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1st Quarter Test Review Flashcards

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True or false: The Tower of Babel is most famous of the ziggurats? -True

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True

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What is pattern? -a principle of design in which combinations of lines, colors, shapes are used to show real or imaginary things.

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-a principle of design in which combinations of lines, colors, shapes are used to show real or imaginary things.

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What are the secondary colors? -Orange, green, violet

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Orange, green, violet

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What term describes the characteristics of an artwork that causes us to respond to it with feelings and emotions? -expressive properties

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expressive properties

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what is the primary purpose of a museum? -To display and preserve art

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-To display and preserve art

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The principles of design describe the way artists _________ the elements of design. -organize

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organize

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What is the binding agent for Tempera Paint? - Egg Yolk

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Egg Yolk

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What is the code of Hammurabi inscribed on? -black basalt stele

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black basalt stele

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What senses are used to recognize the sensory properties of an artwork? -site and touch.

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site and touch.

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What are two categories of texture? -simulated and actual

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simulated and actual

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Which type of subject portrays the natural environment? -landscape

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landscape

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Woodcut uses what type of media? -printmaking

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printmaking

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What is a cella? -the main rectangular room of a temple where sacrifices were offered

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the main rectangular room of a temple where sacrifices were offered

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True or false: Stonehenge is the only monument of its type. -false

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false

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What is Archeology? - The unearthing and study of artifacts from the past

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The unearthing and study of artifacts from the past

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What is the definition of form? -three-dimensional and enclosed volume

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three-dimensional and enclosed volume

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What are complementary colors? - Colors found directly across from each other.

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Colors found directly across from each other.

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What is Intensity? The purity of a color which determines its brightness or dullness

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The purity of a color which determines its brightness or dullness

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Aesthetics - Visual properties that help critique a work of art.

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Visual properties that help critique a work of art.

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Unity - A principle of design that relates to the sense of oneness or wholeness in a work of art.

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A principle of design that relates to the sense of oneness or wholeness in a work of art

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Rhythm - A principle of design that indicated a type of movement in artwork or design often by repeated shapes, lines, or colors.

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A principle of design that indicated a type of movement in artwork or design often by repeated shapes, lines, or colors.

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Sensory Property - A property that uses the senses, mainly sight and touch.

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A property that uses the senses, mainly sight and touch.

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Formal Property - Principles of art that organize the elements of art

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Principles of art that organize the elements of art

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Contrast - A principle of design that refers to differences in value, colors, textures, and other elements to achieve emphasis and interest.

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A principle of design that refers to differences in value, colors, textures, and other elements to achieve emphasis and interest.

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Movement - A principle of design referring to the arrangement of parts in a work of art to create a slow to fast movement of one’s eye through the work

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A principle of design referring to the arrangement of parts in a work of art to create a slow to fast movement of one’s eye through the work

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Technical Properties - properties that deal with the media, tools, equipment used to compose art.

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properties that deal with the media, tools, equipment used to compose art

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Expressive Properties - properties that relate to the characteristics of art that express emotions/feelings.

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properties that relate to the characteristics of art that express emotions/feelings.

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Pattern - A principle of design in which combinations of lines, colors, and shapes are used to show real or imaginary things.

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A principle of design in which combinations of lines, colors, and shapes are used to show real or imaginary things.

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What are the primary colors? Red, Yellow, Blue

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Red, Yellow, Blue.

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What Properties make a color warm? Warm colors contain a shade of red

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Warm colors contain a shade of red

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What Properties make a color cool? Cool colors contain a shade of blue

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Cool colors contain a shade of blue

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Why is art a visual form of communication? Because arts use images, principles, and elements of design to relate a message.

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Because arts use images, principles, and elements of design to relate a message.

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  1. What is someone called who is skilled in the use of materials and tools and who produces objects of above average quality? Craftsperson.
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Craftsperson

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List two if the sensory properties. Line, color, value, shape, texture, space, form/mass

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Line, color, value, shape, texture, space, form/mass

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What do the principles of art help us see in an artwork. How the artist organized the elements of art.

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How the artist organized the elements of art.

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What are the reasons why people create art?

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Utility, Religion, and Aesthetics

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List two of the types of drawing media. Pencil, Ink, Charcoal, and Pastel.

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Pencil, Ink, Charcoal, and Pastel.

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What is the Binding agent for oil paints? Linseed Oil

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Linseed Oil

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What is the binding agent for water colors? Gum Arabic

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Gum Arabic

40
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What type of Media is a Woodcut? Printmaking

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Printmaking

41
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Abstract deals with the simplification of what? Shapes

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Shapes

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How did artists reach the high ceilings of caves when painting cave paintings? Use of scaffolding.

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Use of Scaffolding

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Why were Ziggurats build so tall? It was believed that they bridged the gap between the human and divine.

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It was believed that they bridged the gap between the human and divine.

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What were the sculpted heads of Jericho made from? Human skulls and plaster

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Human skulls and plaster

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What were the three positions that human statues were found in the great pyramids? Standing, Seated, and sitting on the floor.

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Standing, Seated, and sitting on the floor.

46
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What are the three functions of hieroglyphics?

Phonogram, logogram, determinative

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Phonogram, logogram, determinative

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Who was the first leader of the babylonians? Hammurabi

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Hammurabi

48
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In the Persian Culture what did the Bull Represent? Power

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Power

49
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What were Pyramids first constructed as? Mastabas

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Mastabas

50
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Where were the earliest caves paintings found? Spain

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Spain

51
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Did the Egyptians believe that the afterlife was irrelevant or important? important

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Important

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Who was the first civilization to rule mesopotamia? Sumerians

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Sumerians

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mastaba - egyptian tomb of mud brick with sloping sides and a flat top.

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egyptian tomb of mud brick with sloping sides and a flat top.

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step pyramid - solid stone structure built of six huge steps.

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solid stone structure built of six huge steps.

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frontal - a pose in figure drawing or sculpture, figure faces forward.

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a pose in figure drawing or sculpture, figure faces forward.

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pylon - the entrance structure for an Egyptian freestanding temple.

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the entrance structure for an Egyptian freestanding temple.

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hypostyle - a building having a roof or ceiling supported by rows of columns.

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a building having a roof or ceiling supported by rows of columns.

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descriptive perspective - shows important objects larger than less important objects.

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shows important objects larger than less important objects.

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low relief - a surface that has only slight variation in its highest and lowest point

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a surface that has only slight variation in its highest and lowest point

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stele - an upright slab, bearing a sculpture or painting.

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an upright slab, bearing a sculpture or painting.

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Cella - the main rectangular room of a temple, sacrifices were offered here.

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the main rectangular room of a temple, sacrifices were offered here.

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ziggurat - temple built of mud brick of Sumerian architecture.

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temple built of mud brick of Sumerian architecture.

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cromlech - a circle of monoliths, usually enclosing a type of altar.

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a circle of monoliths, usually enclosing a type of altar.

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lintel - horizontal structure that spans the opening between two walls.

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horizontal structure that spans the opening between two walls.

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stylization - simplification or generalization of forms found in nature to present a more personal and decorative feeling of the work of art.

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simplification or generalization of forms found in nature to present a more personal and decorative feeling of the work of art.

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Why were the pyramids built? to house Pharaohs and their belongings for their ascent into the afterlife.

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to house Pharaohs and their belongings for their ascent into the afterlife.

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Who sculpted the Kritian Boy? Kritos

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Kritos

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What is a Cromlech? A circle of monoliths, usually inclosing some sort of altar.

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A circle of monoliths, usually inclosing some sort of altar.

69
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List the five reasons people create art

Utility, religion, politics, aesthetics, history/informational.

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Utility, religion, politics, aesthetics, history/informational.

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What period of Greek Art was individualism embraced? Classical

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Classical

71
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What are two famous building of the Hellenistic Period of Greek Architecture? Library and The Lighthouse of Alexandria

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Library and The Lighthouse of Alexandria

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What was the main influence of Minoan art? The Sea

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The Sea

73
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List the three orders of the Classical Period in Greek Architecture. Doric, Ionic, Corinthian.

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Doric, Ionic, Corinthian.

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What is the Principle site of Architecture during the Classical Period in Greece? The Acropolis

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The Acropolis

75
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From what culture does the sculpture “The Snake Godess” originate? Minoan

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Minoan

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How did artist change the way they conceived sculpture during the classical period? They began sculpting what they saw.

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They began sculpting what they saw.

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Who copied many of Greek art work? Romans

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Romans

78
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How did the Mycenaean civilization end? Abruptly with the defeat of the Dorians

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Abruptly with the defeat of the Dorians.

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Who was Polykeitos? He divided the human body into for parts and turned them in such a way that he made it looked perfectly proportioned.

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He divided the human body into for parts and turned them in such a way that he made it looked perfectly proportioned.

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contrapposto - e. a technique of sculpture, shows weight and body in balance.

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e. a technique of sculpture, shows weight and body in balance.

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frieze - g. the horizontal band, either painted or carved, in the middle layer of the tablature in Greek architecture.

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g. the horizontal band, either painted or carved, in the middle layer of the tablature in Greek architecture.

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pediment - d. triangular area formed by the ends of a sloping roof in Greek architecture.

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d. triangular area formed by the ends of a sloping roof in Greek architecture.

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cornice - i. an ornamental molding at the top of a building in Classical architecture.

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i. an ornamental molding at the top of a building in Classical architecture.

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metope - a. carved plain areas between triglyphs.

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a. carved plain areas between triglyphs.

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triglyph - h. a group of three vertical ridges alternating with a plain metope in the frieze of a Doric building.

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h. a group of three vertical ridges alternating with a plain metope in the frieze of a Doric building.

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entasis -b. subtle convex swelling of Classical Greek columns.

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b. subtle convex swelling of Classical Greek columns.

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amphora - j. storage jar with egg shaped body, a foot, and two handles attached at the neck of the jar.

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j. storage jar with egg shaped body, a foot, and two handles attached at the neck of the jar.

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hydria - k. a large jar used to carry water.

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k. a large jar used to carry water.

Fine Arts Survey (3 decks)

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