Unit 1.1 Prehistoric Art
Unit 1.2 Mesopotamian Art
Unit 1.3 Ancient Egyptian Art
100
Great in size or importance
What is Monumental?
100
Earliest known form of writing
What is Cuneiform?
100
spirit that lives within the body and can survive death
What is Ka?
200
Bulging
What is Bulbous?
200
stepped tower that served as the base for a temple
What is Ziggurat?
200
symmetry where an image can be split in half an mirror each other
What is Bilateral Symmetry?
300
difficult to understand
What is Engima?
300
central hall of temple
What is cella?
300
dimensions and scale used to create correct proportions
What is Canon of Proportion?
400
two vertical beams that support a horizontal beam. Ex. Stone Henge
What is Post and Lintel?
400
image created using small pieces of glass, stone or other material
What is Mosaic?
400
form of painting where minerals are used to paint over wet plaster
What is Fresco Secco?
500
Part of a figure is shown in profile while the other is in a frontal view.
What is twisted perspective?
500
offering with a purpose Ex. Eshnunna Statuettes
What is votive offerings?
500
Later half of the Eighteenth Dynasty. Significant for change of religion from polytheistic to monotheistic.
What is Armana Period?
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