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Chapter 4 Flashcards

1
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Rome rises to importance

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400 BC suppresses Etruscans to become aware of strength

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Roman destiny

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conquer the known world

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3
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captured what

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Greek city-states

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4
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first economic success

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destroyed Carthage in 146 BC

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5
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connection to Greece

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admired hellenistic period, stole Greek art and used Greek slaves (scholars and artists) to copy art

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Roman style

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came from Greeks and Etruscans

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Roman religion

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akin to Greeks, but trusted armies more than gods. worldly–no concern for afterlife. Centered in home with special household gods

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Systematizers

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architecture, engineering, law

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Famous architect

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Vitruvius (de architectura). relied heavily on Greek culture. influenced Renaissance artists

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innovations

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roads, aquaducts, drainage (cloeca marina). large scale practical projects to further destiny

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11
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Law

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basis for all western law

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Practial architecture

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Arenas, baths, forums,

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13
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means of building

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post and lintel couldn’t span gaps. instead used arched vault of Etruscans.

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14
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material

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concrete

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15
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Pantheon

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spherical church for all gods. viewed within. 110ft all dimensions. Greek entryway. large space, lacked poise and balance of Greek buildings

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Colosseum

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Monument to Roman desire for space and pleasure. used for gladiatorial games and flooded for naval battles. built on round arches 4 stories high. 45000 (87000) seated. tunnels beneath.

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aqueducts

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built on arches

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Houses

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personal business and worship, had modern things like central heating, running water, and sanitation

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19
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7 Wonders of Ancient Rome

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Circus Maximus
Colosseum
Pantheon
Aqueduct
Roads
Baths of Capella
Trajan's Forum
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20
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Purpose of Roman sculpture

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show power of people who could afford it (ego)

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21
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markets for art

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temples and homes

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22
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innovations

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relief sculpture with perspective; molding plaster copies of art

23
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purpose of molding plaster copies

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meet great demand

24
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type of art (Greek)

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Hellenistic

25
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generic

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torsos

26
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portrait sculptures

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unlike Greeks, honored soldier, merchants, prominent citizens

27
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facial features

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not idealized like Greeks, but were realistic

28
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Evidence of Roman music

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visual art and written documents

29
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organ in Latin

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hydraulis

30
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wrote about organs

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Vitruvius

31
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Boethius

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quadrivium–4 essential areas of knowledge; theorists/critics more important than creators and performers of music

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quadrivium contained

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music, astronomy, geometry, arithmetic

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practical function of Roman music

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accompany processionals, theatrical entertainment, gladiatorial games

34
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Roman notation

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none

35
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Early Christian lack of art

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NO PLACE TO DISPLAY SUCH ART. no wealth, banned by Rome, art often pagan and corrupt, had burial places and meeting places named catacombs

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Christian art revolved around

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the teach of its various doctrines

37
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religious practices of Greece contributed to

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Christian rituals (baptism/eucharist) and basilica (rectangular hall)

38
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floor plan of churches

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cross

39
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Early Christian symbols

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grapevine, good shepherd, figh

40
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Icthus

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Jesus Christ God’s Son our Savior. fish

41
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legalized Christianity

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313 Edict of Milan Constantine

42
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moved capital to (Constantine)

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Byzantium

43
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east art had

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brilliant colors, complex patterns, mosaics

44
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crosses

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Roman was longer upright, Greek was equal

45
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Hagia Sophia

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Istanbul, mosaics, Greek crosses, dome, art covered by Turks

46
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predominate Byzantine art form

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mosaics

47
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Early Christian music sound

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monadic–single melody

48
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Early Christians sang what in worship

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OT psalms monophonically without accompaniment

49
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antiphony

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sing and repeat (echo)

50
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most important element of EC music

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text

51
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evil music

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popular music, instruments evil (organ) since they are played at pagan events like games where Christians are killed

52
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EC music likely included what

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florid ornaments and elaborations (Byzantine)

53
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music’s power

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touch senses and talk to God

54
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NT music references

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Revelation 5; Paul/Silas in jail; Passover with disciples

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