exam 1

Question 1

hieratic scale

Answer 1

the use of differences in size to indicate relative importance. the bigger, the more important.

Question 2

sarcophagus

Answer 2

a rectangular stone coffin

Question 3

low relief

Answer 3

a sculpted image or design with a flat, carved background to set off the figures.

Question 4

mastaba

Answer 4

a flat-topped, one story building with slanted walls over an Egyptian tomb

Question 5

fresco

Answer 5

a painting technique where water-based pigments are applied to wet plaster, thus becoming a part of the wall.

Question 6

pigment

Answer 6

a powder substance that mixes with liquid used like paint

Question 7

megalith

Answer 7

a large stone that form a prehistoric monument, such as the stonehenge

Question 8

corbel vaulting

Answer 8

arched masonry structure with projecting stones in an interior space.

Question 9

post and lintel construction

Answer 9

architectural system of construction with two or more posts supporting a horizontal element

Question 10

funerary

Answer 10

any work forming or placed in a repository for the for the remains of the dead

Question 11

cuneiform

Answer 11

early form of writing with wedge shaped marks on wet clay with a stylus

Question 12

dressed stone

Answer 12

high-finish, precisely cut blocks of stone laid in even courses, creating uniform and fine joints

Question 13

veneer

Answer 13

exterior facing of a building, usually with decorative patterns in stone or brick.

Question 14

stele

Answer 14

upright stone slab with inscriptions. can be used as a grave marker.

Question 15

cloisonné

Answer 15

enamel/glass/gemstones are separated by strips of flattened wire

Question 16

ziggurat

Answer 16

talk stepped pyramidal structure of earthen materials; usually a shrine.

Question 17

incised

Answer 17

a design/inscription is cut into a hard surface with a sharp instrument

Question 18

(know culture, title, date, materials)

Answer 18

prehistoric, Lascaux Cave or the bird headed man with bison, Paleolithic, pigment on cave wall.

Question 19

(know culture, title, date, materials)

Answer 19

prehistoric, Woman from Willendorf, Austria, paleolithic, stone

Question 20

(know culture, title, date, materials)

Answer 20

prehistoric, Stonehenge, neolithic, stone mounds and ditches.

Question 21

(know culture, title, date, materials)

Answer 21

Mesopotamia 3500-1000 bce, Ziggurat at Ur, mud brick

Question 22

(know culture, title, date, materials)

Answer 22

mesopotamia 3500-1000 bce, Stele of Hammurabi, basalt (hard stone)

Question 23

(know culture, title, date, materials)

Answer 23

mesopotamia 3500-1000 bce, stele of naram-sin, limestone

Question 24

(know culture, title, date, materials)

Answer 24

ancient egyptian 3000-1000 bce, Palette of King Narmer, hard stone

Question 25

(know culture, title, date, materials)

Answer 25

ancient egyptian 3000-1000 bce, Menkaure and his Wife, hard stone

Question 26

(know culture, title, date, materials)

Answer 26

ancient egyptian 3000-1000 bce, Khafre, diorite (hard stone)

Question 27

(know culture, title, date, materials)

Answer 27

ancient egyptian, 3000-1000 bce, Stepped Pyrimid of King Djoser, limestone

Question 28

(know culture, title, date, materials)

Answer 28

ancient egyptian 3000-1000 bce, Great Pyramids of Giza and Khafre as Sphinx, limestone

Question 29

(know culture, title, date, materials)

Answer 29

ancient egyptian 3000-1000 bce, Nefertiti, painted limestone

Question 30

(know culture, title, date, materials)

Answer 30

ancient egyptian 3000-1000 bce, Funerary Mask of Tutankhamen, gold, glass and semiprecious stone

Question 31

(know culture, title, date, materials)

Answer 31

Ancient Egyptian 3000-1000 bce, Funerary mask of Tutankhamen, gold glass and semiprecious stone

Question 32

(know culture, title, date, materials)

Answer 32

Minoan 3000-1500 bce, Bull-leaping Fresco, palace at knossos, fresco

Question 33

(know culture, title, date, materials)

Answer 33

Minoan 3000-1500 bce, Octopus Flask, ceramic.

Question 34

(know culture, title, date, materials)

Answer 34

Minoan 3000-1500 bce, Reconstruction of Palace at Knossos, drawing.

Question 35

(know culture, title, date, materials)

Answer 35

Mycenaean 1500-1200 bce, Lion Gate in Mycenae, stone.

Question 36

(know culture, title, date, materials)

Answer 36

Mycenaean 1500-1200 bce, Corbeled Vault in Mycenae, stone.

Question 37

compare and contrast, also tell dates, names, culture and materials.

Question 38

compare and contrast, also tell dates, names, culture and materials.

Question 39

compare and contrast, also tell dates, names, culture and materials.