1st Exam (Chapter 3)

Question 1

Government by the the few, especially by a small faction of persons or families- as opposed to a democracy.

Answer 1

Oligarchy

Question 2

Aesthetics

Answer 2

A branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty and art and their relation to human beings.

Question 3

Classicism

Answer 3

A style of art relying on the fundamentals of simplicity clarity of structure and appeal to the intellect.

Question 4

one of the greek architectural decorative and elevational conventions and systems of proportion, characterized by columns with scroll-like capitals and circular bases.

Answer 4

Ionic Order

Question 5

One of the greek architectural decorative and elevational conventions and systems of proportion, characterized by a leaf motif in the capital

Answer 5

Corinthian Order

Question 6

Hellenistic Style

Answer 6

An approach to art characterized by individuality, virtuosity, and emotion.

Question 7

the persian war actively ended after the Greek victory at____

Answer 7

Marathon

Question 8

The best soldiers in Greece are from ____

Answer 8

sparta

Question 9

The city that achieved dominance in intellectual and aesthetic Greek Life

Answer 9

Athens

Question 10

______ Carried the Athenian Greek Culture further than ever before

Answer 10

Alexander

Question 11

The age after Alexander’s death marked the beginning of the

Answer 11

Hellenistic World

Question 12

the first to view history as a specialized discipline.

Answer 12

Herodotus

Question 13

Herodotus believed the loss of the Persians was a result of their ____

Answer 13

Pride

Question 14

____believed that art derived primarily from the skill or knowing and making, or techno.

Answer 14

plato

Question 15

Aristotle believed that the art could produce a “purging” of emotions, an effect he called

Answer 15

Catharsis

Question 16

The stern look on the faces of Greek ____ sculptures expresses rational self-control.

Answer 16

Classicalism

Question 17

Developer of a set o rules for constructing the ideal human figure, which he laid out his treatise. the canon.

Answer 17

Polyclitus

Question 18

Most surviving Greek art is actually a ____ copy

Answer 18

Roman

Question 19

Hellenistic sculptors turned away from____

Answer 19

idealization

Question 20

The classical greek temple uses a ______ Structure

Answer 20

Post and Lintel

Question 21

The greatest Greek Temple and prototype of all classical buildings since.

Answer 21

Parthenon

Question 22

Architecture that sought to produce an overpowering emotional experience.

Answer 22

Temple