Clay Terms and Pottery Timeline Quiz

In what time period was Pottery invented?

• Neolithic

• Egyptian

• Mesopotamian

• Roman

In Mesopotamia, pottery was used for

• to display floral arrangements

• Farming

• It’s function and for trading

• medicinal purposes

Mesopotamian pottery, Greek and Roman pottery, and Egyptian pottery all have this in common:

• They all used glazes

• Their designs often depicted different stories

• They were all made of stone

• They used gold elements, as seen in Islamic pottery

Glaze is different from underglaze, because it:

• Is applied to pottery before the first firing

• has lighter colors

• has darker colors

• Is applied to the pottery after the first firing

Native Americans often

• Burnished their pottery

• Applied slip to the surface of their pottery for a smooth finish

• Carved designs out of wood to stamp into their pottery

• All of the above

Wedging is a term that describes

• Working the clay to ensure a uniform consistency

• Working the clay to remove air bubbles

• Forming clay into a pot

• Both A and B

• Both B and C

When the term slip and score is used for making pottery, it means:

• Adding designs to your pottery

• Making pottery on a wheel

• To make hatch marks on the clay and apply watered down clay to attach pieces together

• Create the base of a clay vessel and attach with coils

What is a coil pot?

• rolled-out clay that is layered on top of one another to create a cylinder

• a clay vessel that has been created through pinching and working the clay outward

• Clay that has been rolled out to a flat consistency, free of any air bubbles

What is a slab?

• rolled-out clay that is layered on top of one another to create a cylinder

• a clay vessel that has been created through pinching and working the clay outward

• Clay that has been rolled out to a flat consistency, free of any air bubbles

What is a pinch pot?

• rolled-out clay that is layered on top of one another to create a cylinder

• a clay form that has been created through pinching and working the clay outward

• Clay that has been rolled out to a flat consistency, free of any air bubbles