Art and Architecture

Chinese
The chinese did bronze making, gold
smithing, Jade carving, Sculpture like Ivory
carving Chinese lacquerware.
The terracotta army is a sculpture of Qin
Shi Huang the first emperor of the Shang
dynasty it signified to protect the after life.
Many people lived with their house door
that would face the south, to keep away
the north wind as their house door would
swing and swing.
The houses were near the farms because
most of the people were farmers.

Aztec
The materials for a house was wood, straw,
stone, sand, lime and adobe bricks.
The Aztec art themes were based on animals.
The Aztecs also knew dancing and their costume
was headdresses, a small pant and lots of foot
work.
The materials used in art and in other objects
were mostly imported from other civilizations or
people at that time.
The art of different people were traded.
Art was also religion, as the art was related to
gods.
By Gaurav Malhotra

Mughal

Patrons of Art
o Painting styles originated in India - Particular style of
South Asian painting, colorful & intricate
o

Painted miniatures (adopted from the persian art style)

o book illustrations or single pieces to be kept in abums

Kathak was legitimately both hindu and Islamic

o It was Danced to the first instrument in India Vina

Introduced innovative construction ideas

Used arches, domes, octagons
o

Types of architecture : Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, Agra

fort, Red Fort in Delhi

By Noella

Indus
Great Bath it is in mohenjo-daro, wich is in Indus
civilisation it is 12 meters north-south and 7
meters wide, with a maximum depth of 2.4
meters. tank is water tight due to finely fitted
bricks laid on edge with gypsum plaster and the
side walls were constructed in a similar manner.
Two wide staircases lead down into the tank from
the north and south
Drainage System - The drainage system and
drains were covered with bricks or stones care
was taken that the house-wife's did not throw
refuse in the drains. They had created their
drainage system very uniquely.
By Shubam Israni

Roman
The romans mostly made sculptures of roman
emperors and famous people from Rome.
The sculptures were called busts that meant
that the sculpture would only reach from the
head to the chest.
The famous architectures of the ancient Rome
are Collosseum , Platine hill and Pantheon.
The famous architects were Apollodorus of
Damascus, Vespasian and Titus.
By Pravar Trivedi

Mayans
Art
The Mayans art was composed of accurate paintings
upon paper and plaster carvings in wood and stone clay
and stucco models and terra cotta figurines from molds
the technical process of metal working was also highly
developed but as the resources were scarce they only
created ornaments in the media.
Architecture
The Mayans were master builders of all the
objects created by the Maya the largest most
striking are their buildings they did not have
metal tools they used stone, bone and wood
tools to build hundreds of magnificent cities the
Mayan used soft limestone that was found in
many parts of their land and was relatively easy