Learning items
Gardner’s Art Through the Ages: A Global History
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ConceptArchaeological context in art interpretation
Find location, material and associated evidence constrain interpretations of ancient art.
VocabularyComposite view
Composite view combines different viewpoints within a represented figure or object.
VocabularyFunerary art
Funerary art is art made for contexts connected with death, burial or remembrance.
VocabularyHierarchical scale
Hierarchical scale uses relative figure size to communicate relative importance.
VocabularyPaleolithic
The Paleolithic is the earlier Stone Age, associated with stone-tool traditions and predominantly foraging lifeways.
VocabularyZiggurat
A monumental stepped structure associated with temples in ancient Mesopotamia.