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Undergraduate 2
02/14/2012

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Naturalism
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A style of art that aims to depict the natural world as it appears.
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idealized
Definition
To regard as ideal.
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Composite View
Definition
A Composite View is a view built using other reusable sub-views
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Post-and-lintel
Definition
post-and-lintel system (architecture), in building construction, a system in which two upright members, the posts, hold up a third member (stonehedge)
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pigment
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A pigment is a material that changes the color of reflected or transmitted light as the result of wavelength-selective absorption.
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fertility object
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An object usually of a woman, emphasizing her ability to bear children.
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cuneiform
Definition
one of the earliest known forms of written expression. 30 Century BC.
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Ziggurats
Definition
were massive structures built in the ancient Mesopotamian valley.
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