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28 Cards in this Set
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Colonnade
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structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns
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Hypostyle Temple
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A temple in which the roof or ceiling is supported by rows of columns
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mastaba
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An Arabic word for bench, it has been applied to early tombs where the building above the ground was a rectangular structure with a flat roof, thereby resembling a bench.
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Necropolis
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The Greek word meaning; "city of the dead" normally describes large and important burial areas that were in use for long periods.
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Obelisk
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a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal
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portico
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a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
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post and lintel
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n architecture, a structural system that uses two or more uprights or posts to support a horizontal beam (or lintel) which spans the space between them.
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pylons
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Greek for "gate", these were huge towers on each side of the entrance to a temple. They were often decorated with reliefs of pharaohs or gods.
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sarcophagus
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A container or coffin, usually made of stone, used to hold the mummy of an ancient Egyptian.
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Sphinx
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one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians
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Ra (Uraeus)
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The Sun god, represented by a cobra seen on Pharaoh's heads
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Osiris
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Founder of Egpyt, god of the nile, earth, water, vegetation.
The first Mummy Associated with Orion's belt Connected with rebirth, underworld, fertility, death, and ressurection |
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Seth
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God of evil and chaos
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provenance
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the history of an artwork itself (where it was intended to be seen, where it was later, where it is now)•
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Pieta
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suffering
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Contrapposto
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A twist or "S" curve of the human figure caused by placing the weight on one foot and turning the shoulder.
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chiaroscuro
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Italian word for "light and dark". In painting, a method of modeling form primarily by the use of light and shade
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Foreshortening
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A method of reducing or distorting the parts of a represented object that are not parallel to the picture plane in order to convey the impression of three dimensions as perceived by the human eye
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Fresco
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Italian word for "fresh". Fresco is the technique of painting on plaster with pigments ground in water so that the paint is absorbed by the plaster and becomes part of the wall itself. Buon fresco is the technique of painting on wet plaster; fresco secco is the technique of painting on dry plaster.
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Picture Plan
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The flat surface on which a picture is painted
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Sibyls
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In Greek and Roman mythology, any of the numerous women who were thought to possess powers of divination and prophecy. They appear on Christian representations notable Michelangelo's' Sistine Ceiling because they were believed to have foretold the coming of Christ.
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tree of Knowledge
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The tree in the Garden of Eden form which Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit that destroyed their innocence.
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Continuing Narration:
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Same characters in same landscape but one comes first (left to right generally)
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Animism
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Belief that a spirit or force residing in every animate and inanimate object, every dream and idea, gives individuality to each. The related Polynesian concept of man holds that the spirit in all things is responsible for the good and evil in the universe.
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Heel stones
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placed outside of main circle and corresponds to horizon if looked at from the Alter Stone
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Ethnocentric
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judging another art form, government, social arrangements, as a comparison to one's own
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scarification
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transition to adult society, native cultures scarred those to commemorate growing up (like a gang tattoo)
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dama
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ethnographic Ancestor Worship dance
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