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EXAM | ART 1100 - Art Appreciation, Quizzes of Art

Class: ART 1100 - Art Appreciation; Subject: Art; University: North Georgia College & State University; Term: Fall 2011;

Typology: Quizzes

2010/2011

Uploaded on 12/04/2011

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TERM 1
Animism
DEFINITION 1
the belief that all things in nature contain a spiritual force or
soul
TERM 2
baldacchino
DEFINITION 2
a canopy palced over a throne or alter sometimes resting on
columns
TERM 3
Buddha
DEFINITION 3
a person who has achieved a state of complete spiritual
enlightenment.siddhaetha gautama- founder
TERM 4
buddhism
DEFINITION 4
an asian religion with the belief that the rejection of personal
desires will lead to complete spiritual enlightenment
TERM 5
catacombs
DEFINITION 5
chambers used for the burial of the dead
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Animism

the belief that all things in nature contain a spiritual force or

soul

TERM 2

baldacchino

DEFINITION 2

a canopy palced over a throne or alter sometimes resting on

columns

TERM 3

Buddha

DEFINITION 3

a person who has achieved a state of complete spiritual

enlightenment.siddhaetha gautama- founder

TERM 4

buddhism

DEFINITION 4

an asian religion with the belief that the rejection of personal

desires will lead to complete spiritual enlightenment

TERM 5

catacombs

DEFINITION 5

chambers used for the burial of the dead

christianity

religions founded on the life and teachings of jesus

TERM 7

equestrian

DEFINITION 7

an artwork that depicts a figure mounted on a horse

TERM 8

hinduism

DEFINITION 8

the dominant religion of India whose basic beliefs encompass

the cycle of reincarnation and a supreme being in many

forms

TERM 9

islam

DEFINITION 9

the religion of muslims as revealed to the prophet

Mohammed and recorded in the Koran

TERM 10

judaism

DEFINITION 10

religion and way off life of the jewish people based on Mosaic

law

minaret

a prayer towerpart of a mosque

TERM 17

monotheism

DEFINITION 17

Monotheism is the belief in the existence of one and only one

god.

TERM 18

mosaic

DEFINITION 18

an image or decoration created by covering a surface with

small pieces of variously colored material

TERM 19

mosque

DEFINITION 19

A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam.

TERM 20

nirvana

DEFINITION 20

the ultimate release from the cycle of reincarnation in the

buddhist and hindu religionstotal peace

pagoda

towerlike temple with upward sweeping roofs over each

story

TERM 22

pantheism

DEFINITION 22

a belief that a divine spirit permeates everything in the

universe

TERM 23

pharaoh

DEFINITION 23

title of kings in ancient egypt

TERM 24

polytheism

DEFINITION 24

belief in many gods with distinct functions

TERM 25

sarcophagus

DEFINITION 25

a coffin