Ar100 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Nonobjective Art art that does not portray figures or objects; art without real models or subject matter does not make any reference whatsoever to nature or reality - relies instead on formal elements (the visual elements, design principles) to carry its message - developed from the search for art's essence - contains imagery that is completely generated in the mind of the artist - nonobjective implies that the work does not depict, or claim to depict, real figures or objects - is not...

archaeology the systematic study of our human past based on the investigation of material culture and context, together forming the archaeological record 4 important parts of the archaeology definition systematic, human, material culture, context anthropology the study of humankind 4 kinds of anthropology cultural, physical, archaeology, linguistics cultural anthropology the study of the human species as a cultural organism physical anthropology the study of the human species as a biolo...

Mohenjo DaroPakistan, BC. One of the world's earliest major urban settlements Indus Script Cylinder SealA square artefact seal from the height of the Indus Valley Civilization. 2500 BC TenochtitlanMexico, . The ancient capital of the Aztec Empire. It was destroyed by the Spanish conquerers under Hernán Cortes in 1521. UrukIraq, BC. Ancient Mesopotamian city. One of the greatest cities of Sumer, enclosed by walls which in legend were constructed by Gilgamesh. EriduIraq, 5400-600 B...

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