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Art Semester Exam
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| COUNTOUR | the outline and other visible edges of a mass, figure, or object |
| LIGHT SOURCE | from where the light is coming from |
| VALUE SCALE | a gray scale, a series of spaces filled with the tints and shades of one color, starting with white and gradually changing into the darkest shade or black on the other. |
| BLENDING | showing change from light to dark or dark to light in a picture |
| CROSS CONTOUR LINE | lines that follow an objects surface, indicating the surface of it's original form. |
| OVERLAPPING | the visual layering of objects. |
| DEPTH | the apparent distance from front to back or near to far in an artwork. |
| PROPORTION | the comparative, proper, or harmonios relationship of one part to another. |
| FORM | an Element of Art, that is three-dimensional 9height, width, and depth) and encloses volume. |
| SIMULATED FORM | when an object appears 3D on a 2D surface. |
| COLOR SCHEME | a set of colors that are used in an artwork, and the way they are combined in an artwork, sometimes called a palette. |
| ANALOGOUS | any two or more colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. |
| MONOCHROMATIC | consisting of only a single color. |
| TRIAD | three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. |
| NEAUTRAL | a word used for shades of gray, black, white, or brown. |
| VARIETY | the comination of different elements in an artwork. |
| BALANCE | artwork that creates a sense of stability and equal visual weight. |
| SURFACE | the outer or topmost boundary or layer of an object. |
| PATTERN | the repeated use of an element such as line, shape, or color. |
| EMPHASIS | the sense of importance given to any one part of the composition. |
| RHYTHM | a sense of movement in a composition created by the regular repetition of an element. |
| UNITY | when the separate parts of an artwork work well together to create a sense of wholeness. |
| SCALE | relationship between a representation to that which it represents. |
| ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE | adding to an illusion of depth in depicting space on a flat surface. |
| VANISHING POINT | the point at which lines meet. |
| PORTRAITURE | a work of art that that represents a specific person. |
| PHOTO REALISM | drawings, paintings, that appear nearly photographic. |
| RELIEF PRINT | a surface is carved so that an image can be printed from it. |
| FORESHADOWING | a way or representing a subject so that it seems to thrust forward or go back into space. |
| Where did humankind seem to originate? | Africa |
| The Venus of Willendorf is thought to be a ____________. | fertility figure |
| The Lascaux caves are located where? | France |
| The worlds earliest datable paintings can be found in ___________. | Chauvet |
| Altamira cave is located in _________. | Spain |
| Most archaeologists consider stonehenge to be an accurate ______________. | astronomical observatory |
| Bucrania are ___________ ____________. | Bovine skulls |
| A peculiar feature of Catal Hoyuk was its' ______________________. | lack of streets |
| Hacilar and Catal Hoyuk are located on the _________________ _____________. | Anatolian plateau |
| The change in the nature of daily life, from hunters and gatherers to farmer to herder, first occured in ________________. | Mesopotamia |
| Mesopotamia is known as the ___________ ___________. | fertile cresent |
| The ____________ are credited with developing the first known writing system. | Sumerians |
| The most famous Sumerian work of literature is the _________________. | Tales of Gilgamesh |
| In the Sumerians cities, the ___________ formed the nucleus of the city. | temple |
| The temples of the Sumer were placed on high platforms or ____________. | ziggurats |
| The earliest known name of an author is ______________. | Enheduanna |
| Hammurabi is most famous for his _____________. | law code |
| The Assyrian ______________, a winged, man-headed bull, served to ward off the King's enemies. | lamassu |
| In the thrid century CE, the Sasaniare rose to power to challenge the power of _____________. | Rome |
| This artwork represents the ancient Egyptian belief of upper and lower Egypt. | Palette of Narmer |
| The paprus plant stands for the land of ____________ ____________. | lower Egypt |
| _____________ was the royal builder for King Djoser of the thrid dynasty. | Inhotep |
| The Stepped Pyramid of Djoser began as a _________________. | Masatabas |
| What imperishable material symbolized timelessness for Ancient Egypt? | block of stone |
| The _________ ______ was the backbone of Egypt? | Nile River |
| The God of Ankhenaton was represented neither in human nor animal form but as a ___________. | sun disk |
| The earliest labled historical art is which of the following? | Palette of Narmer |
| The pyramid of _________ is the oldest and largest. | Khufu |
| VOLUME | refers to the space within a form. |
| __________ was the first great female monarch whose name was recorded. | Hatsheput |
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