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Unit 1 – Global Prehistoric Art, 30,000–500 BCE
1.1 Cultural Influences on Prehistoric Art
1.2 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in Prehistoric Art
1.3 Theories and Interpretations of Prehistoric Art
Unit 2 – Ancient Mediterranean Art, 3500–300 BCE
2.1 Cultural Contexts of Ancient Mediterranean Art
2.2 Interactions Across Cultures in Ancient Mediterranean Art
2.3 Purpose and Audience in Ancient Mediterranean Art
2.4 Theories and Interpretations of Ancient Mediterranean Art
Unit 3 – Early European and Colonial American Art, 200–1750 CE
3.2 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in Early European and Colonial American Art
3.3 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in Early European and Colonial American Art
3.4 Purpose and Audience in Early European and Colonial American Art
3.5 Theories and Interpretations of Early European and Colonial American Art
Unit 4 – Later European and American Art, 1750–1980 CE
4.1 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in Later European and American Art
4.2 Purpose and Audience in Later European and American Art
4.3 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in Later European and American Art
4.4 Theories and Interpretations of Later European and American Art
Unit 5 – Indigenous American Art, 1000 BCE–1980 CE
5.1 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in Indigenous American Art
5.2 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in Indigenous American Art
5.3 Purpose and Audience in Indigenous American Art
5.4 Theories and Interpretations of Indigenous American Art
Unit 6 – African Art, 1100–1980 CE
6.1 Cultural Contexts of African Art
6.2 Purpose and Audience in African Art
6.3 Theories and Interpretations of African Art
Unit 7 – West and Central Asian Art, 500 BCE–1980 CE
7.1 Materials, Processes, & Techniques in West & Central Asia
7.2 West Asia
7.3 Central Asia
Unit 8 – South, East, and Southeast Asian Art, 300 BCE–1980 CE
8.1 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in South, East, and Southeast Asian Art
8.2 India and Southeast Asia
8.3 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in South, East, and Southeast Asian Art
8.4 Japan 🇯🇵
Unit 9 – The Pacific, 700–1980 ce
9.1 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in Pacific Art
9.2 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in Pacific Art
9.3 Theories and Interpretations of Pacific Art
Unit 10 – Global Contemporary Art, 1980 CE to Present
10.1 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in Global Contemporary Art
10.2 Purpose and Audience in Global Contemporary Art
10.4 Theories and Interpretations of Global Contemporary Art
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'Ahu 'ula (Hawaii)
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A Book from the Sky
Abstract Expressionism
Academy of Fine Arts
Acanthus leaves
Acllas
Acropolis
Acropolis of Athens
Acrylic
Acrylic and oil paintstick
Acrylic on Canvas
Acrylic paint
Action painting
Adobe
Adobe Architecture
Africa
African Art
African Art Forms
Ahu 'ula
Ahu 'ula (feather cape)
Ai Weiwei
Aka Elephant Mask
Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and Three Daughters
Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters
Akkadian Language
Akua
Alexander Mosaic
All-T'oqapu Tunic
All-T’oqapu Tunic
Ambum Stone
Analytical Cubism
Anavysos Kouros
Ancestor Worship
Ancient America
Ancient Mediterranean
Ancient Mediterranean Art
Ancient Puebloans
Andean South America
Andesite
Androgyne III
Angkor Wat
Anglo-Saxon minuscule
Annunciation Triptych
Anthropomorphic Stele
Anu
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Apadana
Apollo 11 Stones
Apse
Apādana
Aqueducts
Arabesques
Arabian Peninsula
Arabic language
Archaic period
Archaic smile
Archivolts
Ardabil Carpet
Arnolfini Portrait
Art History
Art Nouveau
Artistic Movements
Ashanti people
Ashcan School
Ashlar Masonry
Assemblage
Athena Parthenos
Athenian Agora
Atrium
Audience Hall of Darius and Xerxes
Audio Installations
Augustus of Prima Porta
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