Clay and Wood 2 – Flashcards
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This image is an example which technique in ceramics?
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A. Red figure painting
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The main advantage to red figure painting over black figure painting is__________.
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B. It allowed artists to include greater detail in the anatomy of the painted figures.
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Earthenware is a(n)_____________.
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B. Common material used for pottery and decorative objects. It has to be fired and glazed because it is so brittle and porous in its natural form.
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The ___(1)___ were skillful artisans with ceramics. They developed their own form of ceramics known as ___(2)___ over 10,000 years ago.
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A. (1) Chinese; (2) porcelain
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________ is a process, also known as inlay, in which spaces are cut into wood and filled with wood shapes of different color.
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C. Intarsia
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The__________ were among the first to use ceramics, and paint them with elaborate decorations during the 6th and 5th century BCE.
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B. Greeks
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________ is clay that has been watered down to the consistency of paint. It was used primarily by the Greeks to decorate and "glue" pieces together.
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A. Slip
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Which type of clay has a high firing temperature, is translucent, and is commonly used to make dinnerware and in dentistry?
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C. Porcelain
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Ceramics were first created____________.
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D. For functional used such as, holding water or carry grains.
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A two handled storage jar with a long neck that is narrower than its body is called a(n)_______.
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C. Amphora
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A ___(1)___ is used to spin the clay while the ceramicist shapes it into a form, where as a ___(2)___ is used to fire, or heat the clay.
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B. (1) Potters wheel; (2) kiln
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Black figure painting is_______________.
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D. An ancient Greek technique in which the figures appear as black silhouettes on red background.
