Exam 1 Flashcards
Makapansgat pebble
Stone, prehistoric
Woman (Venus) of willendorf
Stone and ochre, prehistoric
Chauvet
Natural pigments on cave wall, prehistoric
Lascaux
Natural pigments on cave wall, prehistoric
Stonehenge
Stone and earthworks, prehistoric
Ziggurat
Mud brick and stone, ancient near east
Carved vessel
Alabaster, ancient near east
Votive statues
Stone, ancient near east
Lyre
Wood, gold, lapis lazuli, ancient near east
Narmer palette
Stone, ancient Egypt
Imhotep
Step pyramid complex of Zoser, ancient Egypt
Pyramids of Giza
Stone, ancient Egypt
Great sphinx
Stone, ancient Egypt
Akhenaten
Stone, ancient Egypt
Manu port
A natural object that has been deliberately taken from its original environment and relocated without further modification
Ochre
An earth or rock containing red or yellow oxides or hydroxides of iron
Sympathetic magic
magic based on the assumption that a person or thing can be supernaturally affected through its name or an object representing it.
Post and lintel
an architectural system where a horizontal piece is supported by two vertical posts, or columns
Motrice and tenon
Connects to things with one poking out and the other indented with the poking out part
Ziggurat
A rectangular step pyramid sometimes with a temple on top
Register
Horizontal bands with images, a way to organize a composition
Hieratic scale
The most important thing in a painting is or sculpture is the largest
Cuneiform
Wedge shaped writing tool
Ka statue
a type of ancient Egyptian statue intended to provide a resting place for the ka (life-force or spirit) of the person after death
Petrified architecture
Taking perishable materials such as wood and transforming them into stone to make them permanent
Obelisk
A stone pillar such as the Washington monument
