History Of Jewelry Flashcards
The most important influence had been made by peoples changing ____, values, and _____
Ideals, and attitudes
Throughout history the PHYSICAL environment and the SOCIAL climate have affected ____ of jewelry.
Evolution
The exchange of _____ and ____ have been significant factors in the development of jewelry.
Wealth and power
The EARLIEST form of personal adornment was to body paint, ____, scarring, and _____. These were done to individualize, and mark status in a tribe or culture. Even tattooing, etc. is a direct personal adornment that makes statement, and evokes a reaction.
Tattooing and disfigurement
History of jewelry can be traced back to the earliest societies more than _____ years ago
20,000
Simply worked materials were used as what we call ____ ___
Body jewelry
Jewelry was not just for vanity reasons but also associated with _____. In sense, early jewelry was necessary for ____.
Protection, survival
Necklaces of bones, teeth, and claws might be associated with _____ or _____ assistance in hunting
Skill or spiritual
______ protected body from unexpected forces of nature and drove away evil spirits
Amulets
The earliest ____ adornment was believed to been made in Mesopotamia about _____
metallic, 8000BC
Around 4000 BC the ____ blacksmithing technique emerged called______
First, forging
between 8000 BC and 3500 BC people start to _____ in areas and ___ ___ were established
Settle, trade routes
This brought about the increase in ____ and the blacksmith skills, which provided tools, ____, and jewelry, began to specialize and the ____ technique emerged.
Technology, weapons, goldsmith
With these techniques, _____ jewelry emerged based on _____, power, ___
Cultures and wealth
The advancement of _____ power has led to greater ____with some techniques and ancient methods have been varied to produce new forms to refine the methods or the tools but overall the most common jewelers still use the same methods as they did in pre-Columbian in biblical times
Electrical, flexibility
Given the foundation of jewelry making rich heritage and help of _____ communications and mobility national styles have been eroded to the point that today handcrafted jewelry is truly _____ form of artistic ____
Modern, universal, expression
Jewelry is still about the _____ of the ____ it expresses the individual in regard to ____ and individual statement or _____
Adornment, person, status
Of the 92 naturally occurring elements ___are metals, only about a third can be used
80
metals are made of ____ that arrange them selves and a regular ___called ____
Crystals, pattern, lattice
The crystals also called ____ are clusters of molecules gathered into ____ whose structure determines the ability of metal to ___, conduct heat and ____ light
Grains, units, bend, reflect
