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| The representation of reality through the use of abstract concepts such as words, gestures, and numbers. |
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| Any object made or modified by a human |
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| Symbolic meaning of subjects and signs used to convey ideas important to a particular culture or religion. |
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| Greek philosopher interested in Idealism, symmetry and proportion. |
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| Greek philosopher interested in mimesis (imitation) |
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| Branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and taste, and with the creation and appreciation of beauty. |
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| Credited with development of making stone tools |
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| Credited with development of symmetry |
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| Homo sapiens neanderthalensis (Neanderthal) |
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| Credited with the development of architecture, ritualized burials, ritualized offerings. |
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| Homo Sapiens Sapiens (Cro-Magnon) |
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| Credited with development of image-making |
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| Enclosed space with at least some aesthetic intent |
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| First agricultural revolution- the transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture, the domestication of animals, and settlement. |
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| Western and Northern Europe used Huge Stones to erect these ceremonial structures and tombs |
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| A stone or wooden slab, generally taller than it is wide, erected for funerals or commemorative purposes |
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| Huge stepped structures with a temple or shrine on top |
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| Images dedicated to the gods, were stand-ins for worshipper, offering up prayer in the donor's absence. |
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| Technique used in art, mostly in sculpture and painting, in which the artist uses unnatural proportion or scale to depict the relative importance of the figures in the artwork |
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| Deliberate destruction of religious icons and other symbols or monuments, usually with religious or political motives. |
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| Function as economic standards, small artworks and propaganda. |
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