| A | B |
| linear perspective | The use of slanted lines to make objects appear to extend back into space |
| Madonna | A work showing the Virgin Mary with the Christ child |
| oil paint | A mixture of pigment, linseed oil, and turpentine. |
| Pieta | A work showing Mary mourning over the body of Christ |
| Renaissance | A period of great awakening |
| symbolism | The use of an image to stand for a quality or an idea |
| Baroque | An art style emphasizing movement, contrast, and variety |
| etching | An intaglio print made by scratching an image onto a specially treated copper plate. |
| facade | The outside front of a building |
| portrait | A painting of a person |
| Rocco | An art style stressing, graceful movement; playful use of line; and bright colors |
| coiled pot | A pot formed by coiling long ropes of clay in a spiral |
| cradle board | A harness worn on the shoulders and used to carry a small child |
| Kachina doll | A hand-carved statuette used to teach children about Pueblo rituals |
| loom | A frame holding a set of crisscrossing threads |
| petroglyphs | Rock carvings and paintings |
| polychrome | Having many colors |
| pueblos | stacked, many-family dwelling made of adobe |
| sand painting | The pouring of different colors of powered rock on a flat section of earth to create an image or design |
| tepee | A portable house |