Define: Anthropomorphic

Having traits of the human form, although it is not human

An upright stone slab used to mark a grave or a site

A tubular object w/ a round hole into a square cross section

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Prehistoric Art Vocab

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A Quiz for the 12 vocabulary words for the Prehistoric Art chapter of Barron's AP Art History book. #aparthistory #apah #barrons #prehistoric #art

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Define: Lintel
a horizontal beam under an opening
a vertical beam next to an opening
a horizontal beam over an opening
a vertical beam over an opening
2
A groove cut into stone/wood that is shaped to receive a projection of the same dimensions.
Mortise-and-tenon
Altar piece
Avant-garde
Apadana
3
Define: Archaeology
The study of ancient people & cultures through text
The study of modern people & cultures through excavation
The study of ancient people & cultures through excavation
The study of ancient people & cultures through oral history
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Define: Megalith
a big log used to build a prehistoric structure
a small stone used to build a prehistoric structure
a big stone used to build a prehistoric structure
a big stone used to break a prehistoric structure
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Define: Anthropomorphic
Not having traits of the human form, and it is human
Having traits of the human form, although it is not human
Having traits of the unhuman form, although it is not human
Having traits of the human form, and it is human
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Define: Stele
A hanging stone slab used to mark a grave or a site
A downright stone slab used to mark a grave or a site
An upright stone slab used to mark a grave or a site
A falling stone slab used to mark a grave or a site
7
Neolithic monument with by a circular ground plan used for rituals & making astronomical events
Menhir
Lintel
Henge
Megalith
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Religion; good & bad are initiated by spirits that can be influenced by shamans who have access
Shinto
Shamanism
Hinduism
Buddhism
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Define: Cong
A square object w/ a round hole into a square cross section
A tubular object w/ a round hole into a square cross section
A tubular object w/ a square hole into a round cross section
A square object w/ a square hole into a round cross section
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Method of construction in which two posts support a horizontal beam, called a lintel
Post-and-latern
Post-and-lintel
Lintel-and-pastel
Lintel-and-past
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Large uncut stone erected as a monument in the prehistoric era; a standing stone
Manchuria
Minbar
Menhir
Mihrab
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Schematic, nonrealistic way to show the visible world & contents, abstract compared to nature.
Grisaille
Pointillism
Apotheosis
Stylized

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