city-states sharing the same language and religion.
Did Ancient Greece develop as a unified nation, or as city-states sharing the same language and religion.
The unification which resulted in a long period of great economic development and a flourishing of the Ancient Greek civilization in the science and humanities
After the series of battles, the Greek city states agreed with Pericles
What was the Delian League? Why was it formed?
Alexander the Great
Who was responsible for spreading Greek art in Egypt India Pakistan and other countries?
Alexander the Great
Whose death marks the beginning of the Hellenistic Era?
During the geometric period buildings were constructed of timber and mud brick because of the non-useable nature of these materials no architectural remains exist from this period
Why are there no examples of architecture from the geometric period?
Small in scale
Was the sculpture larger or small in scale during geometric period?
Greek key, zigzags, spirals and checkers
Name four decorative motifs used by the artists during the geometric period
Yes
Were funeral scenes and battles popular subject matter during the geometric period?
Egyptian and near eastern culture
Name two cultures influencing the designs of the Orientalizing period pottery of Ancient Greece
Yes
Are mythological representations a popular subject matter on Ancient Greek pottery?
Doric Order, Ionic Order, Corinthian Order
Name the three Greek orders. Be able to identify them.
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Be able to identify the different parts of Greek temples such as architrave, frieze, cornice entablature capital
Yes
Were Greek columns built in section called drums?
Black Figure Ware, Red Figure Ware
Name two distinct styles of pottery developed by Archaic period potters
1. Figures depicted in black, set against a reddish orange background
2. The figures excited in a realistic and refined manner
3. Details are applied with a brush
4. After firing, the pottery's detail were often added in white red and purple or blue
What characterizes a black figure ware vase?
Figures depicted in reddish orange set against a black background
Figures executed in a realistic and refined manner
Details were applied with a brush
Why characterizes a red figure ware vase?
drinking cup
What was the purpose of Kylix?
Strange of liquid such as wine and oil
What was the purpose of an Amphora?
Upper City
What does the term Acropolis?
Frontal poses
Stiff poses
Stylized hair
Large protruding eyes
Archaic smile
Name five characteristics of Archaic period sculpture
Kouros- always in the nude
Kore- always clothed and standing with feet together
In regards to clothing, what is the difference between the Kouros and the Kore sculpture?
Architects Ictinos and Callicrates
Sculptor Pheidias
Name the architects and the sculptor of the Parthenon
Goddess Athena
To whom was the Parthenon dedicated?
]Made of ivory and gold
The term chryselephantine refers to
Pronaos-front
Naos-center
Epinaos-back
Know the three parts of Greek temple
40 foot chryselephantine statue of Zeus
What does the Naos of a Greek temple contain?
Athena
Which goddess did the Panathenaic Festival honor?
Became the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire
Thomas Bruce
Who was Lord Elgin?
Sculptor Pheidias
Who sculpted the Statue of Zeus in Olympia?
The east pediment depicts the story of King Oenomaos, his daughter Hippodamia and her future husband Pelops
The west pediment depicts the battle of the Lapiths and the Centaus.
In regards to movement, what is the difference between the east and the west pediments of the Temple of Zeus in Olympia?
The main god who is often showed holding a scepter or lighting bolt
Who was Zeus?
Goddess Athena
Name the Ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom
God of light, music, archery, and healing, was the son of Zeus and often is shows a bow and arrow or Lyra.
Who was Apollo?
The Pythia, the famous medium of the Oracle of Delphi
Delphi was famous for its ...?
Christians, who viewed the sculpture of this period as pagan, destroyed many of them.
Why are few Ancient Greek sculptures available to us today?
Idealization of the human form
Nude male figures
Figures in action
Unlike the Egyptian sculpture
Know the characteristics of Classical period sculpture.
sculpture in the round
What is the term for a sculpture finished in all sides?
the left leg supports the weight of a statue's body, while the right leg is in a relaxed pose with its knee bent, and the statue's axis is shifting
What is contrapposto?
only Archaic
Is symmetrical organization in sculpture typical during the Archaic or Classical period?
lost wax technique
Which technique was used to execute the ancient Greek bronze sculpture?
Yes
Are action figures popular during the Archaic or classical period?
Ancient Roman copies / canon of Polykleitos
What source informs us about many lost ancient Greek sculptures?
Praxiteles
Name the sculptor of Hermes and Baby Dionysus?
Twisting movement, Facial expression, Windblown drapery, protruding knee
Name four characteristics found in the Hellenistic sculpture
Originally set upon the prow of a sculpted ship in a fountain in the Sanctuary of the Great Gods on the island of Samothrace
On what did the statue of the Nike of Samothrace originally sit?
Homer's Odyssey
Know the war that relates to the subject matter of Lacoon and his sons.
Temple of Erechteion
Charioteer of Delphi
Statue of Zeus or Poseidon
Riace Warrior
Hermes and Baby Dionysus
Nike of Samothrace
Aphrodite of Melos
Lacoon and his sons
Black Figure Ware