Q4-arts lesson 1

One of the most popular styles or the Greek sculptures was the ________.

Man has developed a form of architecture based on ______ (a big rock) from Greek word lithos (stone) and megas (big).

A huge stone standing vertically on the ground, usually standing in the middle of the field or arranged in rows

The word dolmen originated from the expression taol maen, which means “_______”.

These structure are in a form of table consisting of two huge standing stones supporting a horizontal giant stone. It is believed that it served as grave or as an altar.

A Brythonic word where “crom” means bent or curved and “llech” which means slab or flagstone. Literary it is a circle of standing stones.

 It is the most substantial ancient structure of the world. The three pyramids are the funerary structures of the three kings of the fourth dynasty

It is a type of Egyptian tomb in the form of a flat-roofed, rectangular structure with outward sloping sides. It was made of mud-bricks or stone.

It has a lot common with the early Christian architecture. Mosaic decoration was perfected by the ______, as was the use of clerestory to bring light in from high windows. Byzantine`s advancement in developing the dome created a new style in global architecture.

 

This design included two new devices: pointed arch which enabled builders to construct much higher ceiling vaults and stone vaulting borne on a network of stone ribs supported by piers and clustered  pillars.