parchment
All Correct: 5
1 Missed: 4
2 Missed: 3
3 Missed: 2
4+ Missed: 1
Identify for the following work its
- title or designation
- culture of origin
- date of creation
- materials
248
- title or designation: Angkor, the Temple of Angkor Wat, and the City of Angkor Thom
- culture of origin: Cambodia; Hindu, Angkor Dynasty
- date of creation: c. 800–1,400 CE
- materials: Stone Masonry, Sandstone
All Correct: 5
1 Missed: 4
2 Missed: 3
3 Missed: 2
4+ Missed: 1
Identify for the following work its
- title or designation
- culture of origin
- date of creation
- materials
249
- title or designation: Lakshmana Temple
- culture of origin: Khajuraho, India; Hindu, Chandella Dynasty
- date of creation: c. 930–950 CE
- materials: Sandstone
All Correct: 5
1 Missed: 4
2 Missed: 3
3 Missed: 2
4+ Missed: 1
Identify for the following work its
- title or designation
- culture of origin
- date of creation
- materials
250
- title or designation: Pyxis of al-Mughira
- culture of origin: Umayyad
- date of creation: c. 968 CE
- materials: Ivory
All Correct: 5
1 Missed: 4
2 Missed: 3
3 Missed: 2
4+ Missed: 1
Identify for the following work its
- title or designation
- culture of origin
- date of creation
- materials
251
- title or designation: Conical Tower and Circular Wall of Great Zimbabwe
- culture of origin: Shona Peoples (Southeastern Zimbabwe)
- date of creation: c. 1,000–1,400 CE
- materials: Coursed Granite Blocks
All Correct: 5
1 Missed: 4
2 Missed: 3
3 Missed: 2
4+ Missed: 1