ARTS 2000 Study Guide - Final Guide: Thebes, Egypt, Acropolis Of Athens, Paleolithic

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Key terms: ziggurat - temple set on a huge platforms standing in the center of each city-state. Key terms: great pyramids - huge, mountain like structures built as burial vaults for pharaohs who were considered gods. Frontal pose - straightforward and not turning pose that had been established for royal portraits. Hieroglyphics - picture writing of ancient egyptian priesthood. Hierarchic scale - sizes of human figures are determined by social rank. Artworks: king mycerinus and queen khamerernebty, giza, egypt, dynasty 4, 2532-2510. Wall painting from the tomb of nebamun, thebes, egypt, c. 1450 bce, paint on dry plaster. Key terms: kouros - greek for male youth. Artworks: kouros, statue of a youth, 610-600 bce, marble. Parthenon, ictinus & callicrates, acropolis, athens, 448-432 bce - built as a gift to athena, took inspiration from egyptian tradition in temple design. Other: emphasis on human being the highest creation of nature.

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