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paleolithic
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old stone age
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neolithic
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new stone age
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where was paleolithic age located
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france, spain, europe
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how were animals depicted in the paleolithic age
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in strict profile
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in the round
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carved all around.
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first 3d sculpture
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bison/buffalo
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first in the round
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man with feline head
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Neolithic age
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new stone age
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architecture and landscapes were popular in Neolithic age what was architecture ysed for
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protection
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Neolithic- what was depicted in paintings
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people and animals
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JERICO
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had big walls for protection
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Stonehenge was a
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burial ground and observatory
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megalith
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big stones
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stone henge was this design
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post and lintel
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Ancient near east was in
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mesopotamia
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Sumerian culture (city of summer) is in
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near east
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register
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bands of narritives
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cuniform
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written language
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large eyes means
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eternal wakeness. statue of worshippers
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stele
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monumental marker
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hierarchical scale
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one figure is larger than the other
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heraldic composition
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a central figure flanked by two others
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ziggurat
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base under the temple
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temple holds...
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statue and its not for public
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pictures of ppl in the Sumerian culture are..
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more naturalistic and of gods and monarchy and higher class. but still stylized
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cylinder seal
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signs documents, seal doors, show possession
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the code of hammurabi
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important set of codes
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Assurian culture is..
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very violent
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Persian culture had columns called Persepolis. and that is a column that has
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animals, mythological creatures on top of them.
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apadora
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audience
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old kingdom was in
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egypt
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statues of pharaohs are always
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bilaterally symmetrical, stiff, depicted in the height of youth, and always have a beard and headdress
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nemes
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the headdress of a pharaoh
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old kingdom statues are never ...
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free standing
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Menkaure and Khamerernebty stature... the feet are
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left foot is always slightly a little forward
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2D conventions are
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twisted torso
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twisted torso
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head, arms legs and eyes are in profile facing front
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3d conventions of pharaohs are
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idealized, muscular, height of youth, stiff
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pyramids are
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old kingdom
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pylon
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huge gateway
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walls of tombs are always covered in
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art
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hatshepsut is a
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famous female pharaoh
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new kingdom paintings are
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the same but the background is more detailed
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fresco
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mural painting
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Amarnaand Akhenaton period has lots todo with
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religion
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Akhenaton is the pharaoh of the
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amarna period
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bust
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statue of shoulders and up
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Nefertitis bust has a long..
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neck but still very natural
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everything is more relaxed in this period
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armana
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cloisonne
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inlayed stones
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if your soul is heavier than a feather than u go to ___ and if its not u go to ___
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hell, heaven
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stylistics conventions are the differences between
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Egyptian and Mesopotamian culture
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mastaba
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smaller form of ziggurat w/o temple on top. burial chamber is underground
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imhotep
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first architect
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Necropolis
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city of the dead
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dressed stones were in this culture
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egyptian
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engaged columns
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attached to the building/wall
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column types
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fluted, lotus bud, lotus flower
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relieving triangle
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empty space that doesn't let the pyramid collapse
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sphinx
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lions body, wings, womans face...guardian of pyramids
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Middle kingdom had this type of tomb
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carved out of stone. raw cut
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atlantid collumn
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shape of a man
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caratyd column
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shape of a woman
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clerestory window
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row of windows
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