Art History Unit 3 Review

Frieze

A decorative band running across the upper part of a wall.

Contrapposto

A pose in which the weight of the body is balanced on one leg while the other is free and relaxed.

Ziggurat

A Sumerian shrine in the form of a stepped mountain made of brick-covered earth.

Columns

Styles of these include the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian.

Pyramids

Built to protect and house the body of the Pharaoh in ancient Egypt.

Geography

The independence of Greek city-states was due to _______[BLANK]_______.

From 30,000 B.C. until about 10,000 B.C.

The age that produced cave paintings, such as those of Altamira in Spain or Lascaux in France, is believed to have begun _______[BLANK]_______.

Sphinx

A figure with the head of a Pharaoh on the body of a reclining lion is called a _______[BLANK]_______.

King Hammurabi

_______[BLANK]_______ is famous for his code of laws.

Producers

In the fertile environment of the Nile River Valley, inhabitants changed from being food gatherers to food _______[BLANK]_______.