Ceramics: Ancient Beginnings Influence Modern Ceramics Name:
1. When was the Paleolithic Era? _______________________
What characterized human life at that time?
2. When were the first ceramic animal and human figurines made? _____________
For what purpose were they made?
3. When was the Neolithic Era? _________________________
What characterized human life at that time?
4. When did the need for functional ceramics arise? ________________
Why was it needed?
5. What was the advantage of the unusually formed large streamlined vessels found in ancient Northwest China?
6. What were funerary vessels and what was their cultural function?
7. What indicated the mass production of functional ceramics in China during the late Neolithic Period?
Explain what is division of labor and assembly line process?
8. List & briefly explain the 5 types of ceramic products made today.
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9. Toshiko Takasezu: She is from___________. Birth-death year _____________
Describe or draw her work.
10. Peter Voulkos: He is from______________ .Birth-death year _____________
Describe or draw his work.
11. Tony Marsh: He is from______________ . Birth-death year _____________ Describe or draw his work.