Art History
Northern Italian artist who is remembered for his spectacular illusionistic frescoes and mythological subjects.
coreggio
the scattering of the Jewish people outside their homeland beginning about 586 BCE
Diaspora
In William Austin’s story “Peter Rugg, the Missing Man” the various appearances of
Rugg always include his black horse. State the horse’s name.
Lightfoot
change of phase of a gas intoa liquid
Condensation
Power of a government to take private property for public use. They either buy it or the owner gifts it to them.
Eminent Domain
Dutch painter known for his uniquely imaginative style, depicting sin and folly through grotesque and fantastical imagery.
Hieronymous Bosch
Second Chinese dynasty (about 1750-1122 B.C.) which was mostly a farming society ruled by an aristocracy mostly concerned with war. They're best remembered for their art of bronze casting.
Shang
In Ha Jin’s story “Children as Enemies” the narrator’s daughter-in-law
goes by a western, rather than Chinese, first name, but works at a business
closely identified with Chinese culture. Identify the product made at her
place of employment.
Fortune cookies
property of certain substances to absorb radiation of one frequency and to re-emit radiation of a lower frequency
flourescence
lying under oath (this is counted as a "High Crime and Misdemeanor" from the Constitution by the House)
Trained under Giovanni Bellini and Giorgione, becoming one of the greatest Venetian painters in a myriad of subjects. Better known by his nickname
Tiziano Vecello TITIAN
A form of writing developed by the Sumerians using a wedge shaped stylus and clay tablets.
cuneiform
In T. C. Boyle’s story “Filthy with Things” Julian has managed to shove only two-
thirds of one piece of furniture onto the porch when his wife, Marsha, arrives home
with more furniture lashed to the roof of her vehicle. Give the make of Marsha’s
vehicle.
Range Rover
change in momentum
impulse
a legal order that a person appears in court and produce any requested documents
subpoena
Nicknamed "bird" due to his love of animals. After being a mosaicist in Venice, he lived in Florence, combining International Gothic with mathematical perspective.
Uccello
in Chinese history, the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority
Mandate of Heaven
In "Sonny Blues" by James Baldwin, what instrument does Sonny Play?
Piano
the energy needed to break a nucleus into its individual protons and neutrons
binding energy
a principle or fundamental policy
doctrine
Was a Dominican friar whose nickname translates to "the angelic brother." Became one of the most important artists in Florence after being trained as a manuscript illuminator.
Fra Angelico
Semitic Asians who came to power in Egypt near the end of the Middle Kingdom were called:
Hyksos
What is the illness Katherine suffers from is "A Death in the Desert" by Willa Cather
Lung Disease
essentially a battery, but it differs by operating with a continuous supply of energetic reactants or fuel
fuel cell
Constitutional clause that gives congress the power to make all laws for executing its powers. AKA the "Elastic Clause"
Necessary and Proper Clause