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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Amphora | an ancient jar that shows arete used for transport and storage. two handles and long neck. |
| Arete | striving for perfection. holding one's own in battle. |
| Contrapposto | weight-shifted stance. balaces body on one leg. |
| Cromlech | circle of megaliths. surrounds a dolman. |
| Corbelling | creating walls or roofs by layering stones going inward |
| Dolmen | made of 2 posts and a top |
| Hierarchy of Scale | shows social perspective. important people are shown larger. |
| Hypostyle | Hall filled with columns supporting roof alone. |
| Idealism | perfection of pure ideas untained by reality. |
| Krater | jar used for mixing wine and water. depicts gods and heroes in artwork. |
| Lost-Wax Casting | wax mold is made and then melts away the wax with molten bronze |
| Mastaba | trapezoidal tomb structure |
| Menhir | large upright stone |
| Metic | foreigner paying to live in a Greek city |
| Myth | story that a culture assumes to be true |
| Obelisk | square stone column topped by pyramid shape |
| Pediment | triangular area over porch |
| Post-and-Lintel | what makes up a dolmen |
| Prehistoric | before writing and recorded history |
| Pylon | massive gateway with sloping walls |
| Stele | upright stone slab covered in designs or inscriptions |
| Ziggurat | temple of platforms, outside staircase, and shrine on top |
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