Cave Art
Colors found in nature (browns, greys, reds)
What are earth tones?
Ancient Egyptian writing system
What are hieroglyphs?
Baked earth
What is terra cotta?
A structure to move water
What is an aqueduct?
Large-scale drawing on the earth
What is a geoglyph?
Both a frontal and a profile (side) view of a subject
What is twisted perspective?
Ancient Egyptian name plate
What is a cartouche?
Greek pottery style with the background in red and drawings in black
What is black-figure pottery?
Painting of an inanimate object
What is a still-life?
Cloth or woven fabric
What is a textile?
Use of multiple colors
What is polychrome?
Technique using squares to accurately scale a subject
What is a grid drawing?
Greek pottery style with the background in black and drawing in red
What is red-figure pottery?
Painting of a person's face
What is a portrait?
Not equal on both sides
What is asymmetry?
Prehistoric rock carving
What is a petroglyph?
Figue shown with head in profile and body facing forward
What is frontalism?
Carving where figures come up from the background creating a 3D effect
What is relief?
Painting made directly on a wall
What is a fresco?
The art and technique of designing buildings
What is architecture?
Single, upright block of stone
What is a monolith?
Horizontal bands that tell a story (an ancient Egyptian version of a comic book)
What is a register
Writing or symbols carved or painted on a surface
What is an inscription?
Circular opening on top of a dome ceiling
What is an oculus?
A deep blue stone
What is lapis lazuli?