Art Movements

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BCE = before the Common Era, before the birth of Christ (BC - before Christ) 

CE = Common Era, after the birth of Christ(also from Latin Anno Domini - AD) 

for own sake = for its own purpose 

millenia = 1000 years period 

fine art = forms of art, especially painting, drawing and sculpture, that are created to be beautiful rather than useful 

adorn = decorate 

elaborate = very complicated and detailed 

carving = a pattern made by cutting away material from a piece of wood or stone 

lacquer = ​a liquid that is used on wood or metal to give it a hard, shiny surface 

sophisticated = clever and complicated in the way that it works or is presented 

bark = the outer layer of a tree 

sewn into = incorporated into fabric with the use of a needle and thread  

tapestry = ​a picture or pattern that is made by weaving coloured wool onto heavy cloth 

weaving = making cloth, a carpet, a basket by crossing threads or narrow pieces of material across 

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