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DAH Chapter 5

These are questions and vocabulary from Discovering Art History Chapter 5 dealing with prehistoric and Egyptian art.

AB
sytlized"The simplification of forms found in nature."
cromlech"A circle of monoliths"
lintel"horizontal structure that spans an opening between two walls or posts"
"Why have the caves at Lascaux been closed to the public since 1963?""humidity from human breath"
"Where are the earliest known stone fortifications located?"Jericho
ziggurat"The high temple platform of Sumerian and Assyrian architechture."
cella"The main rectangular room of a temple containing the image of a god."
stele"An upright slab, bearing sculptured designs or inscriptions."
"low relief""A surface that has only slight variations between the hightest and lowest parts."
"Why does so little remain of Sumerian architecture?""Constructed with mud-brick which deteriorated."


Art Teacher
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School
Richmond, VA

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