Prehistoric Art
Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Egyptian Religion
Architecture
100
Representation of an object in simplified or symbolic form
What is schematic representation
100
a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god
What is theocracy
100
gard or represent as perfect or better than in reality
What is idealized
100
the supposed spiritual part of an individual human being which survived after death and could reside in a statue of the person
What is ka
100
a building using a mixture of loam, mud, sand and water mixed with a binding material such as rice husks or straw to create bricks for construction
What is mud brick construction
200
Two or more circles which have the same center point
What is concentric circles
200
a vertical level in a work that consists of several levels, especially where the levels are clearly separated by lines to tell a story
What is registers
200
to be a matter of "correct" proportion of the human body using measurements
What is canon of proportion
200
a person who copies out documents
What is a scribe
200
an upright pillar, typically cylindrical and made of stone or concrete, supporting a structure or standing alone as a monument.
What is a column
300
a structure consisting of vertical beams supporting a horizontal beam
What is post and lintel
300
is a large hypostyle hall
What is apadana
300
an ancient Egyptian tomb rectangular consisting of an underground burial chamber with rooms above it to store offerings.
What is mastabas
300
sun god of ancient Egyptians
What is Ra
300
a column embedded in a wall and partly projecting from the surface of the wall
What is an engaged column
400
structure consisting of two large vertical stones supporting a third stone set horizontally across the top
What is trilithons
400
the inner area of an ancient temple
What is cella
400
ancient Egyptian tomb structure that served as a chamber for the Ka statue of a deceased individual
What is a serdab
400
Egyptian god of the afterlife
What is Osiris
400
are any high windows above eye level with the purpose to bring outside light, fresh air, or both into the inner space
What is a clerestory
500
person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand
What is enigma
500
works of art in the form of a frontal view of an animal head or bust of a human
What is protomes
500
a building having rows of columns supporting its roof
What is a hypostyle hall
500
a monumental gateway of an Egyptian temple
What is a pylon
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