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Period: 1766 BCE to 1122 BCE
Shang Dynasty
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560 BCE
Birth of Siddhartha
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500 BCE
Vedic
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Period: 400 BCE to 600
Spread of Buddhism
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Period: 300 BCE to 100
Great Stupa at Sanchi
Madhya Pradesh, India
Buddhist; Maurya, late Sunga Dynasty
c. 300 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Stone masonry, sandstone on dome -
Period: 273 BCE to 232 BCE
Maurya Dynasty
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221 BCE
Shi Huangdi becomes emperor
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Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE
Qin Dynasty
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Period: 221 BCE to 209 BCE
Terra cotta warriors
Qin Dynasty.
c. 221-209 B.C.E.
Painted terra cotta
Founded the Qin Dynasty (221-206 B.C.E.)
Legalism - harsh rule, unquestioned devotion to the king
Ascended to throne at age 13 - immediately began to plan burial & underground palace -
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Hinduism
c. 2nd Cent. BCE -
11
Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)
Hindu
India (Tamil Nadu)
Chola Dynasty
c. 11th century C.E.
Cast bronze -
Period: 206 to 579
Han Dynasty
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Period: 400 to 800
Buddah
Pilgrims could circumambulate around the legs
Destroyed by the Taliban in 2001 - act of iconoclasm -
Period: 400 to 600
Gold and jade crown
Three Kingdoms Period
Silla Kingdom, Korea
Fifth to sixth century C.E.
Metalwork -
Period: 618 to 907
Tang Dynasty
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Period: 631 to 632
The Kaaba
Most holy shrine in Islam Hajj - spiritual pilgrimage to Mecca (5th pillar) Multiple renovations
Granite masonry, covered with silk curtain and calligraphy in gold and silver-wrapped thread -
632
Death of Muhammad
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Period: 640 to 660
Islam spreads to Egypt and North Africa
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Period: 691 to 692
Dome of the Rock
Located on Temple Mount
Holy site to Jews, Christians & Muslims
Where Adam was created and buried
Believed to be where Abraham almost sacrificed son Isaac -
Period: 700 to
Nan Madol
Pohnpei, Micronesia
Saudeleur Dynasty
Basalt boulders and prismatic columns
Constructed on a lagoon and surrounded
by water and man made canals
Nan Mandol was built on a coral reef a the edge of a mangrove swamp -
743
Todai-ji
Nara, Japan
743 C.E.; rebuilt c. 1700
Wood with ceramic-tile roofing
10 year period of struggles for political authority, smallpox epidemics, and rebellion
Reaffirmed Buddhist faith
Made Buddhism national religion of Japan -
Period: 800 to 1400
Jayavarman VII as Buddha
Bayon Temple has 54 towers, each has 4 faces -
Period: 960 to 1279
Song Dynasty
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Period: 1000 to 1400
Conical tower and circular wall of Great Zimbabwe
Shona peoples
Coursed granite blocks
Entrances wide enough for entrance/exit in a single file line
No evidence the purpose was defensive
Likely intended as a show of authority -
Period: 1100 to
Moai on platform
Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
c. 1100-1600 C.E.
Volcanic tuff figures on basalt base
Means “statue”
Represents sacred ancestors
887 in total -
Period: 1279 to 1366
Yuan Dynasty
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1351
The David Vases
Yuan Dynasty, China
1351 C.E.
White porcelain with cobalt-blue underglaze
Dedicated for a Daoist temple in Xingyuan, China Named after Sir Percival David - collector who purchased them -
Period: 1368 to
Ming Dynasty
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Period: 1500 to
Wall plaque, from Oba’s palace
Had a classed society, with a king (Oba) at the top
Depicted importance by size
Surrounded by his attendees -
Period: to
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal - “crown palace” Mausoleum for his favorite wife - Mumtaz Mahal (died giving birth to their 14th child) -
Period: to
Qing Dynasty
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Sika dwa kofi (Golden Stool)
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Period: to
Staff God
Rarotonga, Cook Islands, central Polynesia
Late 18th to early 19th century C.E.
Wood, tapa, fiber, and feathers
It was a gift of the New Zealand Government, 1992.
It is rare because many rakau atua were destroyed by missionaries when the people of Rarotonga embraced Christianity in the 19th century. -
Period: to
‘Ahu ‘ula (feather cape)
Hawaiian
Late 18th century C.E.
Feathers and fiber
Worn and made ONLY by Hawaiian male nobility
Kalani’opu’u (high chief)
Believed humans were descendents of gods -
Period: to
Female deity
Nukuoro, Micronesia
Made of wood
Carved, wooden female figures had this name.
Depicted dietes of Nukuoro (fame) -
Period: to
Ikenga (shrine figure)
Igbo peoples (Nigeria)
made of wood
Figures dedicated to men’s strength
Mediated between spiritual and material worlds -
Period: to
Female (Pwo) mask
Created by the Chokwe People (early 20th century).
Worn by men only.
Used at festivals (entertainment). -
Period: to
Lukasa (memory board)
Used to orally tell the history in Luba culture
Mnemonic device
Used to recount history in the context of spiritual rituals -
Period: to
Reliquary figure (byeri)
Dualism - balance of opposing elements
Calm expression/flexed muscles
Infant head/adult body (fertility) -
Period: to
Navigation chart
Marshall Islands, Micronesia
wood and fiber
Navigators would memorize the charts before going on journeys
The charts were not taken on the journeys
They don’t indicate distances between the islands -
Period: to
Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as the Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
Katsushika Hokusai
1830-1833 C.E.
Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Produced to be sold as souvenirs - affordable to the middle class -
Period: to
Hiapo (tapa)
Tapa or bark cloth, freehand painting
Used as offerings to gain work opportunities, food, and mark special days/occasions -
Tamati Waka Nene
Maori (Nga-ti-toa tribe)
Auckland National Art Gallery
1890 C.E.
Oil on canvas
40.1’’ x 33.1’’
Tamati Waka Nene was the chief and important war leader in his tribe (Ngati Hao people)
Converted to the Wesleyan faith (methodist Christian denomination)