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Art History test 3
Egyptian time period
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
10/27/2017

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Ka
Definition
An individual's vital force or total of the hereditary qualities received from one's ancestors
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Mastaba
Definition
tomb with a rectangular base, sloping sides, and a flat roof
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Egyptian column types
Definition

papyrus

Foliated

Palm leaf

Papyrus Blossom

Reed Bundle

Lotus

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The old kingdom
Definition
Bronze age
Term
Solar boat of Khufu was _____
Definition
sealed into a pit at the foot of the great pyramid of Giza
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Flunting
Definition
A decorative motif consisting of a series of uniform grooves incised in the shaft of a column
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Axis
Definition
A line through a building separating it into two symmetrical parts
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Colonnade
Definition
series of columns set at regular intervals and usually supporting the base of a roof structure
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Hypostyle hall
Definition
a hall with a roof supported by columns
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Pylon
Definition
monumental gateway to an Egyptian temple
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Clerestory
Definition
windows placed high in a wall
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obelisk
Definition
four-sided tapering pillar of stone with a triangular top
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Obelisks were based on the shape of the ____
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benben
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Minoan civilization
Definition
non indo european people who flourished on the island of Crete during the bronze age
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