Week 3-4 Flashcards

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What does monochromatic mean?

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Monochromatic means one color.

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What does iconography mean?

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Iconography is the visual images and symbols used in a work of art or the study or interpretation of these.

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What is Iconoclasm?

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Iconoclasm is the action of attacking or assertively rejecting cherished beliefs and institutions or established vale\ues and practices.

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What are hieroglyphs?

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Hieroglyphs are stylized pictures of objects that represent a word.

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What is Pylon?

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Pylons are monumental gates of Egyptian temples.

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What is an axial plan?

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An axial plan is an architectural plan in which the parts of a building are organized along an axis.

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What is a Hypostyle hall?

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A Hypostyle hall is a building having rows of columns supporting its roof.

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What is a clerestory?

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A clerestory is the high section of a wall that contains windows.

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What is a Colonnade?

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A colonnade is a row of columns supporting a roof.

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What was the Amarna period?

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The Amarna period was when king Akhenaten reigned and he switched to a monotheistic religion and moved the capitol.

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Who is Aten?

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Aten is the sun god.

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What is a cella (naos)?

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A cella is the inner chamber of an Ancient Greek or Roman temple.

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What is the significance of the Palette of Narmer (Early Dynatic, Egyptian)?

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The significance is that Narmer unified upper and lower Egypt. This palette would have been used for mixing makeup.

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What is the significance of Imhotep, stepped pyramid and sham buildings of funerary complex (Old Kingdom, Egyptian)?

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The significance is because this is the first recorded name of architect in history. Burial sites for important people.

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What is the significance of the Great Pyramids of Giza (Old Kingdom, Egyptian)?

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The significance is that they were built for three generations of pharaohs. They get smaller as they go along. 15 ton blocks put up with no wheel. Used rollers, ramps, sleds and water.

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What was the significance of Khafra from Giza Valley (Old Kingdom, Egyptian)? What style is it?

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The significance is that it represents pharaoh, it would receive offerings and blessings. Shows strength, enthroned, endurance, and power. Naturalistic and Idealized.

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What is the significance of Menkaura and a Queen (Old Kingdom, Egyptian)?

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The significance is in the stand step pose. This shows power and movement.

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What is the significance of the seated scribe (Old Kingdom, Egyptian)? And what style is it?

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This piece shows lower status and humility. It is naturalistic, carved in round and shows negative space.

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What is the significance of the reconstruction of Great Temple of Amun (New Kingdom, Egyptian)?

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The significance is the walled precinct that clearly delineates sacred spaces, the Hypostyle Hall, the Pylons, the Clerestory, and the Columns. This hall would have been used for several important events.

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What is the significance of the Columns from the Hypostyle Hall (New Kingdom, Egyptian)?

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The significance is the carvings in the columns and the papyrus.

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What is the significance of the Funerary Temple of Hatshepsut (New Kingdom, Egyptian)?

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The significance is in the axial plan, the terraced architecture, and the wall paintings/hieroglyphs.

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What is the significance of Akhenaten and his family (New Kingdom, Egyptian)?

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The significance is the different representations of the bodies, the intimate interactions between the family, and the sun god (monotheism - period of chaos).

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What is the significance of the Last Judgment of Hunefer, Book of the Dead (New Kingdom, Egyptian)?

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The significance is to portray a scene of judgement on the quality of life and the instructions for the afterlife.

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What is the significance of the Royal Pyramids (Nubian)?

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The significance is in an increase in the number of pyramids showing that they were not just for the pharaohs. Smaller pyramids.

25
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What is Kush?

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Kush is the ancient kingdom of Nubia.

26
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What is the book of the dead?

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The Book of the Dead is a collection of spells, prayers, formulas, and incantations on papyrus scroll. Included in tombs of important people.

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What are rock cut tombs?

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Rock cut tombs replace old kingdom mastabas and pyramids. They are tombs cut into large rock.

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What is a Canoptic jar?

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Canoptic jars are jars that contained the organs of those who have died.

29
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What is a palette?

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A palette is used for mixing makeup.

30
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What is Kerma?

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Kerma was an early civilization centered in Kerma, Sudan.

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What is Meroe?

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Meroe was an ancient city on the east bank of the Nile.

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What is Napata?

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Napata was a city of ancient Kush.

33
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What is a mortuary temple?

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A mortuary temple is a temple that is adjacent to or in the vicinity or royal tombs. Their purpose was to commemorate the reign of the Pharaoh.

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What was the Hepsed Festival?

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The Hepsed Festival was an ancient Egyptian ceremony that celebrated the continued rule of a pharaoh.