Chapter 3 Vocab And Dates Flashcards
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Canon of proportions
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Predetermined measurements for Egyptian art
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Define ka.
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A spirit that may live in a body during life and leave it after death as long as there is a body or statue still exhists
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Hieroglyphs and pictograms
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Images that represent a concept or idea used for communication.
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Necropolis
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city of the dead/burial cite
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Clerestory
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A windowed wall allowing natural light into a room
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Hypostal Hall
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A hall with rows of columns supporting it’s roof
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Living Rock
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Rock not detached from the earth
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Sunken Relief
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When the carved image sinks below the surrounding surface
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Sarcophagus
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Stone coffin
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Mastaba
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A tomb that is flat roofed with sloping sides