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1
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Identify three characteristics of Classical Greek sculpture.

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  1. ) Peaceful
  2. ) Heroic
  3. ) Captures the Ideal and Perfect
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The Hellenistic Period is considered the period between _______ and the ______.

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Death of Alexander the Great

Beginning of the Roman Empire

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3
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Define tesserae.

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Tiny stones/pieces of glass cut to specific sizes and shapes

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4
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Who is the artist of the Diskobolos.

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Myron

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What is the order of the Temple of Olympian Zeus?

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Corinthian

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6
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How long is the frieze on the Altar of Zeus?

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400 ft long

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7
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Where is the Temple of Olympian Zeus located?

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Athens

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What is the date of the Temple of Olympian Zeus?

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175 BC

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9
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How many larger-than-life size figures are on the Altar of Zeus?

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100

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10
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Identify one characteristic of the Lyssipan tradition

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Get the full affect by walking around the work

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11
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How are art and nature combined in Nike of Samothrace

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The fountains flowing water creates the illusion of waves against the ship

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12
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What is the date of the Nike of Samothrace?

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190 BC

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13
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The Sleeping Satyr is also called _____

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Barberini Faun

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14
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How does Old Market Woman reflect social change?

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depicts the new unstable social class

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15
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Who was the sculpture of Alexander the Great?

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Lysippos

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16
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Identify three Greek philosophers.

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Plato
Socrates
Aristotle

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17
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Identify four characteristics of the Laocoon Group

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  1. ) Dramatic facial expressions
  2. ) Dramatic motion
  3. ) Strong diagonal
  4. ) muscles flexed
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18
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What is the style of Gustav Courbet?

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Realism

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19
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What is the style of Diego Velasquez?

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Spanish Baroque

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20
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What is the date of the Venus de Milo?

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150 BC

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21
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What is the order of the Temple Athena Nike?

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Ionic

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22
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Who discovered Tut’s tomb?

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Howard Carter

23
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What culture flourished on the island of Crete?

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Minoan

24
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What palace is located on the island of Crete?

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Knossos

25
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___ sea is between Greece ad Asia Minor

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Mediterranean

26
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____ is an ancient circular tomb.

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Grave circle A (Mycenaean tomb of kings and families)

27
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What is the first historic work of art?

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Palette of King Narmer

28
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Who is the artist of Luncheon on the Grass?

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Eduard Manet

29
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What is the style of Seurat?

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Pointillism

30
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____ is a bench-shaped Egyptian tomb.

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mastaba

31
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What is the first monumental royal tomb?

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Stepped pyramids of King Zoser

32
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With what culture is the Ishtar Gate associated with?

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Neo-Babylonian

33
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Column from the High Empire

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Trajan

34
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Arch from the Late Empire

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Constantine

35
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Reminder of divine descent in Augustus of Primaporta

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Cupid

36
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Poses with authority and persuasiveness

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Allus Mellus

37
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Patricians celebrated their elevated states through the creation of

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Portraits

38
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Begins with overthrowing last Etruscan King

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Roman republican period

39
Q

Augustus was crowned as Jupiter on this

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Gemma Augustea

40
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accessible only at the front, Temple of Portunis

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High podium

41
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Superrealistic

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Veristic

42
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oasis in the heart of Pompeii

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Forum

43
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Catches rainwater in the Roman House

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Impluvium

44
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What is the throat of the Roman house

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Fauces

45
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Two characteristics of the Roman House

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  1. ) inward looking in nature

2. ) Influenced by Etruscans architecture

46
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First Style (masonry style)

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painted Stucco to look like marble

47
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Second style

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creates 3D illusion on floors ceiling and walls- created through pictorials
Intuitive perspective
atmospheric perspective

48
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atmospheric perspective

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creates the illusion of distance ex. Tribute money

49
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Third style

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Delicate linear Fantasies

50
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Forth Style

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obsessions with illusions returned

51
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Portrait of a husband and wife (Pompeii)

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  1. ) depicted as educated

2. ) Individualized

52
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Still life with peaches

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illusion created here is the furthest advance by ancient painters in representational technique

53
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August

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Rome’s first emperor

54
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Constantine

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First Christian emperor

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