| Term | Definition |
|---|
| cave painting | early art showed man's relationship to spiritual ritual, nature and hunting |
| egyptian art | emphasized the unknowable mystery of the afterlife |
| greek art | emphasized the perfection of the human form, human activity |
| roman art | began to portray actual individuals. Includes, sculpture, frescoe, jewlery and crafts. Incredible architectural, engineering feats. |
| byzantine art | also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, in Constantinople, now Istanbul, the early church developed Eastern Orthodoxy and iconic Christian images proliferated |
| summerian art | early art from Mesopotamia (Ancient Iraq) from the mid 6th millennium BC to the early 2nd millennium BC |
| african art | Varied and complex, discoveries of these, often figurative works, prompted many of the inventions of modern art. |
| mayan culture | 1500 B.C. to 900 A.D. This is the most advanced civilization of the time in the Western Hempishere. Famous for its awe-inspiring temples, pyramids and cities. A complex social and political order. |
| polytheism | a religion having many gods |
| monotheism | a religion having one god |
| asian art | refers to a vast array of cultural works east of Mesopotamia |
| dark ages | period after the fall of Rome. Much of the knowledge gained by earlier civilizations was lost. |
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