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| The belief that if you can kill a depiction of an animal, you will be more successful in killing it in hunting. |
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| What is twisted perspective/composite view? |
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| Depicted from multiple angles at the same time, often in an unnatural stance |
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| Two vertical "posts" with a horizontal "lintel" atop the posts. One of the first building techniques, seen in the Neolithic age onward and still used today. This type of construction is effective as long as the opening is not too large as the middle of the lintel is the weakest point |
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| What period was the Venus of Willendorf created? |
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| What period was the Hall of Bulls created? |
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| What period was the Stonehenge created? |
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| In what sub-period (culture) was the Venus of Willendorf created? |
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| In what sub-period (culture) was the Hall of Bulls created? |
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| In what sub-period (culture) was Stonehenge created? |
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| What was the theme or purpose of the Venus of Willendorf/ What did it focus on? |
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| The sexuality of women particularly on their ability to reproduce. Seen in the exaggeration of female specific body parts. |
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| What was the Venus of Willendorf made out of? |
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| What was the purpose for creating the Hall of Bulls? |
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| Ritual ("hunting magic"). Not intended for decorative purposes as the caves were clearly not intended to be lived in... very hard to get into. |
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| How are the animals portrayed / what view are we given in the Hall of Bulls? |
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| Composite view / Twisted Perspective |
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| What was the purpose of Stonehenge? |
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| First lunar calendar. On summer solstice all stone shadows line up. |
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| What was the technique in building Stonehenge? |
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| A pair of monoliths topped with a lintel. Seen in Stonehenge (in the horseshoe portion) |
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| A man made mountain dedicated to a particular god. Temple at the top of the ziggurat was dedicated for the god to live in when it comes to earth (very exquisite). In front was the cella which only high priests & kings could go. The ziggurats were also the administrative center of the city and storehouse for tributes to the god. |
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| A means of depicting people based on their importance. The taller the person or being, the more important, with decreasing height proportional to decreasing importance/rank in society. |
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| A type of scenic means of depicting a story through art. Often provides border-lines, etc. Sort of like a comic book |
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| A box shaped artwork from ancient Sumer. Depicted two different stories (one on each side) one side depicted a story of war-times, and the other of peace-times. Both used hierartic scale, and register. Possibly first example of animation. Made out of stone gold |
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| The first form of writing recognized, wedge-shaped writing created using a particular stylus typically on clay tablets. |
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| An upright stone often used for commemorative purposes mostly for significant events. Example: tombstone |
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| A stele with a scene at the top using composite view with foreshortening. Shows King Hammurabi being given tools for architecture (symbolizing responsibility to establish foundation in society) by the son God Shamash. Under it along the stele was a set of laws and rights written in cuneiform. |
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| A composite figure of two of more animals combined. |
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| Statuettes of Two Worshippers from Eshnunnu |
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| Lamassu from citadel of Sargon II |
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| Relief of Assyrian Archers pursuing enemies |
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| In what period was the Inanna vase created? |
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| In what period was the statuettes of two worshippers from Esnunnu created? |
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| In what period was the Lamassu from citadel of Sargon II created? |
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| In what period was the relief of Assyrian archers pursuing enemies created? |
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| In what sub-period (culture) was the Inanna vase created? |
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| In what sub-period (culture) was the statuettes of two worshipers from Eshnunnu created? |
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| In what sub-period (culture) was the Lamassu from citadel of Sargon II created? |
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| In what sub-period (culture) was the relief of Assyrian archers pursuing enemies created? |
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| What was the technique of the Inanna vase? |
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| What story was told in the Inanna vase? |
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| Offerings to honor the goddess Inanna |
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| What is the subject matter of the Inanna vase? |
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| What was the purpose of the statuettes of the two worshippers from Esnunnu? |
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| They would be stored in temples to offer constant prayer and worship to the god in place of the human that had them commissioned/dedicated |
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| What was the main material that the statuettes of the two worshippers from Eshnunnu were made of? |
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| What was the main purpose of the Lamassu from citadel of Sargon II? |
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| Propaganda to portray the king as all powerful to any intruders |
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| What was the Lamassu from citadel of Sargon II primarily sculpted out of? |
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| Which animals are present in the Lamassu from citadel of Sargon II? |
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| What was probably the main purpose for the relief of Assyrian archers pursuing enemies? |
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| Propaganda to express victory over enemies. |
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| What was the relief of Assyrian archers pursuing enemies carved out of? |
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| What characteristics/styles are present in the relief of Assyrian archers pursuing enemies? |
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| Twisted perspective to choose propagandic value over realism. Optical truth sacrificed to emphasize story. |
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| A palette made out of slate to commemorate King Narmer (original king of lower Egypt) defeating the Northern Egyptian pharaoh in order to unify both kingdoms. Uses Hierarchy of Scale and Composite View, as well as register on front side. |
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| First recognized artist/architect in history. Commissioned by King Djoser to oversee all of the building |
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| The standard tomb type in early Egypt. Was a rectangular brick or stone structure with sloping sides erected over an underground burial chamber. Kind of like a less refined pyramid |
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| The room where the Ka Statue of the deceased was placed in the tomb |
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| Literally "city of the dead". Huge cemetaries |
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| A set of stringent rules to be followed. The Egyptians had the canon of Royal Proportions which stated that those of royalty were to be depicted in a grandeur fashion. |
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| A statue that depicted the deceased often in their perfect form. Served as an alternative for the soul (ka) to find home in in the case that the mummy was destroyed/unrecognizable. |
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| Head priest of the Armana Period. Rid of all references to other gods than the sun god Aton. He even changed his name to Akhenaton meaning son of Aton. For his period of reigning, he changed many of the ideas and ways of life that the Egyptians followed and it was evident in the artwork. Egyptians did not like change much, and overthrew Akhenaton to return to old ways. |
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| The period under Akhenaton's reign. First period of monotheism recognized (solely to sun god Aton). Rejection of artistic traditions, and many canon changes. |
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| ventilation/lighting systems of hypostyle halls. First good form of lighting interior using outside light. |
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| Wedge-shaped structures symbolic of the mountains (where gods lived). Often at the edges of temples so as to pass through these pylons was symbolic of entering the land of the gods |
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| A building supported by two-leveled columns |
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| Relief of Ti watching a hippo hunt |
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| Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut |
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| Temple of Amen-Re at Karnak |
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| In what period was the Pyramid complex at Gizeh created? |
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| In what period was Khafre enthroned created? |
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| In what period was the Relief of Ti watching a hippo hunt created? |
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| In what period was the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut created? |
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| In what period was the Temple of Ramses II created? |
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| In what period was the Temple of Amen-Re at Karnak created? |
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| In what sub-period (culture) was the Pyramid complex at Gizeh created? |
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| In what sub-period (culture) was Khafre enthroned created? |
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| In what sub-period (culture) was the Relief of Ti watching a hippo hunt created? |
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| In what sub-period (culture) was the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut created? |
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| In what sub-period (culture) was the Temple of Ramses II created? |
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| In what sub-period (culture) was the Temple of Amen-Re at Karnak created? |
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| What was the function/purpose for the Pyramid complex at Gizeh? |
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| Tombs for the Fourth Dynasty pharaohs Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure |
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| How were the pyramids built? |
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| Using teams of many many men chiseling and transporting limestone on sleds and the going up a ramp of dirt to build the stone upon itself. |
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| What was the purpose of Khafre enthroned? |
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| Served as Khafre's ka statue |
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| What was Khafre enthroned made of? |
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| Primarily diorite (very hard and long lasting stone) |
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| In what way was Khafre enthroned depicted? |
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| As a perfect form of himself as well as symbolizing his royalty and importance by being seated on a lion throne protected by the falcon god Horus. |
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| What technique was important in sculpting Khafre enthroned? |
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| Had no open space so as to make it everlasting with little potential for any parts breaking off. |
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| What is the theme behind the Relief of Ti watching a hippo hunt? |
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| Men continuously fighting (and dominating) against forces of nature. Man as the great civilizing force, mobilized by rulers like Ti. |
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| What canon is present in the Relief of Ti watching a hippo hunt? |
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| Egyptian canon of Royal Proportions |
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| What is the purpose of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut? |
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| As a dedication to the power of Hatshepsut, commissioned by Hatshepsut herself. Possibly propagandist. |
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| Why are the reliefs of Hatshepsut at the Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut gone? |
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| Hatshepsut's stepson ordered any depiction of Hatshepsut be destroyed once he took power. |
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| What sits at the front of the Temple of Ramses II? |
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| Four seated statues of Ramses II in grandiose size (65 feet tall) |
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| What type of temple is the Temple of Amen-Re at Karnak? |
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| What type of hall is present at the Temple of Amen-Re at Karnak? |
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| A method of painting onto a wet or damp surface/plaster. If done strategically and swiftly, the painting will in theory last forever because the paint is absorbed into the wet plaster as it dries. This is the most permanent type of fresco painting |
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| A tomb in the shape of a beehive, built around a circular base and rounded up getting more and more narrow. Example is seen in the Treasure of Atreus. |
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| In what period was the Bull Leaping Fresco created? |
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| In what period was the Treasure of Atreus created? |
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| In what period was the funerary mask (of Mycenae) created? |
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| In what sub-period (culture) was the Bull Leaping Fresco created? |
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| In what sub-period (culture) was the Treasure of Atreus created? |
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| In what sub-period (culture) was the Aegean funerary mask created? |
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| What was depicted in the bull leaping fresco? |
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| The ritual of releasing a bull into an arena and allowing young men and women to grab the horn of the charging bull and flip over it. Showed the value placed on bulls |
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| What was probably the function of the bull leaping fresco? |
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| What medium was the bull leaping fresco created in? |
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| What was the purpose of the Treasury of Atreus? |
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| Tomb (probably for multiple members of family) |
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| What kind of structure was the Treasury of Atreus? |
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| What was the purpose of the Aegean Funerary Mask? |
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| To be wrapped around the face/head of the deceased it belonged to. |
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| What was the Aegean Funerary Mask made of? |
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| What culture may have influenced the Aegean Funerary Mask? |
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