APAH - Art Movements

Given the timeframe and location, name the artistic movement, cultural period, or ruling empire occurring. Information found from Barron's AP Art History (albeit with slight modifications)

Assume all dates are in common era unless otherwise stated

For some earlier dates (e.g. Ancient Near Eastern), dates are approximations

Major Region refers to region in which the movement was most popular, began, or was present in

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Start Date	End Date	Major Region	Movement or Culture
30000 BCE	8000 BCE	Near East	Paleolithic
8000 BCE	3000 BCE	Near East	Neolithic
3500 BCE	2340 BCE	Iraq	Sumerian
1792 BCE	1750 BCE	Iraq	Babylonian
883 BCE	612 BCE	Iraq	Assyrian
559 BCE	331 BCE	Iran	Persian
2575 BCE	2134 BCE	Egypt	Old Kingdom
1550 BCE	1070 BCE	Egypt	New Kingdom
1350 BCE	1330 BCE	Egypt	Amarna Period
1000 BCE	270	Italy	Etruscan
900 BCE	200 BCE	South America	Chavín
600 BCE	400 BCE	Greece	Archaic
509 BCE	27 BCE	Italy	Roman Republic
480 BCE	323 BCE	Greece	Classical
323 BCE	30 BCE	Greece	Hellenistic
221 BCE	206 BCE	China	Qin Dynasty
202 BCE	220	China	Han Dynasty
27 BCE	410	Italy	Roman Empire
200	500	Europe	Late Antique
300	900	Mesoamerica	Mayan
481	714	France	Merovingian
500	700	British Isles	Hiberno-Saxon
500	726	Eastern Mediterranean	Early Byzantine
550	1400	North America	Ancient Puebloans
661	750	Southern Mediterranean Middle East	Umayyad Caliphate
630	Present	Global	Islamic Art
710	794	Japan	Nara Period
726	843	Eastern Mediterranean	Iconoclastic Controversy
794	1185	Japan	Heian Period
800	1500	North America	Mississippian
843	1453	Eastern Mediterranean	Middle and Late Byzantine
1050	1150	Europe	Romanesque
1140	1400	Europe	Gothic
1150	1628	Pohnpei	Saudeleur dynasty
1185	1333	Japan	Kamakura Period
1232	1492	Spain	Nasrid Dynasty (Moors)
1250	1517	Syro-Egypt	Mamluk Sultanate
1256	1335	Iran	Ilkhanate
1271	1368	China	Yuan Dynasty
1299	1922	Eastern Mediterranean	Ottoman Empire
1336	1573	Japan	Muromachi period
1368	1644	China	Ming Dynasty
1392	1897	Korea	Joseon Dynasty
1400	1600	Northern Europe	Northern Renaissance
1400	1500	Italy	Early Renaissance
1400	1521	Mesoamerica	Aztec
1438	1532	South America	Inka
1495	1520	Italy	High Renaissance
1501	1736	Iran	Safavid Empire
1520	1600	Italy	Mannerism
1600	1750	Europe & Americas	Baroque
1603	1868	Japan	Edo Period
1700	Present	North America	North American Indian
1700	1750	France	Rococo
1750	1815	Europe	Neoclassicism
1789	1848	Europe & Americas	Romanticism
1848	1870	Europe & Americas	Realism
1872	1890	France	Impressionism
1880	1900	France	Post-Impressionism
1890	1900	Europe	Symbolism
1890	1914	Europe & Americas	Art Nouveau
1905	1908	Europe & Americas	Fauvism
1905	1930s	Germany	Expressionism
1905	1913	Germany	The Bridge
1911	1914	Germany	The Blue Rider
1907	1914	France	Cubism
1914	1940	Russia	Constructivism
1916	1925	Switzerland; Europe & Americas	Dada
1917	1931	Netherlands; Europe & Americas	De Stijl
1920	1960	Mexico	Mexican Muralists
1920	1960	Europe (architecture)	International Style
1924	1940	France	Surrealism
1925	1935	Eastern United States	Harlem Renaissance
1940	1960	New York	Abstract Expressionism
1955	1970	Britain & United States	Pop Art
1960	1970	United States	Color Field Paintings
1960	1965	United States	Happenings
1970	1980	United States	Site Art
1975	1990	Europe & United States (architecture)	Postmodern
1980	Present	Global	Contemporary