Ap Art History Units 1-2

Question 1

Paleolithic

Answer 1

hunter gather, focuses on genitals/women, cave paintings/free standing sculptures

Question 2

Neolithic

Answer 2

land bridge, narrative/landscape

Question 3

zoomorphic

Answer 3

represents animal/gods of animal form

Question 4

anthropomorphic

Answer 4

having human characteristics

Question 5

Paleolithic characteristics

Answer 5

animals/women

Question 6

Neolithic characteristics

Answer 6

humans dominating over animals

Question 7

Menhir

Answer 7

Neolithic, standing up rock

Question 8

Megalith

Answer 8

structures made of large stones

Question 9

post and lintel

Answer 9

Stone doorway shape thingy

Question 10

Mesopotamia art

Answer 10

focus on human activity, humans are clothes- anatomical

Question 11

Iconoclasm

Answer 11

destruction of artwork

Question 12

ziggurat

Answer 12

place of worship

Question 13

ground lines

Answer 13

ground level

Question 14

hypostyle

Answer 14

many columns placed together

Question 15

obelisk

Answer 15

tower w/ triangle thing on top

Question 16

ankh

Answer 16

female sign thingy

Question 17

pylon

Answer 17

front entrance to an Egyptian tower

Question 18

necropoli

Answer 18

city of the dead

Question 19

triclinium

Answer 19

dining table w/ 3 couches

Question 20

fresco

Answer 20

mural on wall

Question 21

mosaics

Answer 21

picture of small tiles

Question 22

grain vault

Answer 22

square looking like barrel vault

Question 23

barrel vault

Answer 23

looks like inside of barrel

Question 24

coffer

Answer 24

square cut outs in ceiling

Question 25

pediment

Answer 25

triangle on top of building (triangle falling people sculpture killed by British)

Question 26

frieze

Answer 26

under pediment (normally decorated)

Question 27

architrave

Answer 27

under frieze

Question 28

doric column

Answer 28

no base

Question 29

ionic column

Answer 29

stipe w/ swirly thing on the top base

Question 30

Corinthian column

Answer 30

decoration on top

Question 31

controposto

Answer 31

weight on 1 leg