ARTH 1030 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Gautama Buddha, Narmer, Kaaba

• School: University of Iowa
• Department: Art and Art History
• Course: ARTH 1030
• Professor: Longfellow, Brenda

Document Summary

Study online at quizlet. com/_6ahx4n: aisle, altar, amatersau, amphora, apse, arabesque. Passageway to either side of the nave separated by colonnades or arcades. Structure on top of which offerings or sacrifices are made. Shinto; ancestress to the emperor, ruler of heavenly divinities; was coaxed back into the world by other kamis via use of a mirror. Greek jar or vase with a large oval body, narrow cylindrical neck, and two handles that rise almost to the level of the mouth; holds. A recess, usually semicircular, in the wall of a building, most elaborately decorated part of the church. Surface decorations based on rhythmic linear patterns of scrolling and interlacing foliage, tendrils" or plain lines- common in islamic art: arabic. Language used to read the holy quran in. Hold heavier weight: ark a repository traditionally in or against the wall of a synagogue for the scrolls of the torah, atmospheric perspective.