Definitions Flashcards
Representation of life with meaning and power.
Art
The source of the origin of an artwork.
Provenance
Raised and lower figures in carvings.
Relief
A prehistoric monument consisting of a circle of stones.
Henge
The post is the vertical piece and the lintel is the horizontal piece.
Post and Lintel Construction
The study of the symbolic meaning of figures in an artwork.
Iconography
Symbolic image representing a person, a set of values, concept, usually embodying something intangible.
Iconic Image
People dedicated to recording things down.
Scribes
City of the dead.
Necropolis
The study of the end; matters of final importance, the ultimate conclusion of humanity.
Eschatology
The Old Stone Age (30,000-9,000 BCE)
Paleolithic Era
The New Stone Age (8,000-2,300 BCE)
Neolithic Era
A region surrounding the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the Fertile Crescent which was constantly invaded, leading to a turnover of cultures.
Mesopotamia
Babylonian temple.
Ziggurat
The first form of writing; clay tablets and stylus.
Cuneiform
A large slab of stone with mixed iconography and writing, like the Law of Hammurabi.
Stele
The first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible.
Pentateuch or Torah
An agreement between a superior and inferior being, where the superior party protects the inferior.
Covenant
The most sacred relic of Israelites, said to contain the Ten Commandments.
Ark of the Covenant
Geographical scattering of people.
Diaspora
Incorporation of a set of morals with the faith in one god, such as the Ten Commandments.
Ethical Monotheism
Candelabrum used in Jewish worship.
Menorah
A heroic romance, like The Recognition of Shakuntala.
Nataka
Concept of emotional mood.
Rasa