Vocab Quiz 2

Question 1

Kritios Boy

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The Kritios boy belongs to the Late Archaic period and is considered the precursor to the later classical sculptures of athletes.

Question 2

contrapposto

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The position of a figure in painting or sculpture in which the hips and legs are turned in a different direction from that of the shoulders and head

Question 3

Polykleitos

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Greek sculptor and architect known for his bronze and marble statues of athletes.

Question 4

Perikles

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Athenian statesman whose leadership contributed to Athens’ political and cultural supremacy in Greece

Question 5

Kouros

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Definition

Question 6

Kore

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Definition

Question 7

Red Figure

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Question 8

Black Figure

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Question 9

pot shard

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Question 10

Propylaia

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Definition

Question 11

Panathanaea

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Question 12

Erychtheon

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Definition

Question 13

Parthenon

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Question 14

Architectural Orders

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Question 15

Corinthian

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Question 16

Doric

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Question 17

Ionic

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Question 18

Volutes

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Question 19

Fluting

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Question 20

King Minos

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Question 21

Minotaur

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A bull-man mythical creature believed to have lived in the labyrinth of Knossos. Also known in Mesopotamia

Question 22

Knossos

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Definition

Question 23

Linear A and B

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ancient languages of Minoa among the oldest in the world. Linear B has been deciphered

Question 24

Cycladic Idol

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Question 25

Pithoi Jars

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Question 26

Megaron

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a small sanctuary room. For example the Queen's megaton in Knossos palace

Question 27

Wet and Dry Fresco

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painting wet or dry plaster with minerals such that the minerals seep into the plaster making this a very permanent form of art

Question 28

tumulus

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Definition

Question 29

Faiance

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a low fire glass and quartz technique used to create sculpture such as the snake goddess. This technique was also used in Egypt to glaze pottery and later became associated with enamel

Question 30

Cybele

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A sacred goddess of fertility and crops in Anatolia and Greece. Depicted with lions

Question 31

propylon

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Definition

Question 32

Colonnade

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a row of columns

Question 33

Peristyle Hall

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Question 34

Stylobate

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Question 35

Cella

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Question 36

beehive tombs

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tombs used by Myceneans using corralling such that no scaffolding was needed

Question 37

composition

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Question 38

size and scale

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Question 39

Hydria

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Question 40

Lekythos

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Question 41

Acropolis

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Question 42

realism

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Question 43

humanism

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Definition

Question 44

proportion

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Definition