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55 Cards in this Set
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Medium
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any method or material from which art is made
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Fine Art
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methods done purely for the purpose of experssing an idea, but which have no functional purpose byond that expression
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Applied Art
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those that both express an idea as well as serve some functional purpose
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Form
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what we see when we look at a piece of art (color, carving, etc.)
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Content
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the message or meaning behind what we see
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Subject
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recognizable or namable themes or objects to which the viewer responds
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Style
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common traits linking a piece of art to other pieces produced during the same period
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Realism/Naturalism
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art that depicts the objects as they appear
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Stylized
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art that simplifies the subject into basic characteristics that contribute to its meaning
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Idealized
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reproduces the world not as it is, but as it should be
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Relief sculpture
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projects from a flat background - meant to be looked at head on
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Sculpture in the round/freestanding sculpture
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meant to be seen from all sides when viewing - walk around
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Composition
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orderly arrangement of the visual components or shapes on the page
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Space
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two dimensional equivalent of volume
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Linear perspective
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visual concept based on the idea that parallel lines converge as they move farther away
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Atmospheric or aerial perspective
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where as objects recede in space the moisture and dust in the air make them appear lighter and bluer
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Value
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relative lightness or darkness of the subject
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Scale
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refers to the overall size of a work of art
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Proportion
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refers to the size relationship of parts in a work of art
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Texture
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tactile quality of the surface of an object
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Paleolithic
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art of stone age man - took the form of painting on cave walls and small sculptures of humans and animals from bone, stone, and clay - primary focus was on survival
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Lascaux
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caves that were found with calcium deposits covering the paintings
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Twisted perspective
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where the head is painted in profile, but shows both horns
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tectiforms
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symbols that are painted and carved into the cave walls
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Mesolithic
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lots of humans depicted both singly and in groups - depict man as simplified stick figures - show more informative in body and tools
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Neolithic
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the first architecture was created during this stage of human development
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Megalith
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large architectural forms made of stone
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Cromlech
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arrangment of huge stones in a circle often surrounded by a ditch
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Post and lintel
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two vertical posts that support one horizontal lintel
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stonehenge
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found at salisbury plain, England - an aexample of a megalith
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Mesopotamia
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found in present day Iran and Iraq - contributed writing, monumental architecture and early political systems
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Sumer
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made up of a dozen or so independent city-states
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cuniform
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an early writing system based on pictures
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ziggurat
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center of economic, political, and civic life of the city
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stele
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a large stone set in the ground and used to commemorate victory
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Gudea
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priest of Lagash
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Hammurabi
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most famous leader of Babylonians and developer of first written code of law
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Babylonian
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peaceful, cultured people
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Assyrian
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warlike, cruel people - built walled fortresses around their palaces
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lamassu
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served as guardians of the palace
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Persian
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known as the great copiers of art history
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Egyptian
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religian and perminance characterize egyptain culture
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Rosetta stone
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became the key to unlocking the secrets of ancient Egypt - allowed them to translate hieroglyphics
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Hieroglyphic
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a type of picture writing
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register
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ground lines for organizing space
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cannon
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a fixed formula for representing human figures
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hieractical proportion
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figures are sized by their rank
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Ka
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spirit or soul
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mastaba
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housed a funerary temple and a burial chamber
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stepped pyramid
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several mastabas stacked on top of one another
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imhotep
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first known artist name in history
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Hatshepput
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first female monarch
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Tutankhamen
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a boy king who ruled for only seven years - tomb was not plundered by grave robbers
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Why did the paelolithics paint?
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trying to control the animals or possibly for training young hunters
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What materials did the Paleolithics use to paint with?
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they used their hands, reeds, bones, and plants to paint or blow the paint on the wall
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