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Art History Exam 1 Terms
The terms for my art class
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Art History
Undergraduate 2
09/20/2011

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Post and lintel
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Post and beam
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Mummification
Definition
Ancient egyptian burial process of preservation
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Cunieform
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One of the earliest known forms of written expression
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Hypostyle hall
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Roof supported by large columns
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Fresco
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Mural painting types on plaster of walls or celings
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Clerestory
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Upper level of roman basilica
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Theocracy
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People are ruled by people who have similar ideas to them
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Pharaoh
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New kingdom term for King in Egypt
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Mastaba
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Mud brick or stone constructed, flat roofed egyptian tomb
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Sarcophagus
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Funeral receptacle for a corpse
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Megaron
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Great hall in grecian palaces
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Labyrinth
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A maze
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Stele
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Wooden or stone slab
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