Quiz and Exam 1

Question 1

Villanova

Answer 1

The earliest phase of the Etruscan civilization, the Iron Age, 900-700 BCE, large settlements, distinct urn burials

Question 2

Impasto

Answer 2

Method of coarse Etruscan pottery, brown/black

Question 3

Bucchero

Answer 3

an early Etruscan drinking vessel

Question 4

Pediment

Answer 4

The triangular space at the end of a building,
formed by the ends of the sloping roof above the colon-
nade. Helped to emphasize geometric shapes of the building

Question 5

Sant’ Omobono/Forum Boarium

Answer 5

Late 7th-early 6th: structure with terracotta roof, associated with a sacrificial pit and an Etruscan inscription.

Question 6

Tufa

Answer 6

Type of limestone used in Etruscan temples, tombs and walls

Question 7

Consul

Answer 7

annual chief exec of a magistrate, built for military achievement

Question 8

Aedile

Answer 8

In charge of policing, public buildings, festival & temple maintenance
; built entertainment buildings, restored buildings

Question 9

Censor

Answer 9

Built public buildings, overseers of civil issues, citizenship & property titiles

Question 10

Victory temple

Answer 10

built to honor the gods for the generals’ victories in war

Question 11

Basilica

Answer 11

large public building used for business transactions, typically built alongside the town’s forum

Question 12

Concrete (Roman concrete)

Answer 12

durable concrete used for Roman buildings, self-healing

Question 13

Punic

Answer 13

A citizen of Carthage

Question 14

Tophet

Answer 14

a sacred precinct usually located outside cities where sacrifices and burials were made, especially of young.

Question 15

Social War

Answer 15

Rebellion of Rome’s allies due to disproportional support ending in the creation of Pompeii a new Roman colony

Question 16

Verism

Answer 16

A realistic art style, showing of imperfections

Question 17

Pompey

Answer 17

leading Roman general and statesman during the first century, played a significant role in the transformation of Rome from a republic to an empire

Question 18

Caesar

Answer 18

was a Roman general and statesman, who led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating Pompey in a civil war

Question 19

Hut urn

Answer 19

8th century, oval-shaped hut with a thatched roof, made from impasto clay, openings to let the smoke from hearth out, Villanovan, contained the ashes from cremation, buried underground, originated Vulsci, Italy, symbolizes wealth

Question 20

Tomb of the Augurs

Answer 20

5th century, Etruscan wall painting, in a burial chamber, gladiator fights, depicts the figure Phersu where he leads a “game” in which a man is sent against a dog with a club, located in Tarquinia

Question 21

“Palace”

Answer 21

5th century, Etruscan Palace and a meeting and greeting area for followers of a king.

Question 22

Forum creation

Answer 22

6th century, A neutral territory and central gathering area for villages around Rome, very central, allowed people to engage in open markets, hold public meetings, and discuss law court proceedings.

Question 23

Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus

Answer 23

5th century, tufa, A very large temple in Rome. Symbolized “sovereignty and Immortality”. Greek-like pediment and design

Question 24

Temples of Largo Argentina

Answer 24

3rd Century - 1st Century, made from tufa (limestone) Group of temples which faced city road inviting citizens to come in

Question 25

Navalia

Answer 25

1st century, Roman military port / naval yard, used for holding ships and was made of concrete with made building things easier and more efficient

Question 26

Votice Stele with priest holding a child

Answer 26

4th century, Carthage, depicted a priest holding a child to be sacrificed, not known whether the child is alive or was already dead, made from a dark limestone

Question 27

Warship

Answer 27

3rd century, Carthaginian War Ship. Too heavy for battle and built in a hurry, oldest known warship wreck in existence and it was found in a harbor at Sicily, Italy

Question 28

“Altar” of Domitius Ahenobarbus

Answer 28

2nd-century, marble, also called the Paris-Munic relief, was found together, and placed on a victory monument, bottom one depicts the marriage of Neptune and Amphitrite; Greek - styled, in the other one there is more realistic or Roman, doesn’t depict any gods, less fluid motion, depicts a census to determine the place in the Roman army; could be a spoil of war for Rome

Question 29

Portrait of a general

Answer 29

1st century, marble, old wrinkled man, seems to be stressed marks, careworn, maybe missing a few teeth, sunken cheeks, Roman statesman

Question 30

Theater of Pompey

Answer 30

1st century, built in Rome, stone, and concrete, had a peristyle and a temple dedicated to Venus, Caesar was murdered in the Senate House, and got away with the theater because of the temple connected to it. Strengthened his political influence.