INDIA - Period of Indian arts Painting and architecture

1. Ancient Period – Ajanta caves of Maharashtra Shiva- a major Hindu deity, represented by four – armed
figure
(painting and sculptures) Deity- is a being, natural, super natural and preternatural,
2. Classical period – Shiva (the cosmic-dancer) with superhuman power qualities
3. Islamic ascendancy or transitional period- Taj Mahal- built in 1632 by shah jahan
Mahabharata and Ramayana Diwali- (festival light)_ celebrated in October or November
Rangoli- Indian art for making designs or pattern on the
4. Mogul period- Taj mahal painting and walls or floor
architecture Swastika- an equilateral cross with four arms bent 90
degrees
Trident- a three-pronged spear, used as a geometric design
for rangoli
Conch- common name that is applied to a number of
different medium to a large-sized sea snails or their shells
Pakistan – Period of Pakistani architecture Pakistani architecture

1. Pre Islamic –mohenjo daro, Kaleidoscope- a cylinder mirrors

Harappa, and kot diji containing loose, colored objects such
2. Islamic as beads, or pebbles and bits of glass
3. Colonial Flamboyant- marked by or given to
4. Post-colonial strikingly elaborate or colorful display
or behavior
 Shiva- a major Hindu deity, represented by four – armed figure
Deity- is a being, natural, super natural and preternatural, with superhuman power qualities
Uzbekistan, Kazakstan and Tajikistan