Christian Art of the Late Empire/Antiquity
Ancient Greek
Islamic
Ancient Egyptian Archictecture
Art of the Roman Republic and Early Empire
100
the Christian Godhead as one God in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
What is Holy Trinity?
100
clearly defined or identified.
What is specific?
100
last prophet of God
Who is Muhammad?
100
a winged monster of Thebes, having a woman's head and a lion's body.
What is a Sphinx?
100
of, relating to, or characteristic of a system of society or government controlled by men.
What is patriarchal?
200
the Christian ceremony commemorating the Last Supper, in which bread and wine are consecrated and consumed.
What is Eucharist?
200
The representation in art or literature of objects, actions, or social conditions as they actually are, without idealization or presentation in abstract form
What is realistic?
200
a Muslim place of worship.
What is a Mosque?
200
a sun god of Heliopolis, a universal creator worshiped throughout Egypt
Who is Re?
200
a round or oval building, typically unroofed, with a central space for the presentation of dramatic or sporting events.
What is of amphitheater?
300
belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (esp. Christian) doctrine.
What is heresy?
300
a way of expressing something
What is expressive?
300
decorative handwriting or handwritten lettering.
What is calligraphy?
300
Egyptian architect, astrologer, and physician.
Who is Imhotep?
300
the peace that existed between nationalities within the Roman Empire.
What is the Pax Romana?
400
become immaterial; disappear
What is dematerialization?
400
the energy and movement of the subject
What is gestural?
400
a tall slender tower, typically part of a mosque, with a balcony from which a muezzin calls Muslims to prayer.
What is a minaret?
400
A raised roadway, as across water or marshland.
What is a causeway?
400
The most ornate of the three main orders of classical Greek architecture, characterized by a slender fluted column having an ornate bell-shaped capital decorated with acanthus leaves.
What is the Corinthian order?
500
a straight or arched structure across an interior angle of a square tower to carry a superstructure such as a dome.
What is squinches?
500
The act or an instance of distorting.
What is distortion?
500
Having a roof or ceiling supported by rows of columns.
What is a hypostyle hall?
500
A mortuary temple placed at the edge of the Nile, where the king's body was received for final rites before being transported via a connecting causeway to his pyramid.
What is a valley temple?
500
an epic poem in Latin by Virgil relating the experiences of Aeneas after the fall of Troy, written chiefly to provide an illustrious historical background for Rome.
What is the Aeneid?
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