Ceramic art

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/ceramic-art

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the earliest known examples?Approximately 20,000 BCE, East Asia
2. What is the key cultural innovations?Chinese porcelain, Japanese raku, Islamic lusterware and tilework
3. When did people first make fired clay objects?People made fired clay objects as far back as about 20,000 BCE, during the Upper Paleolithic period.
4. Where did porcelain first come from?Porcelain was first made in China, where it became famous for its white, translucent, and strong quality.

Vitrivication: The process by which clay or glaze is heated to its melting point and becomes glass-like and non-porous.
Earthenware: A porous, low-fired ceramic that remains permeable unless glazed.
Stoneware: A dense, hard, and non-porous ceramic fired at higher temperatures than earthenware.