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Art
Chapters 14-20
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
11/30/2014
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The term used to discuss how a building stands up?
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structure
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Which structure features an arcade of round arches?
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Pont du Gard
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Which structure features a ring of posts and lintels?
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Stonehenge
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which of these is from the neolithic period?
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The earthenware beaker from Susa
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Which is an example of Gothic?
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Notre-Dame de Chartres
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One feature that set Glottis architecture apart from Romanesque was the extensive use of
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Stained Glass
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The influence of neoplatonism would be most likely when, in a painting, a renaissance artist highlights a
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nude classical goodness
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In the hindu religion, the destroyer god is
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Shiva
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The indus valley is located primarily in the present-day country of
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Pakistan
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Petroglyphs are made by
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scratching an image onto a stone surface
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The Mesopotamians built their temples, such as that of Ur-Nammu, on a type of structure called a
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Ziggurat
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Early stone tools were developed about
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two million years ago
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In a mosque, what form is used to mark the building's location and allow the faithful to be called to prayer?
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a minaret
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The technique of decorating architecture with tiles reached a peak of achievement in
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Persia
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A muslim theological school in which the history of Islam and the interpretation of Qur'an are taught is a
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Madrasa
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One of the oldest surviving examples of sub-saharan art comes form the
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Nok culture
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A mangaaka power figure personifies the force of
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Justice
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The Maori are the indigenous people of
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New Zealand
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