Mesopotamia
Egypt
Classical Greece
Classical Greek Art
World Religions 1
100
The literal translation of Mesopotamia is "the land ________."
What is the "between two rivers"?
100
Egyptian civilization is found near the ______ river?
What is the Nile?
100
The Greek "father of history".
Who is Herodotus?
100
Ionic, Doric, and Corinthian are all varieties of Greek:
What are columns or orders?
100
Polytheistic religion located predominantly in India.
What is Hinduism?
200
The beginning of the Hebrew history is personified by __________.
Who is Abraham?
200
Our knowledge of Egyptian visual art comes primarily from (pyramids, tombs, palaces, the Greeks)
What are tombs?
200
This individual challenged the widely held beliefs of Athens through constant questioning leading to his death by drinking Hemlock.
Who is Socrates?
200
The person responsible for "Hellenizing" North Africa and Central Asia was
Who is Alexander the Great?
200
Islam, Christianity, and Judaism all trace their roots to this patriarch?
Who is Abraham?
300
The Hebrew God is named _______.
Who is Yahweh?
300
The Egyptian canon of artistic representations of the human form gave the proportions of the human body as determined according to the width of
What is a closed fist?
300
The excessive pride and character flaw found in many Greek literary characters is known as______.
What is hubris?
300
A theoretical set of unifying rules of proportion that the ancient Greeks searched for was called (a module, string theory, canon, dogma).
What is a canon?
300
The first five books of the Hebrew bible are known as the ______.
What is the Torah?
400
Einkidu and I are best bros. I met Utnapisthim in the underworld seeking immortality.
Who is Gilgamesh?
400
Egyptian commemorative pillars are called (pylons, obelisks, hypostyles, oopastick)
What is an obelisk?
400
To be considered a voting member of Athenian democracy you had to be a male over ______ years old.
What is 18?
400
The three major premises of Greek are:
What is idealism, humanism, and realism?
400
The cosmic religion of ancient China which emphasized duality and nature.
What is Daoism?
500
The massive, terraced towers of mud and brick constructed by the Mesopotamians are called
What are ziggurats?
500
The first Egyptian capital was founded in (Cario, Delphi, Thebes, Memphis).
What is Memphis?
500
I argued that life is best lived between extremes (the Golden Mean) and in pursuit of virtue. Hint: He's a philosopher
Who is Aristotle?
500
Name this type of column:
What is the Doric Column?
500
Born out of Hinduism, this religion emphasized suffering and how to overcome it.
What is Buddhism?