Vedic Period

Examples of Vedic Period in the following topics:

• Vedic and Upanishadic Periods

  • The Vedic period in India (c. 1700 - 500 BCE) is marked by the composition of the Vedas, the oldest scriptures of Hinduism.
  • The Vedic period (or Vedic age) in India was a period in history during which the Vedas, the oldest scriptures of Hinduism, were composed.
  • Transmission of texts in the Vedic period was by oral tradition alone, and a literary tradition began only in post-Vedic times.
  • The Vedas are a large body of texts originating in from the Vedic period.
  • Evaluate the crafts and texts found during the Vedic Period in India.

• Southern Style Temples in Southeast Asia

  • Ritual within these temples tends to be orthodox and elaborate, especially in the large vedic brahminical temples, which follow the pan-Indian Sanskrit agama scriptural traditions.
  • The large vedic brahminical temples of southern India follow the pan-Indian Sanskrit agama scriptural traditions.

• Temple Style of the South

  • Ritual within these temples tends to be orthodox and elaborate, especially in the large vedic brahminical temples, which follow the pan-Indian Sanskrit agama scriptural traditions .

• Thai Buddhist Sculpture

  • The history of Thai Buddhist sculpture can be divided into three broad phases: the Dwaravati period, the Sukhothai period, and the Ayutthaya period.
  • The history of Buddhist sculpture in Thailand until the 18th century can be divided into three broad phases: the Dwaravati period, the Sukhothai period, and the Ayutthaya period.
  • Three important styles of portraying the Buddha emerged during the Dwaravati period:
  • The period was characterized by juxtaposed rows of Buddha figures.
  • Gilded sculptures of the Buddha became popular during the Ayutthaya period.

• The Third Intermediate Period

  • The Third Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt last from 1070 BC up to the foundation of the Twenty-Sixth Dynasty in 664 BC.
  • The period encompassed the 21st through 25th Dynasties, and lasted until the foundation of the Twenty-Sixth Dynasty by Psamtik I in 664 BC.
  • The period was one of decline and political instability, marked by division of the state for much of the period and conquest and rule by foreigners.
  • The temple network become a dominant sphere in this period following the decentralization and weakness of the royal authority.
  • Evaluate the importance of the temple network during the Third Intermediate Period in Egyptian history.

• Grave Goods in the Kofun Period

  • The Kofun period is the oldest era of recorded history in Japan and is characterized by its earthen burial mounds.
  • The Kofun period is the oldest era of recorded history in Japan, dating from around 250 to 538 CE.
  • It followed the Yayoi period in Japanese history; the Kofun and the subsequent Asuka periods are sometimes referred to collectively as the Yamato period.
  • The Kofun period is distinguished from the following Asuka period by several cultural differences.
  • Daisen Kofun, the largest of the earthen burial mounds from the Kofun period in Japan.

• Picasso

  • Picasso's work is often categorized into periods.
  • While the names of many of his later periods are debated, the most commonly accepted periods in his work are the Blue Period (1901–1904), the Rose Period (1905–1907), the African-influenced Period (1908–1909), Analytic Cubism (1909–1912), and Synthetic Cubism (1912–1919).
  • Many paintings of gaunt mothers with children date from this period.
  • The generally upbeat and optimistic mood of paintings in this period is reminiscent of the 1899–1901 period (just prior to the Blue Period) and 1904 is considered a transitional year between the two periods.
  • Formal ideas developed during this period lead directly into the Cubist period that followed.

• Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Art

  • The Prehistory of Egypt spans the period of earliest human settlement to the beginning of the Early Dynastic Period of Egypt in ca. 3100 BCE, beginning with King Menes/Narmer.
  • The Predynastic Period is traditionally equivalent to the Neolithic period, beginning ca. 6000 BCE and including the Protodynastic Period (Naqada III).
  • The Predynastic period is generally divided into cultural periods, each named after the place where a certain type of Egyptian settlement was first discovered.
  • While the Old Kingdom was a period of internal security and prosperity, it was followed by a period of disunity and relative cultural decline referred to by Egyptologists as the First Intermediate Period.
  • The New Kingdom followed the Second Intermediate Period and was succeeded by the Third Intermediate Period.

• The Minoans

  • The Protopalatial period of Minoan civilization (1900 to 1700 BCE) and the Neopalatial Period (1700-1450 BCE) saw the establishment of administrative centers on Crete and the apex of Minoan civilization, respectively.
  • The Protopalatial Period is considered the civilization's second phase of development, lasting from 1900 to 1700 BCE.
  • The period ended with a cataclysmic event, perhaps an earthquake or an invasion, which destroyed the palace centers.
  • During this period, Minoan trade increased; during this period the Minoans were considered to rule the Mediterranean trading routes between Greece, Egypt, Anatolia, the Near East, and perhaps even Spain.
  • Summarize the key elements of the Minoan Propalatial and Neopalatial periods.

• Joseon Ceramics

  • Generally, the ceramics of this dynasty are divided into the early period (roughly 1300–1500), middle period (1500–1700), and late period (1700–1910).
  • In the early period, wares were evolved alongside Chinese lines in terms of color, shape, and technique.
  • Ceramics from the Joseon period differed from other periods because artists felt that each piece of art deserved its own uniquely cultivated personality.
  • The middle period was marked by the Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592, during which entire villages of Korean potters were forcibly relocated to Japan.
  • White porcelains were preferred and praised more than any other porcelains during the Joseon period.