history of architecture Flashcards

1
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old stone age or paleolithic era pt 1

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began at the dawn of human existence (2.5 mill yrs ago until 12000 yrs ago)

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2
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Paleolithic pt 2

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nomadic

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3
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paleolithic pt3

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hunts for food

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4
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paleolithic pt4

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crafts tools out of stone for basic needs relating to food and shelter

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5
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paleolithic pt5

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sharp edges

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6
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paleolithic pt 6

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languages and art (the urge of communication)

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7
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ochre

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connects generations through colors and scents

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8
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ochre pt2

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color of blood

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9
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ochre pt 3

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ancestors spirits

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10
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ochre pt 4

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menstration

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11
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ochre pt 5

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death rituals and hunting

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12
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ochre pt 6

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used on the body and the surface of caves and clothing

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13
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ochre pt 7

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relating to smell allows ancestors to identify their kin

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14
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ochre pt 8

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seen alot in france and spain

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15
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first burial

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informal ceremony or sky burial sometime later

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16
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second burial

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bones recovered and ceremonial burial of bones in ancestral spaces often second burial is done only during a particular time in the year

17
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menhir

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carnac sites, diff shapes and sizes

18
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menhir

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“alignments” are intentionally organized and formatted

19
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menhir

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menec alignment

20
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menhir

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kermario alignment

21
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menhir

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kerlescant alignment

22
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portal tomb or dolmen

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dolmen, cromlech, portal tomb, prehistoric monument of two or more upright stones supporting a horizontal stone slab found especially in britian and france and thought to be a tomb

23
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caves pt 1

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terra amata, southern france , ca. 400000 BCE

23
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solstice

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solar clock

24
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caves pt 2

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lascaux cave paintings, southern france, ca. 17000 BCE

25
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caves pt 3

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venus of laussel, france ca. 23,000- 18,000 yearsq

26
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caves pt4

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Ithyphallic Figure and Bison, Altamira Cave, Spain, 22,000 - 13,000 BCE

27
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caves pt5

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Bison, Altamira Cave, Spain, 22,000 - 13,000 BCE

28
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caves pt6

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Bull, Lascaux Cave, Southwestern France, ca. 17,000 BCE

29
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caves pt 7

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Cave of Hands, Valley of the Pinturas River, Patagonia, Argentina, 13,000
9,000 BCE (–700 CE)

30
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stone tombs

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-New Grange Passage Grave, County Meath, Ireland, 3,200 BCE
- Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, England, 2,900 –1,400 BCE

31
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MESOPOTAMIA: THE RISE OF THE CITY

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Key concepts - Obsidian - Marshland - Artificial irrigation - urban consciousness - specialization of masonry