Clay and Wood

Question 1

This image is an example which technique in ceramics?

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red figure painting

Question 2

A ______(1)______ is used to spin the clay while the ceramicist shapes it into a form, where as a ______(2)______ is used to fire, or heat the clay.

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(1) potters wheel; (2) kiln

Question 3

The main advantage to red figure painting over black figure painting is _________________

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it allowed artists to include greater detail in the anatomy of the painted figures.

Question 4

_____________ is clay that has been watered down to the consistency of paint. It was used primarily by the Greeks to decorate and "glue" pieces together.

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Slip

Question 5

Which type of clay has a high firing temperature, is translucent, and is commonly used to make dinnerware and in dentistry?

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porcelain

Question 6

Earthenware is a(n) ____________________

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common material used for pottery and decorative objects. It has to be fired and glazed because it is so brittle and porous in its natural form.

Question 7

Ceramics were first created __________________

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for functional uses such as, holding water or to carry grains.

Question 8

_____________ is a process, also known as inlay, in which spaces are cut into wood and filled with wood shapes of a different color.

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Intarsia

Question 9

A two handled storage jar with a long neck that is narrower than its body is called a(n) ______________.

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amphora

Question 10

Black figure painting is ____________________

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an ancient Greek technique in which the figures appear as black silhouettes on red background.

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