Egypt
The purpose of Ancient Egyptian art.
What is religion, the afterlife, and ceremonial purposes?
Ancient Greek sculptures were made primarily from
What is bronze and marble?
Rome is the capital of
What is Italy?
The intensity of a color
What is saturation?
The classical Greek order that became the most popular amongst the Romans
What is Corinthian?
The size of figures in a composition indicated their social importance, with significant figures being the largest.
What is hieratic scale?
Of the more than 2,000 Greek islands ____ are inhabited
What is 170?
Flooded to host naval battles
What is the Colosseum?
Blue, Blue-Green, Green
What are Analogous colors?
The only pyramid in the world still standing
What is the Great Pyramid of Giza?
The Ancient Egyptian concept of cosmic harmony.
What is ma'at?
Three Classical Greek Orders
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian
The purpose of Ancient Roman art
What is private art made for the Roman home to display wealth, taste, and education?
The range of values between pure white and pure black
What is a value scale?
The Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyph system combines
A quartz based ceramic.
What is faience?
The Classical era of Ancient Greek art is also referred to as
What is the "Golden Age"?
The world's smallest independent country and enclave within Rome
What is Vatican City?
The three main types of balance
What is symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial?
The three most famous Egyptian pharaohs
Who is Tutankhamun, Cleopatra, and Ramses II?
Radical departure from traditional Egyptian art. This era (c. 1352-1336 BCE) featured a dramatic shift to naturalism, emotional expression, and affection.
What is the Amarna Period?
Ancient Greek art celebrated
What is the beauty, athleticism, and idealized forms of the human body?
The Latin languages the Ancient Romans spoke is the basis of
What is modern French, Italian, and Spanish?
llumination that bounces off one surface and lights up a shadow on another surface, making the shadow area appear less dark and adding color and depth to an artwork
What is reflected light?
The Roman poet ________ famously said “Greece, the captive, took her savage victor captive"
Who is Horace?