Columns
Buildings
Sculptures
Architecture
Rome and Greek art
100
Which column capital is most sturdy with a blank top?
Doric
100
This monument promoted Augustus's most important achievement.
Ara Pacis
100
- Portrait of Augustus as general
- Primaporta, Italy
- Roman
100
These constructions transported water over long distances.
aqueducts
100
Roman art was extremely similar to Greek art except in its _____ style
Realistic
200
What is the name of the name of the thin and elegant column with a scroll like design on the top?
Ionic
200
160feet high covered six acres of land What is this.
Colleseum
200
What is one material that was used to make sculptures?
limestone, marble, or bronze all correct
200
The Romans borrowed heavily from this land's architecture?
Greece
200
_____ Sculpture was made famous by the Romans, and used this style of art on buildings and even on coins.
Relief
300
What is the column that is not often used in Greece but on a roman temple? Hint-Its design is complicated and decorated with leaves.
Corinthian
300
What building cost 496 silver talents?
Parthenon
300
When a sculpture has a relaxed stance with unequal weight, creating a balanced asymmetry. it is called...?
Contrapasto
300
What is one thing the Ancient Greeks used in their buildings and structures that we still use today?
Ancient Greeks used many forms of Architecture that we still use today, like Columns, Arches, and Domes. They are good for structures and supports.
300
What are mosaics made out of?
Tesserae, small pieces of stone, glass and tile
400
What column is almost never used?
Doric
400
The procession panel featured on Ara Pacis Augustae featured families and children to promote this.
marriage and childbirth
400
This was the reason that Augustus Caesar's statue in the villa of Prima Porta does not have boots.
To present Caesar's status of priest-king.
400
The triangular area above the frieze and below the gabled roof is called a...?
Pediment
400
Greek originals, which were later copied by the Romans, were made of what material
Bronze
500
What is the order of the three columns?
The Greek orders are: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian.
500
What were the characteristics of a temple in Ancient Greece? Name at least 2
The outside of a temple usually was surrounded by a row of columns. Above the columns, there sometimes was a decorative panel of sculptures called a frieze. On top of the frieze was a triangle shaped area with more sculptures, and that was called the pediment.
500
What are the differences between Roman and Greek Sculptures?
Greek statues - perfect bodies, muscular, smooth faces Roman statues - realistic and detailed, included some flaws
500
Why did Ancient Greeks build grand structures?
Ancient Greeks built grand buildings because they wanted to impress the world and other countries with their buildings, and also made them in the honor of their gods. They also believed that it was an important civic landscape, and built their buildings to represent their culture.
500
The ____ technique was used in greek pottery by scratching off layers of orange clay to reveal the black clay underneath.
Black figure