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| Paleolithic comes from two words meaning |
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| Most Paleolithic cave paintings were intended to be "prehistoric wallpaper" and decorated the areas in which people lived. |
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| Lions, bulls and dragons are often used as symbols or images of _____ in ancient cultures. |
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| In post and lintel construction, the lintel is the _____ element. |
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| A main characteristic of Assyrian art is propaganda. |
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| In Bronze Age art, large size is equated with |
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| A stele, such as the Stele of Hammurabi is |
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| The Egyptian term _____ refers to their principle of order, balance and stability, which was central to ancient Egyptian culture. |
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| Egyptian art also uses the technique of hieratic scale seen in contemporary Near Eastern art. |
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| The Step Pyramid of King Djoser is thought to be the first Egyptian structure made entirely of |
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| During the Amarna Period, Egyptian art became |
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| The guardian figure of Egypt with the body of a cat and a human head is called a |
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| The mastaba is the basic type of _____ in ancient Egypt. |
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| Egyptian sculptures were usually left unpainted |
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| The Egyptian ankh is a symbol of bad luck. |
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| In Greek culture, _____ is considered to be the ideal form. |
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| A stiff, frontal pose and rigid form are charachttp://www.flashcardmachine.com/my-flashcards/quick-editor.cgi?topic_id=2167335teristic of _____ Greek sculpture. |
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| The two parts of the Doric frieze are |
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| A chryselephantine statue is made of |
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| The cyclopaean masonry of the city of Mycenae is named for |
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| the Cyclops of Greek mythology |
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| Which of the following is not a characteristic of Minoan art? |
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| The female sculpted figure of Archaic Greece is called the |
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| The slight outward curve of the shaft of a Greek column is called |
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| Arranging stones so that each level projects beyond the lower one to reach over an open space is called |
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