Prehistoric Art
The cave paintings at Lascaux France primarily depict scenes of this type of animal.
What are horses?
A famous Egyptian statue with the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh.
What is the Great Sphinx of Giza?
This famous ancient Greek temple is dedicated to the Goddess Athena.
What is the Parthenon?
A building material that became widely used in Roman architecture to support domes and arches in the building designs.
What is concrete?
This expensive material was commonly used in mosaics to create a shimmering and reflective surface in churches.
What is gold?
The famous Chauvet Cave is a prehistoric art site located in this country.
What is France?
These jars were commonly used in Egyptian funerary practice to preserve and store the deceased organs.
What are canopic jars?
The ancient Greek term used to describe a statue of a male.
What is kouros?
A term that refers to the eye-like or circular opening at the center of a dome.
What is an oculus?
A famous Byzantine church known for its massive dome and intricate mosaics.
What is the Hagia Sophia?
This term is used to describe prehistoric art that is engraved or carved into the cave walls.
What is petroglyph?
A system of writing used extensively in Egyptian art to inscribe temples, tombs, and monuments.
What are hieroglyphics?
This famous Greek sculpture represents victory.
What is the "Winged Victory of Samothrace" or "Nike of Samothrace"?
A Roman temple with a dome originally built for all the Roman Gods and now functions as a Catholic Church and tourist destination.
What is the Pantheon?
A Roman emperor known for establishing Christianity in the Roman empire which impacted Byzantine art.
Who is Constantine?
This ancient structure dates back to the Neolithic period and consists of large vertical stones arranged in a circular pattern.
What is the Stonehenge?
An Egyptian art technique that emphasized the importance of figures by depicting them as larger than others in the same scene.
What is hieratic scale?
Two main styles and techniques for creating Greek pottery?
What are black figure and red figure painting styles?
A giant amphitheater in Rome primarily used for gladiator contests and public spectacles.
What is the Colosseum?
A technique that uses small, cube- shaped pieces of glass or stone to create an intricate mosaic.
What is tesserae?
This prehistoric sculpture from the Paleolithic era is a symbol of fertility.
What is the Venus of Willendorf?
Discovered in Egypt, written in 3 different languages and is famous for helping to be able to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
An ancient Greek order of architecture characterized by scroll like volutes on the capital.
What are Ionic columns?
A Roman architectural innovation which helped to supply water to nearby cities.
What is an aqueduct?
The act of destroying or opposing religious icons portrayed in paintings, sculptures and all art forms.
What is iconoclasm?