Greek Test vocabulary

Question 0

Megaron

Answer 0

Central hall of a large Mycenaean house.

Question 1

Fresco

Answer 1

A painting done rapidly in watercolor on wet plaster or a wall.

Question 2

Corbelling

Answer 2

A projection coming out of a wall to support the structure it supports.

Question 3

Repousse

Answer 3

Hammered into relief from the reverse side.

Question 4

Griffin

Answer 4

Head and wings of an eagle.

Body of a lion.

Question 5

Corbel Arch

Answer 5

Used as an entranceway or as a span or bridge.

Question 6

Corbel Vault

Answer 6

An arch structure that spans an interior place.

Question 7

Amphora

Answer 7

Tall Ancient Greek or Roman jar with two handles and a narrow neck.

Question 8

Kore

Answer 8

An archaic Greek statue of a young woman standing and clothed in long robes.

Question 9

Kourous

Answer 9

Statue of a young Greek man standing and naked.

Question 10

Agora

Answer 10

A public open space used for assemblies and markets.

Question 11

Stoa

Answer 11

A classical portico or roofed colonnade.

Question 12

Peplos

Answer 12

A rich outer robe worn by woman sometimes over their heads.

Question 13

Chiton

Answer 13

Long woolen tunic worn in a Ancient Greece.

Question 14

Contrapposto

Answer 14

An asymmetrical arrangement of the human figure in which the lines are all balanced in length and size.

Question 15

Peristyle

Answer 15

Row of columns surrounding a place which a building such as a court or internal garden.

Question 16

Pronaos

Answer 16

A vestibule at the front of a classical temple.

Question 17

Cella

Answer 17

The inner part of an ancient temple.

Question 18

Opisthodomos

Answer 18

The rear room of an ancient Greek temple or to the inner shrine

Question 19

Canon

Answer 19

A general law, rule, or principle which something is judged.

Question 20

Caryatid

Answer 20

A stone carving a draped woman used to support the entablature.