Kevin's Cards about Intermediate World Art

Question 1

How long was the Ancient Mesopotamian Empires

Answer 1

c.3500 - 539 B.C

Question 2

What was one of the famous Art pieces made in the Ancient Mesopotamian Empires time period

Answer 2

Transport of wood in boats, Palace of Sargon II, Mesopotamian 717-707 B.C.

Question 3

How long was New Kingdom, Egypt

Answer 3

c.1554 - c.1070 B.C.

Question 4

What was one of the famous Art pieces made in the New Kingdom, Egypt time period

Answer 4

Garden and ornamental pool, Egyptian

c.1475-1410 B.C. and Master sketch from tomb of Horemheb, Egyptian c.1320 B.C.

Question 5

How long was the Roman Republic and Empire

Answer 5

509 B.C. - A.D. 476

Question 6

What was one of the famous Art pieces made in the Roman Republic and Empire time period

Answer 6

Fresco from the House of Livia, Roman
c.30-20 B.C, Fauna of the Nile mosaic, detail, Roman
1st century A.D, Room with frescos and mosaic from a Boscoreale Villa, Roman c.50 B.C, and Soldiers boarding ships on Column of Trajan, Roman A.D. 113

Question 7

How long was the Byzantine Empire

Answer 7

A.D. 330 - 1453

Question 8

What was on of the famous Art Pieces made in the Byzantine Empire

Answer 8

Justinian and Attendants, San Vitale, Ravenna A.D. c.547

Question 9

How long was the Medieval Islamic World

Answer 9

A.D. c.750 - 1700

Question 10

What was one of the famous Art pieces made in the Medieval Islamic World time period

Answer 10

Portal of the Friday Mosque, Isfahan, Iran A.D 1086-7

Question 11

How long was the Chinese Southern Song Dynasty

Answer 11

A.D. 1127 - 1279

Question 12

What was one of the famous Art pieces made in the Chinese Southern Song Dynasty time period

Answer 12

Bare Willows and Distant Mountains, Ma Yuan A.D. c.1190-1235

Question 13

Fresco Definition

Answer 13

A painting done rapidly in watercolor on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, so that the colors penetrate the plaster and become fixed as it drives

Question 14

Asymmetrical Balance Definition

Answer 14

A quality in an artwork in which both halves are different but have the same visual weight

Question 15

Illusion of Space Definition

Answer 15

The way a artist shows distance or depth in a flat artwork

Question 16

What is seen in many different cultures art

Answer 16

Many cultures have used the same or similar art techniques

Question 17

What are the best-preserved artworks from ancient times

Answer 17

People placed in tombs

Question 18

Artists in Ancient Egypt worked for what

Answer 18

The glory of the Pharaohs not their own

Question 19

How did Artists “preserve” objects

Answer 19

By painting them in their most recognizable and understandable views. This meant a single scene might have multiple views. The paintings are like puzzles to decipher

Question 20

What made an Egyptian fresco different

Answer 20

They let the plaster dry first instead of painting on it directly

Question 21

Egyptians used frescos to decorate tombs. What was another method

Answer 21

In other tombs, artists carved pictures into the stone walls, then added paint directly onto the stone figures

Question 22

What did the Egyptians believe about tomb paintings

Answer 22

They believed that it helped the spirits of the dead continue to exist as they did while alive

Question 23

How were Roman Homes

Answer 23

They had few doors

Question 24

What do Chinese Artist’s do

Answer 24

Chinese artists create their own visions of nature in their paintings. One Chinese artist said, “a painting should be something between likeness and unlikeness.” Chinese paintings show the spirit of the artist within the mountains, lakes, and trees.

Question 25

What is the most important color in Chinese paintings

Answer 25

Black and they change the value of the black by the amount of water

Question 26

How were the Ancient Egypt, the Roman Empire, and the Southern Song dynasty of China techniques similar

Answer 26

Could depict garden and other natural landscapes.
Show the illusion of space in various ways (overlapping, degree of detail, size differences, placement on the painting, darkness or lightness of color, single or multiple viewpoints) were made using various techniques and materials (frescos made by painting on plaster walls; paintings made on silk using washes and brushstrokes of black ink)

Question 27

What does c. mean in the beginning of dates

Answer 27

It means Circa which is Latin for around or approximant. We put this before dates since we don’t know when something happened so we put this to symbolize that it happened around this time

Question 28

Roman, Byzantine, and Islamic created intricate what

Answer 28

Roman, Byzantine, and Islamic created intricate and richly colored mosaics and tile work. They covered floors and walls with depictions of animals, people, and mythical figures. They made striking geometric patterns using balance symmetry

Question 29

The Friday Mosque is also known as what

Answer 29

Masjid-i-Jum’ah