Quizlet Chapter 4- Gardner's Art Through the Ages

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  1. Aegean: sea between Greece and Asia Minor
  2. Cyclades: group of islands in Aegean Sea
  3. Cyclopean wall: constructed of gigantic irregular blocks
  4. Grave Circle A: Mycenaen tombs of kings and families
  5. Knossos: Minoan capital city
  6. Pausanias: Greek traveler and guidebook author
  7. Schliemann: excavator of Troy and Mycenae
  8. Sir Arthur Evans: excavated on Crete
  9. Thera(Santorini): volcanic island with Minoan ruins
  10. Tiryns: Mycenaean fortified city
  11. citadel: fortress that commands a city
  12. corbeled vault: constructed of overlapping stone courses
  13. dromos: the passage into a beehive tomb
  14. krater: bowl for mixing wine and water
  15. labyrinth: intricate plan and scores of rooms; like a maze
  16. megaron: rectangular reception hall with columnar facade vestibule
  17. niello: black metallic alloy
  18. relieving triangle: an area above a lintel designed to lighten the load
  19. repousse': metalworking technique
  20. tholos: ancient circular tomb