Art of Ancient Egypt
Art of the Near East
Prehistoric Art
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100
Immortal human life force believed to be oneself in the afterlife.
What is Ka?
100
levels in which motifs are placed to tell a story.
What is register
100
System of construction in which two post support a lintel
What is post and lintel
100
Seen as a manual on how to live in the afterlife
What is the book of the dead.
100
Figure projecting from the background of which they are part
What is High relief
200
Egyptian god who helped the Pharaohs and is usually depicted by their sides.
What is Horus
200
monumental platform for a temple
What is Ziggurat
200
Pair of monoliths topped with a lintel.
What is trilithons
200
wide entrance gateway, of an Egyptian temple, characterized by its sloping walls
What is pylons
200
Patterns or pictures made by embedding small pieces of stone or glass on cement surfaces
What is Mosiac
300
Egyptian goddess of motherhood joy, happiness, and love
What is Hathor
300
System of writing used in ancient Mesopotamia
What is Cuneiforms
300
when part of figure is shown in profile an another part of the same profile is shown frontally also used a lot in Egyptian artwork.
What is twisted perspective
300
god of the afterlife
What is osiris
300
Picture that represents an idea
What is pichtograph
400
having same form on either side of the lateral axis
What is Bilateral symetry
400
Incorporates two or more angular changes of direction, characteristic of Sumerian architecture.
What is Bent axis plan
400
Place where artifact is found.
What is findspot
400
Temple closest to the nile, associated with the each of the great pyramids
What is Valley temple
400
chamber at the enter of an ancient temple
What is cella
500
Mythical creature with the body of a lion an head of a human, used to protect and show pharaoh's power.
What is Sphinx
500
government in which a god is officially recognized as te ruler, and priests and other officials are given power through this god.
What is Theocracy
500
Symbol without specific representation
What is schematic representation
500
Hall roof supported by columns
What is Hypostyle Hall
500
Great audience hall in persian palaces
What is Apadana
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