chapters 15-17

Question 1

true or false

the pantheon’s oculus was included to both lighten and strengthen the dome

Answer 1

false - coffers lighten and strengthen structure, oculus provides daylight and ventilation

Question 2

what we know about greek paintings are primarily showcased on

Answer 2

pottery

Question 3

approximately 2,000,000 years ago, the first stone tooles enabled our ancestors to

Answer 3

gain some control over their relationship to their surroundings

Question 4

the ziggurat shape came from

Answer 4

a mountain

Question 5

greek art is considered dynamic and yet does not deal with idealized subject matters in the

Answer 5

hellenistic period

Question 6

true or false

the greeks developed the structural use of concrete

Answer 6

false - romans

Question 7

the word “neolithic” means

Answer 7

new stone

Question 8

egyptian paintings were less natural looking than greek paintings because

Answer 8

the egyptians felt the need to position the figure so it exposed and presented the most descriptive view of the body

Question 9

the first christian churches were patterned after roman basilicas used by romans as

Answer 9

assembly halls

Question 10

true or false

geek classical sculpture was both naturalistic and idealistic

Answer 10

true

Question 11

____________ is a particular position a figure takes when posing

Answer 11

contrapposto

Question 12

the ancient sumerians developed the world’s first wheel, plow, and

Answer 12

writing

Question 13

true or false

the baroque period had more varied styles than that of the renaissance

Answer 13

true

Question 14

true or false

paleolithic means new stone age

Answer 14

false

Question 15

true or false

early christian and byzantine figures showed characteristics which were not natural, but were symbolic

Answer 15

true

Question 16

in the beginning, christianity was considered a strange cult and the romans sough to suppress it. accordinly, christians were forced to worship and hide their religious art in

Answer 16

catacombs

Question 17

true or false

mesopotamia means “the land between the rivers”

Answer 17

true

Question 18

one feature which sets gothic architecture apart from romanesque architecture was the extensive use of

Answer 18

stained glass

Question 19

the systems of government of the united states was originally developed and then further refined by

Answer 19

the greeks and romans

Question 20

between the paleolithic and neolithic periods, artistic style went from

Answer 20

naturalistic to abstract

Question 21

one of the most remarkable female artists of the baroque period was

Answer 21

artemisia gentileschi

Question 22

greek architecture mainly used the ____ & ____ system of construction

Answer 22

post and beam

Question 23

the egyptian dynasty lasted as long as it did mainly because of

Answer 23

deserts on either side of the river nile

Question 24

the dome as a roof is found on

Answer 24

the pantheon

Question 25

the rigid poses of egyptian and early greek statues gave way to more fluid poses in later greek works because

Answer 25

the greeks became more interested in anatomy