Test Your Knowledge: Ancient Greece

Name the sculptor of Hermes and Baby Dionysus

Praxiteles

What source informs us about many lost Ancient Greek sculptures

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Who was responsible for spreading Greek art into Egypt, India, Pakistan, and other countries

Alexander the Great

Whose death marks the beginning of the Hellenistic Era

Alexander the Great

Why are there no examples of architecture from the Geometric period

Because the material was non-durable

Who was Zeus

King of the Gods

Name two distinct styles of pottery developed by archaic period potters

Kouros (male) and Kore (female

What is contrapposto? Be able to identify

Left leg supports weight of statues body, right leg is in relaxed pose

The term chryselephantine refers to

Made of ivory and gold

Know the war that relates to the subject matter of Lacöon and His Sons

Odyssey, where Lacöon is punished for warning Troy's leader

Delphi was famous for its......?

Oracle

On what did the statue of the Nike of Samothrace originally sit

Sat on a sculpted ship in a fountain

What is the term for a sculpture finished in all sides

Sculpture in the round

Was the sculpture large or small in scale during the Geometric period

Small in scale

What does the term acropolis mean

Upper city

What was the purpose of an Amphora

Used for storage of liquids

What characterizes a red figure ware vase

•Figures in reddish-orange, set against black background •figured in realistic manner •details applied with a brush

Name four decorative motifs used by the artists during the Geometric period

•Greek key •zigzags •spirals •checkers

What characterizes a black figure ware vase

•depicts in black, red-orange background •figures in realistic manner •details applied with brush •details added in white, red, purple, or blue

Name the three Greek orders. Be able to identify them

•doric •ionic •Corinthian

Name five characteristics of Archaic period sculpture

•frontal poses •stiff poses •stylized hair •large eyes •Archaic smile •fists clenched •symmetrical organization

Know the characteristics of Classical period sculpture

•human form •nude male figures •in action •sculpture finished on all sides •open spaces between legs, arms •no symmetrical organization •relaxed poses, faces more expressive

Name four characteristics found in the Hellenistic sculpture

•twisting movement •facial expression •windblown drapery •protruding knee

What was the purpose of a Kylix

It was made to drink, made them feel they were drinking in the company of God

What does the Naos of a Greek temple contain

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Which technique was used to execute Ancient Greek bronze sculptures

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Is symmetrical organization in sculpture typical during the Archaic or Classical period

Archaic period

Name the architects and sculptor of the Parthenon

Architects: Ictinos and Callicrates Sculptor: Pheidias

Name the Ancient goddess associated with wisdom

Athena

To whom was the Parthenon dedicated

Athena

Which Goddess did the panathenaic festival honor

Athena

Who was Lord Elgin

British ambassador to Ottoman Empire, looted the Parthenon

Why are few Ancient Greek sculptures available for us today

Christians viewed them as pagan, destroying them

Did Ancient Greece develop as a unified nation, or as city-states sharing the same language and religion

City-states

Are action figures popular during the Archaic or Classical period

Classical

In regards to movement, what is the difference between the east and the west pediments of the Temple of Zeus in Olympia

East pediment depicts story of King Oenomaos and West pediment depicts the battle of Lapiths

Name two cultures influencing the designs of the Orientalizing period pottery of Ancient Greece

Egyptian and Near Eastern

Who was apollo

God of light, music, creativity, healing and archery, son of Zeus and Leto

Who sculpted the Statue of Zeus in Olympia

Pheidias

In regards to clothing, what is the difference between the Kouros and the Kore sculpture

The Kore was generally painted

What was the Delian League? Why was it formed?

The unification of Greek city states. Did it to defeat the Persians

Are mythological representations a popular subject matter in Ancient Greek pottery

Yes

We're Greek columns built in sections called drums

Yes

We're funeral scenes and battles popular subject matter during the Geometric period

Yes