Prehistoric Art
Ancient Egyptian Art
Ancient Greek Art
Ancient Roman Art
The Orchestra and Composers
100
You would have to travel to this country to see the Cave Paintings at Lascaux
WHAT IS FRANCE?
100
Tombs of pharoahs and other royal people were in these great structures.
WHAT ARE PYRAMIDS?
100
painting on wet plaster
WHAT IS A FRESCO?
100
The Pont du Gard in France is an example of this ancient structure carried water over long distances.
WHAT IS AN AQUEDUCT?
100
the largest section of the orchestra
WHAT IS THE STRING SECTION?
200
The Beaker culture of ancient Europe produced this in upside-down bell shapes.
WHAT IS POTTERY?
200
The death mask and many treasures of this pharoah can still be seen today.
WHO IS TUTANKHAMON?
200
The vase depicting Achilles & Ajax playing draughts was made in this style of pottery.
WHAT IS BLACK FIGURE POTTERY?
200
a sculpture of a person's head down to his chest
WHAT IS A BUST?
200
This Romantic period Russian composed this musical selection as well as the 1812 Overture.
WHO IS PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY?
300
A culture is considered pre-historic when they don't do this. So current-day Aborigines in Australia are still considered pre-historic.
WHAT IS WRITE?
300
This royal wife, more famous than her husband, Pharoah Akhenaten, is known for a religious revolution: worshipping just one god - the sun disc.
WHO IS QUEEN NEFERTITI?
300
tiny pieces of tile put together to look like a picture
WHAT IS A MOSAIC?
300
Although these are still made today, the ones carved out of glass over 2,000 years ago are still the best of their kind.
WHAT IS A CAMEO?
300
the whole orchestra tunes itself to this woodwind instrument
WHAT IS AN OBOE?
400
an ancient stone monument only a 1.5 hour drive from London, England
WHAT IS STONEHENGE?
400
This flower appears throughout Ancient Egyptian art.
WHAT IS THE LOTUS?
400
The type of column that has very fancy decorations including flowers and leaves at the capital (head) and base, and fluting up and down.
WHAT IS CORINTHIAN?
400
These were stamped using a die (meaning a mold) onto metals including copper, silver, gold and bronze.
WHAT ARE COINS?
400
This composer from the Baroque period is most famous for this music.
WHO IS VIVALDI?
500
If you visited this country, you could see the Cave Paintings at Altamira.
WHAT IS SPAIN?
500
Also known as the Udjat or Wedjat, this is a symbol of protection, royal power and health.
WHAT IS THE EYE OF HORUS?
500
This temple dedicated to the goddess Athena is on the Acropolis.
WHAT IS THE PARTHENON?
500
The first and last letters of the Greek alphabet now signify God -- the beginning and the end.
WHAT ARE ALPHA AND OMEGA?
500
This classical period composer is most famous for his symphony, which begins like this.
WHO IS LUDWIG VON BEETHOVEN?
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