Part 2: Terminology Flashcards
Kific
Artistic script
Minaret
Tower of light, model of a lighthouse
Urna (bindi)
Bhudda had statues.
Shang Dynasty
They were the
Qin Dynasty
Harsh rule
Tang Dynasty
Golden age of art
Central American Ballgame
Rubber ball that was kicked. Made sacrifices of the losers. Hips, shoulders, knees.
Geoglyph
Huge work of art on the earth.
Haniwa
Keyhole tomb, Terra cotta figure that contained the soul
Wika (haiku)
Little poems
Cosmogram
Represent the directions and a way to navigate.
The world in miniture.
Wampum
Used in the native american culture. Beads used the belts. 6 white, 3 black.
Womb door
a door is a structure that is represented as a womb which you climb though that represents birth and death.
Bilum
Bag from papa new guidi. Carried bones in them representative of the womb and used for shopping
The dreaming
In australia it represents the lakes and the mountains and nature. Rocks, streams have spirits that come alive at night. The spirits teach the people how to hunt, cook. The respect and see rocks and animals as spirits.