Final exam

Question 1

What is the woman of willendorf?

Answer 1

A small protection keychain made of limestone. Could be depicting Venus.

Question 2

What is stonehenge?

Answer 2

A historic landmark located in England. Marks astronomical events, rituals, and ceremonies

Question 3

What is Post and Lintel?

Answer 3

Oldest construction method. Used in stonehenge

Question 3

What are votive figures?

Answer 3

Small statutes used for praying. Large, awed expression

Question 3

The temple of Amun-Re, hypostyle hall, and avenue of the sphinxes

Answer 3

one of the most visited places in Egypt. Hypostyle hall is large columns, avenue of sphinxes connects Karnak and Luxor.

Question 4

Lamassu

Answer 4

Sculptures at entrances. made from alabaster, usually with five legs to give the illusion of movement

Question 4

Narmer Palette

Answer 4

Used to depict Narmer. grind kohl on center and use as eye makeup. Located in Cairo, Egypt. Utilizes registers, hierarchy of scale, etc.

Question 4

Iconoclasm

Answer 4

Rejection and destruction of religious images and political ideologies as heretical

Question 5

Akhenaton, Nefertiti and three daughters

Answer 5

Located in Berlin, Germany. Made during the Armana period, with one of the first depictions of a happy family. King Akhenaton had very feminine body.

Question 6

Sarcophagus of the Spouse

Answer 6

Made out of four pieces of terra cotta. Legs jut out at odd angle. Another depiction of happy couple, women highly valued.

Question 7

Doric Capital

Answer 7

Very basic top

Question 8

Ionic capital

Answer 8

top juts out into two separate loops. Looks like eyes

Question 9

Corinthian capital

Answer 9

very complicated and detailed

Question 10

Palace of Knossos

Answer 10

spiritual center for Minoan people in Crete. Used frescos to paint things like the bull-leaping, ladies in blue, etc.

Question 11

Doryphoros

Answer 11

Spear Bearer. A classical Greek statue that was found in Pompeii. It uses contrapposto, which imitates the way we balance our weight.

Question 12

Grave Stele of Hegeso

Answer 12

Gravestone madde of Marble in Athens, Greece. Shows lady getting ready for the day.

Question 13

Colosseum

Answer 13

Real name is Flavian Amphitheatre. In Rome, Italy. Made of stone, concrete, and marble

Question 14

Arch, Barrel, and Groin Vaults

Answer 14

Important building advances in this time period. Helped further construction.

Question 15

Merovingian looped fibulae

Answer 15

In France. Fibula is a pin used to fasten garmets. Found in a wealthy grave. Very expensive to make and buy

Question 16

Flying Buttress

Answer 16

A gothic era invention to help hold up large domes and glass stained windows

Question 17

Lancet windows

Answer 17

Glass stained windows, thin at the bottom and rounded at the top.

Question 18

Rose windows

Answer 18

Glass stained windows, large circles with smaller shapes inside

Question 19

Arena Chapel

Answer 19

Located in italy, made entirely of fresco of new testament scenes. Back wall resembles last judgement scene, Jesus right hand sends to heaven and his left goes to hell

Question 20

Mihrab

Answer 20

A central niche in a mosque; indicated direction to Mecca

Question 21

The Kaaba

Answer 21

Very important. Is the spiritual center of Islam. The black stone in the corner has an unknown meaning

Question 22

The sacred dome

Answer 22

Sacred rock where Adam was buried, Abraham nearly sacrificed Isaac, Muhammad ascended to heaven. Temple of Jerusalem was located. This is a pilgrimage site for the faithful. Very important to Judaism, Christianity, and Islamic religions.