Aegean Flashcards

1
Q

Eidolon meaning image. Marble sculptures were found lying down in gravel.

A

Cycladic Art

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2
Q
  • Fresco
  • Law of Frontality
    Convention
    Male = red or brown skin
    Female = fair skin with pinched waists
A

Minoan Art

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3
Q

Palace of stone and wood for the king with so many chambers above and below the ground

A

Palace of Knossos

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4
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Plain column with a capital that resembles a cushion like form.

A

Pillow Capital

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5
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Small-scale sculpture showing a woman holding snakes, having power over the wild animals.

A

Snake Goddess

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6
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Entrance to the Mycenaean ruins that is a fortress on a hill. An example of corbelling.

A

Gate of Lions

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7
Q

Arranging layers so that each level projects beyond the lower level

A

Corbelling

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8
Q

Large rough, cut irregular blocks of stone. They believed that only a Cyclops could carry the large rocks.

A

Cyclopean Masonry

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9
Q

“Big room”; prehistoric throne
room.

A

Megaron

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10
Q

sanctuary & throne room

A

Naos

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11
Q

Beehive tomb meaning round building.

A

Tholos

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12
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Roadway accessing the Tholos.

A

Dromos

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