Prehistoric Art
The three major time periods of Prehistoric art
What is Paleolithic, mesolithic and neolithic?
The function of the Audience Hall of Darius and Xerxes
What is a place for spectacle, receptions and festivals?
The reason we know anything about the Etruscans
What are their burial practices and the artwork within their tombs?
A prayer niche located within mosques like the Great Mosque of Isfahan and the Great Mosque of Cordoba
What is an Iwan?
The mystical mountain connecting heaven and earth that many Hindu and Buddhist temples try to copy
What is Mount Meru?
The function of the Anthropomorphic Stele
What is a grave marker?
The figure placed at the entrances to the Citadel of Saragon
What is Lamassu?
The man who brought about the fall of Roman Democracy partly through his use of propaganda artwork.
Who is August Caesar?
This network of underground burial chambers in Rome is famous for its frescoes, which include early Christian depictions of biblical scenes, saints, and symbols like the Good Shepherd. It is named after a Christian matron and was used as a burial site from the 2nd to 4th centuries CE.
What are the Catacombs of Priscilla?
The act of destroying artwork of religious idols and icons
What is iconoclasm?
The object that would a jade cong be buried with
What is a bi?
This artifact from the Sumerian civilization was visually organized in a narrative style, with two main sides: one depicting a war scene with soldiers, chariots, and prisoners, and the other showing a peaceful banquet scene with the king and attendants.
What is the Standard of Ur
The column type(s) used on the Colosseum
What are corinthian, ionic and tuscan?
This monumental structure, originally built as a Christian cathedral by Emperor Justinian I in 537 CE, later became a mosque and is now a museum in Istanbul. It is renowned for its massive dome, intricate mosaics, and its blend of Christian and Islamic architectural elements.
What is the Hagia Sophia?
This Buddhist architectural structure, often dome-shaped, is used as a monument containing relics, such as the remains of monks or other sacred objects. It symbolizes the path to enlightenment.
What is a stupa?
The type of architecture used to create Stonehenge
What is post and lintel architecture?
This ancient Egyptian leader made many changes, including abandoning Thebes and crating a capital named Akhenate. He changed the state religion from worshiping Amun to Aten, upsetting the entire priesthood.
Who is Akhenaten?
The art period of Ancient Greece
What are the archaic, classical and hellenistic?
The small pieces that make up mosaics, just like the Justinian Panel and the Theodora Panel.
What are tesserae?
The 3 realms shown in the 4 registers of the Funeral Banner of Lady Dai
What is heaven, earth and the underworld?
This carved figure from Papua New Guinea is a zoomorphic sculpture, believed to represent an anteater or a combination of several animals. It is made of greywacke stone and is about 3,500 years old.
What is the Ambum Stone?
The main features of the Hypostyle Hall in the Temple of Amun-Re
What are 134 sunken relief decorated columns with clerestory lighting?
The Ancient Greek style of sculptures with heavy draping, contrapposto poses and cloths that look like they're 'wet' on the body
What is Phidian-Style sculpture?
This art is considered the highest form of art in Islamic culture
What is calligraphy?
The person Jahangir preferred to king
What is a Sufi Shaikh?