Mesopotamia
architecture (temple)
Prehistoric
Stonehenge
Prehistoric 2
100
Written language developed from pictograph
What is cuneiform?
100
the base of the Sumerian temple.
What is a ziggurat ?
100
ancient chinese artiface made of jade.
What is cong
100
spot where ancient object was found.
What is findspot?
100
used to get color.
What is pigment?
200
this was the standard form of telling stories in art.
What is registers?
200
the temple/room itself that was meant for the gods to come down.
What is a cella?
200
A word used to describe something of mystery
What is enigma
200
A large stone, used for a monument
What is megalith?
200
the bone that is associated with fertility due its proximity to the reproductive organs
What is sacrum?
300
Using different stones to create a design/image
What is mosaic?
300
these items where left at the temple to pray.
What is votive offering?
300
The Venus of Willendorf would be described to look this way due to her body shape.
What is bulbous?
300
Made using the post and lintel technique.
What is trilithons?
300
The idea/theme of an artwork
What is motif?
400
Carved with the feeling of jumping out.
What is high/bass relief
400
the government was based on this.
What is theocracy?
400
This style was used to show the subject at a weird angle
What is twisted perspective?
400
As seen from an aerial view of Stonehenge
What is concentric circle?
500
A really big version of a hypostyle hall. (its best known example lies in Persia)
What is apadana?
500
Odd and intricate way/path into the Sumerian temples.
What is Bent-Axis plan?
500
simple representation of an object
What is schematic representation?
500
this helps mark the summer solstice
What is heel stone
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