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29 Cards in this Set
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Composite View
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convention in which part of the figure is shown in profile and the other part is shown frontally
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post-and-lintel system
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a system of construction in which two posts support a horizontal beam
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hierarchy of scale
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things or people(person) that are more important are larger than the other objects and follow in scale by importance
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register
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horizontal bands that tell a story, like a comic book
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atlantid
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male figure (telaman) used in architecture to replace a column
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superimposition
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the erection of a new structure on top of, and incorporating, an earlier structure (series of buildings inside each other
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earthworks
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a work of art consisting of modification of a large piece of land
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stele
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carved stone slab used to mark graves or to commemorate historical events
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bodhisattvas
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an enlightened individual who, out of compassion, renounces nirvana in order to save others
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mudra
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arm, hand, and body positions used in the tradtions of Hinduism and Buddhism
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stupa
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large mound-like structure, housed relics of the Buddha, often used as a place of worship
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frieze
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border underneath the pediment and above the architecture decorated with sculptural images that slightly just out of them
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axis mundi
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symbolic representation of the axis on which the world spins
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calligraphy
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handwriting or penmanship especially elegant writing as a decorative art
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Confucianism
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the ethical system of Confucius, emphasizing moral order, justice, the humanity and virtue of ancient rulers and gentlemanly education
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Daoism
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philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and non-interference with the course of natural events
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mastaba
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an early type of tomb the Egyptians would use, flat with slopping sides, built over the underground burial chamber
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colonnade
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a long sequence of columns joined by their entablature
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hypostyle hall
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large stone slabs used for the for ceilings are reinforced by columns or pillars
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clerestory
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upper level of building that is lined with windows (cathedrals)
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fresco
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a mural painting done on plaster walls and ceilings,
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corbelled arch
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arch-like construction that uses the technique of corbeling to for the arch.
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encaustic
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a process in where they use heated beeswax ad add colored pigments and then liquid/paste is applied to the surface
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peristyle
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a columned porch or open colonnade in a building surrounding a court that may contain an internal garden
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capital
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the crowning member of a colum or a pilaster
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terracotta
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clay-based unglazed ceramic, the fired body is porous and red in color
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sarcophagus
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funeral receptacle for a corpse, most commonly cut or carved from stone
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archaic smile
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was used to show that the person they sculpted was still alive and infused with a sense of well-being
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foreshortened
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the visual effect or optical illusion that an object or distance appears shorter than it actually is because it is angled toward the veiwer
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