CONCEPT MAP

Key Concepts: Key Vocabulary:

Islam

Monotheism

Pre-Columbian

Corbeled Arch

Minaret

Arabesque

Mosque

Totem

Islam:

Mosque Architecture

Arabesque Art

Persian Miniatures

Persian Carpets

Africa:

Dogon Sculpture and Architecture

Benin Bronzes

Ife Bronzes

Dan-Ngere Masks

Topic:

Non-Western Art II

“Africa, Islam, Pre-Columbian, North American””

Pre-Columbian:

Moche jar

Inca Architecture

Aztec

Teotihuacan Sculp &Arch.

Mayan Architecture

North American:

Anasazi Cliff Palaces

Pueblo Pottery

Navajo Rug

Haida Totem Pole

Plains Culture and Body Painting

Examples:

Mask Making

Culture-Based

Sculpture

Enduring Understanding (s): Art can be a primary source of information about past civilizations and non-Western cultures. Non-Western cultures have contributed to the development of our Western culture through various architectural forms and art styles.

Essential Question (s): How are the arts different in a non-western culture?