Art and Music History Midterm Review

Vocabulary review flashcards covering major artworks, historical figures, architectural landmarks, and musical genres for the midterm exam.

Venus of Willendorf

A $25{,}000$-year-old figurine discovered in Austria.

Stonehenge

A prehistoric monument located on Salisbury Plain in the county of Wiltshire, England.

Lowenmensch (Lion Man)

A sculpture that is $12\,\text{inches}$ tall and carved from ivory.

Hieroglyphs

An ancient Egyptian written language consisting of roughly $700$ distinct characters.

Pyramids of Giza

Ancient Egyptian monumental structures that are $4{,}600\,\text{years}$ old.

Ankh

The Egyptian symbol of fertility featured on Queen Nefertiti's headpiece.

Portrait Bust of Queen Nefertiti

An Egyptian sculptural bust featuring a headpiece adorned with an ankh, the Egyptian symbol of fertility.

King "Tut" Tutankhamen's mummy case

An ancient Egyptian royal mummy case made from $450\,\text{pounds}$ of gold.

Poseidon (Zeus)

An ancient Greek sculpture crafted out of bronze.

Aphrodite (Venus de Milo)

A marble statue depicting the goddess of love, beauty, and fertility.

Greek Columns

The three classical architectural column types: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian.

Laocoon and His Sons

A classical sculpture created in the $2\text{nd century BC}$, around $40\text{--}30\,\text{BCE}$.

The Parthenon

An ancient Greek temple built using the post-and-lintel construction technique.

Post-and-lintel construction

The building technique utilized in the creation of The Parthenon.

Protagoras

A Greek philosopher known as the "Teacher of Wisdom."

Pythagoras

A Greek philosopher known for relating philosophy with mathematics.

Socrates

A Greek philosopher condemned by authority for constantly questioning things.

Plato

A Greek philosopher known for relating philosophy with music and art.

Aristotle

A Greek philosopher renowned for his philosophy of logic.

Colosseum

A Roman amphitheater that could hold at least $55{,}000\,\text{people}$.

Pantheon

A Roman structure converted into a Roman Catholic Church and kept intact throughout the last $1400\,\text{years}$.

Statue of Marcus Aurelius

A Roman equestrian sculpture made of bronze.

Aqueduct

A Roman engineering structure that carried up to $100\,\text{gallons}$ of water per person daily.

Tower of London

A fortress originally built as part of the Norman conquest in $1066$ to intimidate the people under the new ruling class.

Alleluia - Vidimus Stellam

A piece of medieval music composed in the Gregorian Chant style.

Estampie

A form of Medieval Dance Music.

Giotto

A medieval artist known for painting the work Madonna Enthroned.

Madonna Enthroned

A medieval painting created by the artist Giotto.