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HUM131.H81 CH1
Humanities
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
02/20/2017

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[image]
Definition
Horses, Chauvet Cave
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[image]
Definition
Venus of Willendorf
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[image]
Definition
Stonehenge
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[image]
Definition
The ziggurat at Ur
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[image]
Definition
Stele of Hammurabi
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[image]
Definition
Funerary mask of Tutankhamun
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[image]
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Doryphoros (Spear Bearer)
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[image]
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Dedicatory statues
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[image]
Definition
Anavysos Kouros
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Culture
Definition
encompasses the values and behaviors shared by a group of people, developed over time, and passed down from one generation to the next
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Agency
Definition
they were created to exert power or authority over those who came in contact with them
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Naturalism
Definition
representation imitating the actual appearance of the animals
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Megaliths
Definition
the most basic form of architectural construction, were built without the use of mortar
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Menhirs
Definition
constructions built merely with upright posts
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Post and Lintel
Definition
megalithic construction that consists of two posts roofed with a capstone
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Cromlech
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megalithic construction that is laid out in a circle
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Shaman
Definition
person who is thought to have special ability to communicate with the spirit world
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Anthropomorphism
Definition
Nature's behavior can be compared to human behavior
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Ziggurat
Definition
a pyramidal temple structure consisting of successive platforms with outside staircases and a shrine at the top
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Stele
Definition
an upright stone slab carved with a commemorative design or inscription
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Epic
Definition
a long, narrative poem in elevated language that follows characters of a high position through a series of adventures
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Epithet
Definition
words/phrases that characterize a person
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Patriarch
Definition
scriptural father of the Hebrew people
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Prophets
Definition
men who served as mouthpieces and interpreters of Yahweh's purposes
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Hieroglyphs
Definition
Egyptian style of writing; "writing of the gods"
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