study guide

German amateur archaeologist Heinrich schiliemann discoverd in his excavations____________.________________is a place on Crete.

,Knossos

Briefly describe the origins of the doric and ionic orders the general differences in their appearance.

-Doric originated in the mainland of Greece. it is severely plain, and has echinus convex and cushion like. -Ionic introduced by architects by Asia Minor. it is highly ornamental, and echinus small and supports bolster ending in scrolling like spirals.

Discuss the three different periods in greek art, explaining what each was called, what its characteristics were, and how its art looked.

1. Geometric period:abstracted human figures, storytelling, and two-dimensional 2.Archaic period: going emphasis on the human figure, and narrative with varied poses 3.Hellensistic art:excessive, almost theatrical emotion, the use of illusionistic effects to heighten realism.

Christianity was recognized as the official religion of Rome in the early fourth century CE by?

Constantine

it has been suggested that _________figurines were __________ offerings.

Cycladic, funerary

the rendition of the body of ______figures is___________.

Cycladic, highly schematized

The column used on Etruscan temples resemble the ______(type of greek column)

Doric

Explain the difference between the early greek archaic kouros figure and its _______ prototype.

Egyptian

The rigidly frontal pose of archaic statues reflects the influence of _________.

Egyptian

the __________became citizens of _______in the first century BCE

Estruscans, rome

what feature of the palace at ________made it the legendary home of _______________?

Knossos,

_________coated the rough surface of their walls with a fine white lime plaster that required rapid execution and great skill

Minoans

The_________is representative of the most significant devlopment in______________art the introduction of_________.

Myrons discovolos thrower, ealry classical, implied movement in sculpture.

How did the Etruscans typically bury their dead?

Network of streets, city of the dead.

select a single piece of sculpture that you believe best reflects the stylistic principles of greek art from the classical period. describe these principles and how the work reflects them.

The discobolus(discus thrower) really reflects the classical period by its use in human realism, use of a athlete, and motion.

Etruscans placed their narrative statuary on ________.

The peaks of the temple roof.

Pompeian wall paintings of the second style are characterized by?

The wall seemingly opening up into an illusionistic landscape

The _____ would be located in a forum and wold house the law court for the city.

a basillica

who or what was the Minotaur?

a half-man/half-bull creature

where was this likely to be found?

an athenian cemetery of the geometric period.

some of the earliest freestanding sculptures of the ______period were___________figures, or blocky statues of nude young men, all with a conventionalized facial expression called the ______.

archaic, kouros,archaic smile

in contrast to portraits from the republic, those in the Flavian period emphasized ?

beauty in terms of current fashion

In the first style of roman wall painting at Pompeii, the decorators aim was to imitate_____.

costly marble

Discuss the changes in vase painting beginning with the geometric period through to the classical period in Greece. include both techniques and motifs in your discussion as well as specific examples to support your essay.

during the archaic period artists began working to recreate more realistic human forms. New technologies enabled pottery to be more colorful and ornate than ever before. , also the start of black figure painting. During the Classical art is perhaps most notable for its perfection of the human form in sculpture.

What technique did the Etruscans use to reinforce that their temples were not meant to be seen as sculptural masses?

entrance was centered at the front of the structure

the__________is the gateway to________.

liongate,mycenae

the use of guardian figures on the ________is reminiscent of_________________________.

lions gate, ancient mesopatamia and Egypt

How does a vault differ form a post-and-lintel system?

one uses vertical supports and horizontal beams; one is flexible and use the arch principle

In the archaic period, the black figure style of vase painting was replaced by the ______style

red figure painting

Minoan columns are distinguished by?

tapering shape and bulbous capitals

significant numbers of small marble figurines representing naked women with arms folded over abdomens have been found in__________.

the cyclades islands

the_________is the historical event that ushered in the beginning of the classical period

the defeat of Persian invaders of Greece by the allied hellenistic city states.

Describe roman pinning styles; how did they evolve?

they each include all four styles.

The Etruscans preferred_____as building materials for their temples.

wood & mud brick