Guide 3 Flashcards
Terra cotta
Red clay
Citadel
Walled off area of the city that people go to for protection
Oracle
Something that makes a prediction
Pictograph
First Chinese language using pictures as a form for writing
Earthenware
Ceramics made using common clay fired at low temperatures
Taotie
A mask with a dragon or animal-like face common as a decorative motif in Chinese art
Dogu
Small human figurines in japan with exaggerated expressions in contorted poses
Piece mold
A mold used for bronze casting
Lost wax
Method of casting metal (bronze) using wax, plaster, and clay as the cast
Samsara
The cycle of death and rebirth to which life in the material world is bound
Karma
Destiny or fate, following as effect from cause