Early Egyptian tombs that were flat-topped, single story, trapezoidal structures.
What is tombs for a funerary purpose?
100
The architects Iktinos and Kallikrates designed this temple to Athena, which was built between 448 and 432 BCE
What is the Parthenon
100
This piece of Roman engineering gets its name from the Latin words for "to lead" and "water." One of its most impressive examples is the Pont du Gard.
What is an aquaduct
100
The location in a monastery where monastic scribes work
What is the scriptorium
100
What is the title of Massacio's painting about a tax collector?
What is Tribute Money
200
Early Egyptian tombs that were flat-topped, single story, trapezoidal structures.
What is a Mastaba?
200
The triangular upper part of the front of a building in classical style
What is the pendiment
200
This is the name of the Column that is a spiral frieze that tells the story of the Dacian wars in 150 episodes
What is the Column of Trajan?
200
The most celebrated page from this notable manuscript is the intricately ornamented Chi Rho Iota, the first page from its book of Matthew
What is the Book of Kells
200
This powerful family had a tremendous influence on art produced in Florence during the first half of the 15th century, primarily in the role of patron.
Who is the medici Family
300
Structure with central columns that leads to an inner sanctuary.
What is a hypostyle hall?
300
The term for a statue that uses a relaxed natural stance.
What is contraposto
300
This period in Ancient Rome valued the exact replication of the face, wrinkles and all.
What is the Early Republic
300
The two different writing surfaces used in manuscript illumination
What is parchment and vellum
300
This person was renowned for developing a system of linear perspective and designing the dome over Florence Cathedral.
Who is Brunelleschi?
400
This two sided work is considered to be one of the first historical works of art that commemorates the unification of Egypt.
What is the Palette of Narmer
400
The Archaic Greek male sculptural form.
What is a kouros
400
This architectural convention, commonly associated with the Roman Empire, is made up of a series of arches forming a passageway
What is a vault
400
This architectural innovation in the Gothic period allowed churches to rise to new heights
What is the flying buttress
400
He won the contest for the baptistry doors at the Florence cathedral?
Who was Ghiberti
500
The first named architect.
Who is Imhotep
500
The work of this sculptor embodies "classical" style. He is responsible for the Spear Bearer and Wounded Amazon.
Who is Polykleitos of Argos
500
This Roman Emperor legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire.
Who is Constantine
500
This person was the inventor of Gothic style—wrote 3 treaties about how the church should be a place of physical beauty that inspires hope in beauty of paradise (heaven).
Who is Abbott Suger
500
In this painting, the setting is a congregation of the great philosophers and scientists of the ancient world. Raphael depicted these luminaries- rediscovered by Renaissance thinkers- conversing and explaining their various theories and ideas.