Sentence:  Whenever artists , indeed , turned to actual representations or molded three-dimensional figures , which were rare down to 800 B.C. , they tended to reflect <WSD>reality</WSD> ( see Plate 6a , 9b ) ; a schematic , abstract treatment of men and animals , by intent , rose only in the late eighth century . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you