Art Appreciation Test #1 Vocab

Question 0

medium/media (sing./plural)

Answer 0

the materials used to make art

Question 1

art

Answer 1

a unique, creative, tangible expression that communicates & is intended as art

Question 2

elements of art

Answer 2

the concepts used to make art (6 of them)

Question 3

list the 6 elements of art

Answer 3

1. line
2. light (aka Value)
3. shape (2D) or Form (2D/3D)
4. space
5. color
6. composition

Question 4

paleolithic art

Answer 4

the “Old Stone” age, about 35,000-10,000 years ago, when the first sophisticated art appears

Question 5

animism

Answer 5

belief of Paleolithic peoples that all things have a “soul”, “spirit” or non-physical component

Question 6

megalith

Answer 6

large stone, used in Neolithic sculpture & architecture

Question 7

petroglyph

Answer 7

Neolithic rock writing

Question 8

Mesoamerica

Answer 8

between the Americas, where civilizations 1st appear in the Western Hemisphere. Includes Southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador.

Question 9

Pharaoh

Answer 9

Ruler of Ancient Egypt

ex. Cleopatra

Question 10

Dynasty

Answer 10

rulership passed down from generation to generation in the same family

Question 11

hieroglyphics

Answer 11

Egyptian picture writing

Question 12

relief sculpture

Answer 12

sculpture on a 2D surface

ex. Aztec calendar stone

Question 13

symbol

Answer 13

concrete representation of an abstract concept

ex. Hawk = Upper Egypt

Question 14

Canopic Urn

Answer 14

containers used to store the organs of mummies

Question 15

Mesopotamia

Answer 15

“between the rivers”, rivers are the Tigris & Euphrates River, in present day Iraq, where civilization 1st started

Question 16

cuneiform

Answer 16

“wedge shaped” Mesopotamian writing