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“Jesus” is the Greek form of this Hebrew name.

Source: New International Version: The Woman’s Study Bible (Receiving God’s Truth for Balance, Hope, and Transformation) by Thomas Nelson

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Joshua

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IDENTIFY

Leonardo da Vinci’s painting technique

a.k.a. his signature look

Source: Decoding da Vinci by NOVA of PBS

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sfumato

Italian word which means “vanished or evaporated”

Note: Sfumato is the use of brush strokes so subtle as to be invisible to the naked eye. It creates imperceptible transitions between light and shade—and sometimes between colors.

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TRUE OR FALSE

Da Vinci took 12 years to finish painting the Mona Lisa.

Source: Decoding da Vinci by NOVA of PBS

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False

He worked on it for 16 years.

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Painting, one of the oldest art forms, dates back to the ___.

Source:
Art that Changed the World: Transformative Art Movements and the Paintings that Inspired Them by Dorling Kindersley

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Ice Age

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___ means “artist.”

Source: The Mastery of Self: A Toltec Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz Jr.

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Toltec

Note: The Toltec people refers to an ancient group of Native Americans who came together in south and central Mexico to study perception.

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This name means “God with us.”

Source: New International Version: The Woman’s Study Bible (Receiving God’s Truth for Balance, Hope, and Transformation) by Thomas Nelson

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Immanuel

(Matthew 1:23)

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Who is the first emperor of Ancient Rome?

Source:
Art that Changed the World: Transformative Art Movements and the Paintings that Inspired Them by Dorling Kindersley

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Augustus

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IDENTIFY

Village in southwestern France where the earliest cave paintings were produced

Source:
Art that Changed the World: Transformative Art Movements and the Paintings that Inspired Them by Dorling Kindersley

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Aurignac

(34,000 BCE)

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IDENTIFY

Another name for the Dead Sea

Source: New International Version: The Woman’s Study Bible (Receiving God’s Truth for Balance, Hope, and Transformation) by Thomas Nelson

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Sea of the Arabah

(Joshua 3:16)

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How many paintings can be attributed to Leonardo da Vinci?

Source: Decoding da Vinci by NOVA of PBS

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18

Note: It used to be 19 until researchers in The Louvre established that Bacchus (originally Saint John the Baptist) was painted by Da Vinci’s student, Francesco Melzi.

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Egypt’s 18th Dynasty represents its ___.

Source: Art that Changed the World: Transformative Art Movements and the Paintings that Inspired Them by Dorling Kindersley

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artistic golden age

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IDENTIFY

Color that symbolizes immortality in Ancient Egypt

Source: Art that Changed the World: Transformative Art Movements and the Paintings that Inspired Them by Dorling Kindersley

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yellow

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This ruler from Egypt’s Old Kingdom (2647–2124 BCE) was the model for the Sphinx.

Source: Art that Changed the World: Transformative Art Movements and the Paintings that Inspired Them by Dorling Kindersley

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Chephren

Note: He is the son of King Khofu, the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

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These infamous lovers were defeated by Roman forces at the Battle of Actium.

Source: Art that Changed the World: Transformative Art Movements and the Paintings that Inspired Them by Dorling Kindersley

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Mark Antony and Cleopatra

Note: Their defeat ended Egypt’s independence in 31 BCE.

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IDENTIFY

First synthetic pigment used in Ancient Egypt

Source: Art that Changed the World: Transformative Art Movements and the Paintings that Inspired Them by Dorling Kindersley

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blue frit

Note: Also called Egyptian blue, the pigment was produced by fusing powdered limestone with sand and copper filings.

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He defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BCE.

Source: Art that Changed the World: Transformative Art Movements and the Paintings that Inspired Them by Dorling Kindersley

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Octavian

Note: Four years later, he assumed the title “Augustus” and became the first Roman Emperor.

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