AP Art History: Unit 1 & 2: Vocab

art created before cultures developed written language

studies and analyses material and objects made by humans

object made by human with cultural or historical interest

remains or impression of a prehistoric organism

originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native

belief in multiple gods

belief in one god only

horizontal band containing decorative or narrative imagery

a system of proportion that enlarges the most significant elements

a roll of parchment or paper displaying writing or pictures

a surface used to hold paint or pigment for arts like makeup or painting

triangular bone in lower back between 2 hipbones of the pelvis

wild goat from Alps, Pyrenees, Asia, & Ethiopia; long round horns

species of antelope from Africa and Asia; long straight horns

mammal of cattle family

small, spiny mammal with long snout & claws; Australia & New Guinea

mammal of the camel family

winged monster w/ woman’s head & lions body

half human half animal creature

having many hues

having one hue

earthy pigment; brown, yellow, orange, & red

black pigment used for eye makeup

prehistoric drawing/painting on a rock wall

carving on a rock wall

two large vertical stones supporting a third horizontal laying stone on top (post and lintel)

prehistoric circular monument consisting of trilithons of wood or stone

high ground fortress protecting or dominating a city

stone tube and disc laid on chest to protect deceased in afterlife

large, handless drinking vessel with wide mouth

hard stone; green, yellow, white, red, & black

hard, glasslike volcanic rock; black

brownish red earth ceramicware

material prepared from water plant used for sandals, boats, rope, & scrolls

dark, course-grained sandstone; grey

Brick made from baked mud

dark, fine-grained volcanic rock

large cemetery belonging to an ancient city

plan in which parts of building are set along an axis (aerial, side, or front)

plan w/ non-linear approach with more than one angle showing

having human-like features

having animal-like features

modern art that retains strong references to the real world; particularly the human figure

having two heads

small, movable art objects

relief sculpture where the image are carved in low relief, set w/in sunken area

technique of relief sculpture to give impression that sculpted material has been raised beyond the wall

relief sculpture where the negative space is carved around image to give appearance image stands out; image coming above background

stone coffin adorned with sculpture or inscription associated with ancient Egypt, Rome, and Greece

spiritual part of human being or deity, which survives after death; usually resided in statue of the person

pieces of striped head cloth worn by ancient Egyptian Pharaohs

shepherd’s crook that stood for kingship

rod with three strands of beads attached at the top; stood for fertility of the land

system of mathematical ratios on measurements of human body

torso and shoulders forward, hands, arms, head, feet, and legs to the side (twisted perspective)

Egyptian Temple with monumental gate

upper part of building containing series of windows

rectangular-stepped tower with temple on top

design or pattern

cuts into a surface for decoraiton

Fine grained, translucent stone; white