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Art History Final
Paleolithic, Neolithic, Mesopotamia, and Egpt
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Art History
Undergraduate 3
02/21/2011

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City
Definition
Group of people
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Cuneiform
Definition
Wedged shaped were pressed symbols in clay with these 
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Ziggurats
Definition
Mesopotamia temples were built ontop of these huge stepped structures
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Register
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The horizontal bands that organized narratives carved on vessels.
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Hierarchical Scale
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Relative size indicating relative importance
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Stele
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An inscribed stone or wooden slab standing upright. Used as a monument
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Hammurabi's Code
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The rights, duties, and punishments were incribed on a the black slab called the Code of Hammurabi.
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[image]
Definition
The code of Hammurabi
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What are three byproducts of civilization?
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Culture, specialization, and Religion
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Mastaba
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A flat topped once story building that held the tombs of the King's family and relatives.
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[image]
Definition
Mastaba
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[image]
Definition
Stepped Mastaba
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Necropolis
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City of the Dead
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Imhotep
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1st to create the stepped Mastaba
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Hatshepsut
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1st woman Pharoph
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[image]
Definition
Hatshepsut
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[image]
Definition
Akhenaten/ he made all the dieties into one
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[image]
Definition
Nefertiti
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Composite Perspective
Definition
Showing off Chief features of the body
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Books of the Dead
Definition
Papyrus scrolls containing magical texts or spells that were placed with the mummies
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[image]
Definition
Rosetta Stone/ A stone stele incraved in hieroglyphics
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[image]
Definition
Narem Palette/ Early Dynastic Period
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In what city are the three Great Pyramids and Great Sphinx located?
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Giza
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What are the names of the Pharaohs that are buried in the Great Pyramids?
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Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure
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[image]
Definition
Kafre/ it turns blue
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Sculpture in the Round
Definition
Three dimensional pieces
Term
Architecture
Definition
The enclosure of spaces with at least some aesthetic intent
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Relief Sculpture
Definition
Carved away surrounding material that forms a background that sets off the projecting figure
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[image]
Definition
Wattle and Daub/ brances woven in a basket like pattern
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Thatch
Definition
Roof made out of plant material such as weeds or straw
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Megalithic Structure
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Associated with death
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Henge
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A circle of stones or posts/ example Stone Henge
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[image]
Definition
Woman fo Willendorf/ possibly represents health and fertility
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[image]
Definition
Cave Painting/ prehistoric
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What separates the Paleolithic era from the Neolithic era?
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Agiculture
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[image]
Definition
Head of Man/Akkadian Ruler
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[image]
Definition
Menajaure and a Queen
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[image]
Definition
Venus of Brassempouy
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[image]
Definition
Venus of Dolni Vestonice
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