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21 Cards in this Set
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prehistoric era/paleolithic period |
dates back to the time before people left written record about culture |
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neolithic period/new stone age |
saw the development in the building of structures in the form of megalith and lintel system where a crossbeam is placed above two post
*stonehenge in england |
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ancient egypt |
developed along the banks of the Nile |
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the great pyramid |
greatest egyptian architecture |
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ziggurat |
sumerian city's form of art |
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doric |
a simple, geometric style |
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ionic |
taller and more dynamic |
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corinthian |
complex and organic |
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• byzantine art |
precision, formality and very rich colour |
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• romanesque art |
characterized by massiveness and elaborate presentation |
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gothic art |
greatest contribution of this art is the cathedral |
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illuminations |
are hand printed books |
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ancient chinese |
were skilled in all areas of art specially in bronze |
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ancient indian art |
have mastered the making of bricks; relief in carvings in soap and also the art of urban planning |
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mesopotamia |
region that lies in the fertile crescent land between Tigris and Euphates |
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Somerians |
were the finest people to have a have a system of writing; Cuneiform |
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parthenon |
world's most admired structure |
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romans |
greatest artist who excelled in civil engineering |
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civilizations developed |
egypt, china, india, rome, mesopotamia, greece |
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stele |
a curved stone slab used as a monument |
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pharaoh |
was the ruler of egypt, who was also considered as their god |
