Part 2 Flashcards
It helps us to interact with and understand a variety of people from different times and different places through their creative contributions.
The study of love in all its form (eros, agape, and platonic love) illustrates a distinction in types of love that has captured the attention of artists.
What is the difference between a myth and a monomyth?
Myths can include a wide variety of narratives and archetypes. The monomyth focuses on the hero’s journey.
Emphasized the themes of order and balance in its construction as a temple to the goddess Athena, patron of Athens.
The Parthenon
Applied reason and logical thought to ideas about government and how to live a good, balanced life.
The Republic
An epic poem narrating the story of an ideal Greek hero who combined all the greatest virtues of Greek culture, as well as showing his interaction with the Greek pantheon of gods.
The Odyssey
A story of a man who lives his life not knowing the truth of his parentage and whose pride ultimately causes him to ignore his flawed humanity, resulting in the ultimate punishment of blindness and exile.
Oedipus Rex
A play about heroic women who withhold sex from their husbands in order to end the Peloponnesian war and force a more democratic, egalitarian political climate.
Lysistrata
Sappho’s lyric poem “A Lament for Adonis” represents what major theme of the Classical Period?
The theme of humanism because it emphasizes human passions and emotions rather than idealized gods.
Why is the statue The Metropolitan Kouros a notable example of Greek sculpture?
It utilized vertical and horizontal symmetry in creating the human form.
Which of the following is an innovation during the Classical Period that was based on balance and reason?
The development of Western philosophy and the ideas that underlie the modern scientific method.
What is the primary difference between Greek and Roman societies?
The Greeks lived in democratically-run city-states while the Romans had a larger centralized republic and eventually empire.
How do the visual art and architecture of Greece and Rome differ?
a) Much of the sculpture in Greece was focused on honoring deities and elevating the human form while Rome used art predominantly to glorify the Roman Empire.
b) The Greeks relied on post-and-lintel construction, and the Romans developed the use of columns and arches to design larger buildings.
What reflects the theme of humanism in the Classical Period?
a) Greek philosophers questioned the truth of ancient religious myths in which gods acted unjustly.
b) Aristotle investigated qualities that led to human excellence and made for a good life.
What cultural exchange took place during the Classical Period?
The Greeks borrowed the alphabet of the Phoenicians and used Egyptian influences in their sculpture.
What were the means of cultural exchange during the Classical Period?
a) Greece and Rome’s proximity to the Mediterranean Sea facilitated the exchange of goods and ideas with other civilizations.
b) The Silk Road provided access to Asia, allowing Eastern religions such as Buddhism and Daoism to filter into Europe along with goods.
