Greece
Term for a statue of a nude young man
What is a kouros?
What is concrete?
New technique the Greeks start using in the 5th century
What is bronze-casting?
Building technique used to build Greek temples
What is post and lintel?
Form of political organization the ancient Greeks used
What is a city-state?
Term meaning 'search for excellence' that characterizes how Greeks thought of themselves
What is arete?
Term for personal characteristics the Romans prized, especially during the Republic, which encompassed being serious and civic-minded
What is gravitas?
Type of sculpture we studied during the Republican period in ancient Rome
What is a portrait bust?
New building technique used by the Romans
What is a round arch?
What is Pompeii?
Most sacred building on top of the Acropolis, where Athena and Poseidon had their contest
What is the Erechtheion?
Tradition that led to the making of veristic portrait busts during the Republic; they didn't hold up well so they started carving sculpture?
What is death masks?
Name that the sculptor called the Doryphoros by (hint: it's not Spearbearer!)
What is Canon?
Term for a vault made using round arches extended into 3d space
What is a barrel vault?
What are plebeians?
Name of the main room in a Greek temple, where the huge statue of the god or goddess was placed
What is cella or naos?
Building that housed law courts and was in a forum
What is a basilica?
New pose the Greeks invent in the 5th century
What is contrapposto?
Term for the main hall in a Roman basilica
What is a nave?
Name for a statue of a clothed young woman in Archaic period Greece
What is a kore?
Similarity between the Funerary Krater and the Anavysos Kouros
What is a gravemarker?
Culture that first dominated the Italian peninsula before the Romans gained control
Who are the Etruscans?
Material that most 5th century Greek sculptures were made from, but now we only have Roman copies in another material
What is bronze?
Term for a complex of buildings dedicated to a specific god; we saw one in ancient Greece
What is a sanctuary?
The Pantheon is unique as a building, but very typical of Roman architecture in what two ways?
What is concrete and round arches?