... for instance Paul Manship included styles from the Minoan and archaic Greek art, plus, other designers used Egyptian and Assyrian art to inspire them. In addition, the designer not only used art from around the world but from the home front as well. A key art design that was very influential was American Indian art because it was characteristic of geometric stylization and sophisticated patterns. There ... were many other forms of primitive art that helped the designers; a few examples are the pre-Columbian arts and architecture ... of Mexico and Central America and the Afro-American cu...

• Word Count: 916
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... . There is no single Native American religion, but rather as many religions as there are Indian peoples. Religion and ritual were a function of all activity: from the food quest and other survival-related work to technology, social and political organization, warfare and art. Religion and magic were fused with practical science; for example, prayer was used in conjunction with ... were traditionally a holistic and reverent people, viewing themselves as extensions of animate and inanimate natural objects.. In addition to this holism, other generalizations can be made in regard to Indian r...

• Word Count: 1163
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate