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In the 13th century, the Mongol conquests in Asia made it safer for traders to travel along the Silk Road to China.
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Itlion traveler Marco Polo sparked even greater interest in the East.
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Greece and Rome created sculptures, pottery, murals, and mosaics.
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Classical Art period lasted from about 500 B.C.E to 500 C.E.
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The increase in trade to a new kind of economy.
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Artists valued balance and harmony. Some sculptures were either nude or draped in togas.
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Medieval Art period lasted from about 500 to 1300 C.E.
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The purpose of Medieval Art is to teach people about religion because they could not read or write.
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During the middle ages, people barted, or traded goods for other goods.
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It lasted from about 1300 to the early 1600s.