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30 Cards in this Set
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Taj Mahal
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Mughal period Islamic structure/tomb in India
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Gopura
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entrance gateway to Indian Hindu temple complex
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Minaret
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a slender tower/ a common feature in Islamic architecture
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Hamza's Spies Scale the Fortress
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Mughal period painting
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Bharat Mata
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20th century painting reflecting Hindu symbolism
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Literati painting
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style of painting that reflects the taste of the East Asian educated class
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Flask
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Ming Dynasty porcelain flask with cobalt blue underglaze
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The Forbidden City
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section of Beijing where political officials live
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Ming Philosophy
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that the mind, not the physical world, is the basis of reality
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Jeong Seon
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Korean painter from the Joseon Dynasty
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Katsushika Hodusai
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artist of the woodblock print, 'The Great Wave'
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Ink Painting
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monochrome painting in black ink
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Himeji Castle
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Momoyama period castle in Japan
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Fusuma
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paper-covered sliding doors, often with murals
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Geisha as Daruma Crossing the Sea
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Edo period polychrome woodblock print
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Tenochtitlan
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Aztec city in Mesoamerica
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Machu Picchu
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Incan estate in Peru
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quillwork
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North American Native American type of art using dyed porcupine/bird quills
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Taos Pueblo
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multifamily dwellings of the Pueblo culture Native Americans
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Maria Martinez
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Pueblo potter known for black-on-black technique
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Oceania
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Pacific cultures of Micronesia, Polynesia, Melanesia, and Australia
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Dreamtime
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Aboriginal concept of the period of time before humans
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X-Ray Style
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Aboriginal painting style depicting internal details of animals
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Moai
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Easter Island figures
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Te-Hau-Ki-Turanga
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Maori meeting house
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Bwami Mask
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Lega mask of wood, plant fibers, and pigment
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Nkisi
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spirit figures
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Spirit World
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African notion of spirits living in a parallel realm
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Kente Cloth
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Ashanti woven textiles
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Veranda Posts
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sculptural posts from the Ikere Palace in Nigeria
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