Ceramics 1
Timeline History 1
Paleolithic through The First Cities of the Middle East
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Student’s name
The following questions pertain to page 1.
1. Ice Age artists modeled __________________ and ___________________, incising lines and
leaving their fingertip and fingernail impressions in the clay.
2. Earliest ceramics may have been used for ________________________ or
________________________________________.
3. The earliest known vessels to be fired were discovered in this country _________
4. Around 5,000 B.C. when irrigation was first practiced, potters produced vessels by
_______________________________________________________ or by
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5. What device did potters use to shape their pots?
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6. A fine liquid clay was applied to the vessels, which was called
___________________________________________________.
7. How do you burnish a pot?
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8. Name the two pottery making traditions that developed in the Middle East around 6,000 B.C.
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9. In Mesopotamia potters learned to control the amount of oxygen that fueled the fire in the
furnace or ________________________________.
10. When we do a firing in our classroom, do we use an oxidation or reduction
type?_____________________________________
11. Pottery-making became more sophisticated when a better method of preparing the clay was
discovered. Describe the decanting suspension method.
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12. How do you think you can make a footed bowl?
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13. Clay was used for many purposes during the building of the first cities of the Middle East.
Name two of them.
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Ceramics 1
Timeline History 2
Egypt’s First Glaze to the Shang Dynasty, China
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The following questions pertain to page 2.
1. The blue hippopotamus is an example of the first glaze discovered in Egypt. Why is it not a
true glaze? And how did they make it?
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2. The Banshan Culture of China made globular jars. How were they fired?
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3. The Neolithic Age of Japan was characterized by these vessels and was named after them.
What was the name of the vessel and the Period? _________________
4. These Japanese vessels were elaborately made. What was so special about its ingredients and
shape?
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5. How can you tell if a pot has been made by the Minoan Culture on the island of Crete?
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6. Koalin, ____________________, was found in large deposits in China. It was used to make
_______________________ around 1400 BC
7. How was clay useful in making elaborate bronze vessels?
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Ceramics 1
Timeline History 3
Middle America to Qin Dynasty, China
Student’s Name
The following Questions Pertain to page 3:
1. The Olmec culture in Middle America created figurines depicting this animal,
________________________________ which they revered as a god.
2. Many stone sculptures and bolded clay figures depicted ___________________.
3. The Chavin Culture in what is modern day Peru introduced a vessel that did what when water
was poured out of it? _______________________________
4. When lead was used in early glazes, what were some of the colors that could be produced?
_______________________________________________________.
5. In Early Greek pottery, artists used a black figure technique to decorate the pottery. Describe
this technique.
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6. How does the Red-Figure technique differ?
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7. Persian, Assyrian, and Babylonian walls and buildings were decorated with glazed
____________________________.
8. Middle Eastern potters added _____________________ to lead glazes to achieve a white
background on red clay for painting colored decorations.
9. Later, Middle East potters made intricate, multi-colored tiles by using
_________________________________________________.
10. How are the Nok sculptures different?
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11. The Ife craftsmen were skilled in what type of casting?
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12. The Emperor Qin’s imperial tomb unearthed an army of how many life-sized clay soldiers with
their weapons and horses? _______________________________
13. The Etruscans molded and painted brilliant colored life-sized terra cotta figures to decorate
their _____________________ and ________________________.
Ceramics 1
Timeline History 4
Han Dynasty, China to Yueh Ware, China
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Student’s name
The following questions pertain to page 4.
1. Clay vessel shapes made by the Han Dynasty potters were based on
______________________________________ and decorated in similar fashion with
________________________________________________________________.
2. Tomb pottery or ________________ was produced consisting of pottery models
of __________________________ and ____________________________ and
_____________________________.
3. In Korea, Stilla Period potters produced ________________________ and
_________________________________, because they were influenced by the Chinese.
4. Although the Moche culture had no writing system, the Moche potters recorded
a. ___________________ and __________________ events.
b. Narrated their ______________ and ___________ on richly decorated ceremonial pots.
5. The Moche modeled figures and fashioned portrait vessels along with
a. _______________________
b. _______________________
c. _______________________
6. The Roman Empire introduced Northern Europe to these innovations:
a. ______________________________________
b. ______________________________________
c. ______________________________________
7. The Roman Empire also manufactured these building materials:
a. ______________________________
b. ______________________________
c. ______________________________
d. ______________________________
8. A red gloss ware was the most common Roman pottery called
___________________________________ ware.
9. Arrentine ware was made in a stamped mold and covered with a fine red slip called
___________________________________________ and fire in an oxidizing kiln to achieve a
glossy, rich red finish.
10. The first feldspar—glazed stoneware was produced in China, requiring high temperatures to
fuse, and was called _____________________ ware.
11. The gray-green color on a white porcelain clay body describes the forerunner of
______________________________ ware.
Ceramics 1
Timeline History 5
Haniwa Figures to Early Islamic
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Name
The following questions pertain to page 5.
1. The Haniwa Figures were made for the same purpose as Egyptian Pharaohs and early Chinese
Emperors which was ____________________________________________
2. Decorating ideas from Mexico used the fresco, which was an unfired technique to do what?
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3. The Tang Dynasty became one of the richest eras of art production because of these wonderful
earthenware horses that were specially glazed with what? _____________
4. Tang potters are known for their production of white porcelain ware which they used to furnish
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5. Early Islamic potter from the Middle East discovered and perfected this glazing technique in which
a metallic pigment is applied over an already fired glaze. This is called a
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Ceramics 1
Timeline History
Southwest Indian to Southern Song
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student’s name
The following questions pertain to page 6.
1. ___________________ ware best exemplifies the work during the Golden Age of Korean
ceramics.
2. This is an important, new, distinctively Korean, decorative technique called
___________________. Another name for this is Mishima.
3. ___________________ is a high fired, white translucent ware that makes a musical sound when
struck.
4. A glazed porcelaineous body that featured a smooth, ivory white glaze over delicately impressed
or engraved motifs is called _____________________________________
5. A light gray-colored stoneware covered with white slip and vigorously painted with dark brown or
black decoration is called ____________________________________
6. A thick, dark brown glaze breaking to lighter brown is called ___________________
7. ___________________ appears to have oil spots breaking on the surface.
8. A glaze having a network of deliberate surface cracks is called __________________
9. These were used to stack the ware and to protect each pot from ashes from the wood which fueled
the kiln ___________________________________________________