Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Dates
Civilizations
Grab Bag
100
A prehistoric monument consisting of a circle of stone or wooden uprights.
What is a henge.
100
a hole or recess cut into a part, designed to receive a corresponding projection (a tenon) on another part so as to join or lock the parts together.
What is a mortise-and-tenon joint.
100
The city-states of Athens and Sparta defeated the Persians in what year?
What is 480 BCE.
100
These people believed that man was the measure of all things.
Who are the Greeks.
100
This style of art was based upon sea life and the natural surroundings of the civilization that produced these objects.
What is the marine style.
200
This type of relief does not rise very high up off of the surface, as the wall is carved away leaving the image behind.
What is bas or low relief.
200
This type of relief relies on the image being cut into the stone below the level of the wall.
What is sunken relief.
200
Cuneiform Script was developed in this year.
What is 3100 BCE.
200
This civilization invented writing.
Who are the Sumerians.
200
This is the first known architect.
Who is Imhotep.
300
An upright stone slab typically bearing a commemorative inscription or relief design, often serving as propaganda and sometimes serving as a gravestone or marker.
What is a stele.
300
These were covered urns used in ancient Egyptian burials to hold the entrails from an embalmed body.
What are canopic jars.
300
600-480 BCE marked what period in Greek History?
What is the Archaic period.
300
This civilization attempted to and succeeded in invading Egypt.
Who were the Hyksos.
300
This period in art marks the first known monotheism.
What is the Amarna period.
400
This structure consists of a mound of earth, stone, or rubble, often built up over a post-and-lintel construction, and typically used in early grave construction.
What is a cairn.
400
This material was used in Egypt and by Aegean artists; it is a type of clay with specific mineral deposits that, when fired, vitrify, giving the end product a distinct color. This color can range from a vibrant blue to green, aqua, or grey.
What is faience.
400
480-450 BCE marked what period in Greek History?
What is the Early Classical period.
400
This civilization produced the Epic Tale of Gilgamesh.
Who are the Summerians.
400
This person was believed to be able to contact the spirit world, often times by ingesting a poisonous/fermented substance or by abstaining from food all together. An altered physical state could lead to an altered mental state.
What is a shaman.
500
a row of columns surrounding a space within a building such as a court or internal garden or edging a veranda or porch.
What is a peristyle porch.
500
A slight convex curve in the shaft of a column, introduced to correct the visual illusion of concavity produced by a straight shaft.
What is entasis.
500
450-400 BCE marked what period in Greek history?
What is the High Classical period.
500
The "Stele of Naram-Sin" was created by what civilization?
Who are the Akkadians.
500
In Egyptian belief, this creature was seen as symbolic of the rising and setting of the sun each day (Ra), as this cycle seemed to mirror its daily efforts regarding food consumption and reproduction.
What is the scarab.
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