GRADE 8 ARTS QUARTER 3 SOUTH, CENTRAL. AND WEST ASIA

1. What do you call a homespun silk used for beautiful dresses worn by Turkmen women?

• shirdaks

• keteni

• frescoes

• tush kyiz

2. It is a form of body art originating in ancient India, in which decorative designs are created on a person's body, using a paste, created from the powdered dry leaves of the henna plant.

• Rangoli

• Mandala

• Mehndi

• Lakhsmi

3. It is one of the most beautiful and most pleasing art forms of India. It is comprised of two words: 'rang' meaning 'color' and 'aavalli' meaning 'colored creepers' or 'row of colors'.

• Rangoli

• Mehndi

• Diwali

• Mandala

4. This was the period of evolution from Vedism into Hinduism or Brahmanism.

• Ancient Period

• Classical Period

• Islamic Ascendancy or transitional period

• Mogul Period

5. It was built in 1632 by Shah Jahan in memory of his wife.

• Borobudur

• Taj Mahal

• Mohenjo Daru

• Ajanta Caves