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18 Cards in this Set
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A Greek male statue, usually nude, is called a(n) _______________.
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Kouros
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Clothed women in the form of columns are called ___________ and are found on the "Treasury of the Siphnians."
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Caryatids
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The piece of Laocoon and His Sons...
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-Depicts a Trojan priest.
-Exemplifies the Hellenistic taste for dramatic sculptures. -May be a Roman copy rather than an original. |
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An example of Hellenistic sculpture which demonstrates the taste for new emotionally expressive subjects is...
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-Hermes and the Infant Dionysus
-Nike of the Samothrace -The Dying Gallic Trumpeter |
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The Athenian Akropolis was...
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-Rebuilt nude the leadership of Pericles.
-Sacked by the Persians. -Means "city on a hill." |
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The Parthenon is an Ionic temple. T/F?
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False
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Experts have interpreted the scenes on the "Harvester Vase" as possibly a fall festival or even a crowd of warriors. T/F?
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True
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"The Aphrodite of Knidos" was the first sculpture of a nude female by an established Greek artist. T/F?
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True
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Ancient Greek sculpture...
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-Shows dramatic evolution in style from the Archaic to the Classical period.
-Was originally brightly painted. -Celebrated the athletic prowess of the male in nude sculptures. |
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Temple metropes were usually carved in relief, then painted. T/F?
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True
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What was the chronological order of the following Greek statues?
-"Standing Youth" (kouros) -"Nike of Samothrace" -"Spear Bearer" |
1. "Standing Youth" (kouros)
2. "Spear Bearer" 3. "Nike of Samothrace" |
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What is the technique of painting on a wet plaster surface?
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Fresco prima
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What is true of the civilizations centered on the islands of Thera and Crete?
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-They provide evidence of international trade.
-They attest to a prosperous sea-faring culture. -They probably declined as the result of a volcanic eruption. |
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What does the Parthenon frieze depict?
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It depicts a procession of Athenians in low-relief.
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The three orders of Greek architecture are what?
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1.Doric
2.Ionic 3.Corinthian |
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The large above-ground burial places of Mycenae are called what?
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- beehive or tholos tombs.
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The stones of the citadel of Mycenae are so massive that they are called what?
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Cyclopean
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The Bull Leaping mural from the Palace of Knossos, on Cretes, may represent an initiation but NOT a fertility ritual. T/F?
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False
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