Asian Art-cultures

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1. Sir John Marshall dug out the earliest culture in the Indus Valley in the 1920's. What was the name of this culture? Oshikia Pakistani Sumerian Harappa

2. Which Pre-Shang city did the Bronze Age in China originate ca. 1600 B.C.E.? Answer: (One Word)

3. Black Pottery shapes, e.g. the Gu Beaker, was derived ca.2000 B.C.E., from which Asian culture? Japan India China Pakistan

4. What area was the Bronze Age culture discovered in Thailand? Ban Chieng Haripunchai Sukothai Angkor

5. In the Bronze Age of China, the Ding and Four ram fang zun were used for what ceremonies? Religious incantations sex wine and food sacrificial

6. The Zhou period lasted until 771 B.C.E. in China. What motif describes the style of art prevalent during this time? sordid religious animal mythic

7. Who described himself as 'Shi Huang Di', First Emperor of China ca. 200 B.C.E.? Zheng Kang wei Chu Wu Wei

8. Which Dynasty existed concurrently during the Roman Empire? Answer: (One Word)

9. Haniwa an ancient Japanese earthware ca. 3rd-6th BCE, depicts what object? the rising sun inner shrine warrior in armor buddha's horse

10. The Maurya period and the vast production of artworks ca. 322 BCE in India was ordered by which emperor? Answer: (One Word)