Egypt vocab Flashcards
Facade
The face of a building
Ground Plan
The map of a floor of a building
Hierarchy of Scale
A term which indicates that people are larger in works of art
Ziggurat
A pyramid like structure in which each stage is successively shorter than the one below
Systematic
Given to or using a system or method
Cuneiform
Writing unique to the ancient Near East that is characterized by strokes formed by wedge-shaped lines
Relief Sculpture
Sculpture which is carved on a flat background
Stele
A stone slab standing upright used to mark a site
Hieroglyphics
Egyptian priest writing that uses pictures and symbols
Pharaoh
King of Egypt
Sarcophagus
A coffin usually made of stone
Register
Lines separating sections like a comic book
Glazed Brick
When painting brick is heated in a kiln, the colors become permanently fused with the clay
