Key Terms and Works

Question 1

Aeneas

Answer 1

Bronze Age, flees burning Troy, son of Anchises, father of Iulus/Ascanius, ally of Evander.

Question 2

Romulus

Answer 2

founds Rome (753 BC)
“lupa”
Palatine and Aventine (Remus) hills
augury of vultures
wall story
pomerium

Question 3

pomerium

Answer 3

a sacred boundary

Question 4

art

Answer 4

the product of some combination of skill, training, and observation

Question 5

architecture

Answer 5

a form of art that is three-dimensional, highly spatial, functional, and closely bound with technology and materials

Question 6

subject

Answer 6

something or someone represented in a work of art

Question 7

interpretation

Answer 7

identified the influences of time and place on the artist

Question 8

style

Answer 8

the characteristic manner of expression of an artist, period, or group

Question 9

context

Answer 9

the varied circumstances in which a work of art is or was produced and interpreted

Question 10

emotion

Answer 10

the viewer’s responses to a work of art

Question 11

Pausanias

Answer 11

second century AD author of a guidebook to Greece (Description of Greece) who visited man sites and discussed what he saw

Question 12

Cyclopean masonry

Answer 12

a method of stone construction using massive, irregular blocks without mortar

Question 13

relief sculpture

Answer 13

carved or cast figures projecting from a background of which they are a part

Question 14

tholos tomb

Answer 14

a beehive-shaped tomb with a circular plan, built of stone and then buried

Question 15

relieving triangle

Answer 15

the triangular opening above the lintel that serves to lighten the weight carried by the lintel itself

Question 16

repoussè

Answer 16

Formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back, leaving the impression on the face of the plate. The metal sheet is hammered into a hollow mold of wood or some other pliable material and finished with a pointed tool.

Question 17

krater

Answer 17

an ancient Greek wide-mouthed bowl for mixing wine and water

Question 18

kouros (plural = kouroi)

Answer 18

free-standing statue depicting a young nude male

Question 19

kore (plural = korai)

Answer 19

free-standing statue depicting a young clothed female

Question 20

encaustic

Answer 20

a technique in which pigment is mixed with melted wax and applied to a surface while the mixture is hot

Question 21

slip

Answer 21

a mixture of fine clay and water used in ceramic decoration

Question 22

amphora

Answer 22

an ancient Greek two-handled jar used for general storage purposes, usually to hold wine or oil