The art of Ancient Greece

What was used to scratch or etch details into the painted silhouetted figures on Greek pottery

A Stylus

What was the mixture of clay and water called

A slip

Marble sculptures were free standing, so when created for temple pediments the sculptors had to use __________ poses

Conservative, or they might fall down

The Parthenon is a _________ style temple

Doric

The majority of Greek sculpture was carved from

Marble or cast in bronze

One unusual aspect of the Parthenon is that all of its pediments contain:

Sculpture

What did potters discover when they created red figureware

That painting the slip on the background and leaving the figures empty allowed more freedom and eliminated the need to etch with a stylus

What does Acropolis mean

City on a hill

To which goddess was the Parthenon dedicated to?

Athena

During ancient Greek civilization this city became the center for the manufacture of pottery

Athens

What color figurware was the most common decorative technique

Black

The largest temple on the acropolis is known as the:

Parthenon

Who was the emperor who supported the building of the Acropolis

Pericles

Which renowned sculptor did the emperor hire to build the Acropolis

Pheidias

What happened to the "unslipped" areas during firing?

These areas turned a deep terra cotta red to a pale yellow depending on the amount of oxygen allowed in the kiln

The costs to build the Acropolis were staggering because

They used gold, ivory, marble and the best artisans available

Hollow casting was discovered and allowed more action poses for sculptures. Unfortunately this happened to many old bronze sculptures

They were melted down and replaced with new poses, many early Greek sculptures no longer exist

Why was the Acropolis built?

To honor the gods as a center for religious worship