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Implied line
A line created by a movement or direction, such as the line established by a pointing finger, the direction of a glance, or a body moving through space
Megalith
From the Greek meaga meaning "big", and lithos, meaning "stone". A huge stone used in prehistoric architecture
Naturalism
A brand of representation in which the artist retains apparently realistic elements but presents the visual world from a distinctly personal or subjective point of view
Flying Buttress
Answer 4
On a Gothic church, an exterior arch that opposes a lateral thrust of an arch or a vault, as in a barrel vault, arching inward toward the exterior wall from the top of an exterior column or pier
Contour line
The perceived line that marks the border of an object in space
Fresco
Painting on plaster, either dry (fresco secco) or wet (buon, or true fresco). In the former, the paint is an independent layer, separate from the plaster proper; in the latter, the paint is chemically bound to the plaster, and is integral to the wall or support
Icon
Images or symbols representative of something
Linear perspective
A type of perspective where relative size, shape and position of objects are determined by drawn or imagined lines converging at a point on the horizon
Radial balance
A circular composition in which the elements project outward from a central core at regular intervals, like the spokes of a wheel
Sublime
That which impresses the mind with a sense of grandeur and power, inspiring a sense of awe
Uruk
The city that Gilgamesh was king of. Uruk had massive walls
Siduri
Ale wife in the Epic of Gilgamesh who helps him find Urshannabi the boat man
Quraysh
Group of leaders from each of the twelve tribes in Muhammad
Kooni
Otherwise known as Manthara is a servant in the Ramayana who convinced Kaikeyi that the throne of Ayodhya belonged to Bharata and not Rama. He is described as very ugly, and a hunchback.
Vishwamitra
One of the most venerated rishis or sages of ancient times in India, preceptor of Rama and his brother Lakshmana