Welcome to the Art of Africa 
Lesson #1
The following questions can be found at the link listed below:
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/afr-less.htm
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Name: ____________________ DATE: ____________________________

1)
Why do we study African Art? ___________________________________________________
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2) Why is African Art important to the development of twentieth century art?
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3)
Why do the people of Africa make art?_______________________________________________
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4) Look under the “What is art?” link and describe what criteria is used to judge art of Africa?
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Explain what the following terms mean in regards to art:

6) Abstraction:________________________________________________________
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7) Exaggeration:________________________________________________________
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Distortion:_________________________________________________________
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Pattern:___________________________________________________________
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Geometric shapes:___________________________________________________
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Repetition:________________________________________________________
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Concentric shapes:___________________________________________________
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Natural pigments :___________________________________________________
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Incised: __________________________________________________________
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ANSWER the following questions on a clean piece of paper in complete sentences and paragraphs.
After you have completed the questions attach them to this answer sheet.


(Question 15 can be found at the link below)
http://www.northernprint.org.uk/pages/about-us/what-is-printmaking.php
15) What is printmaking? Give specific details.

(Question 16 can be found at the link below)
http://www.kinderart.com/printmaking/print101.shtml
16) What are the four main types of print making. Make sure to give specific descriptions and and example about each type of printmaking.

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