Classical Greek Architecture
This building was dedicated to the goddess Athena and is the biggest and most famous structure on the Acropolis
What is the Parthenon?
This term describes the interest in the potential of men and women, an interest in the human body and the ability to reason, and a general focus on the capacity of human beings.
What is humanism?
Greek plays consisted of these two main types (not counting satyr plays).
What are comedies and tragedies?
He thought that everything we perceive is an imperfect imitation of a perfect form
Who was Plato?
The term Hellenistic comes from the ancient term, Hellas, which referred to this place
What was Greece?
The Acropolis was rebuilt by Pericles after the Athenians defeated this great empire
Who were the Persians?
These sculptures were taken from the Acropolis by the British and have come to represent the contemporary issue of whether or not art should be repatriated
What are the Elgin (of Parthenon) marbles?
He was made king of Thebes after solving the riddle of the sphinx
Who was Oedipus?
He believed that true wisdom can only be gained once we recognize and acknowledge our own ignorance
He conquered huge amounts of territory in a short period of time and spread Greek culture and language to much of the western world
Who was Alexander the Great?
This order of architecture can be indentified by capitals that look like rolled up scrolls, bases on the columns, and a continuous frieze
What is ionic?
This sculptor of the 5th century BCE devised a mathematical formula for his sculptures known as the Canon of Proportions.
Who was Polykleitos?
A major component of Greek plays was the commentary by this group of people, often accompanied by instruments and choreography
What is the chorus?
He studied the physical world around us and was influential in almost every major discipline of learning
Who was Aristotle?
This sculpture portrays a Trojan priest and his sons being attacked by deadly snakes
What is Laocoon?
This temple had a statue of Athena but also contained shrines to other gods like Poseidon. It is most easily identified by its "Porch of Maidens" which contains columns sculpted to look like young women.
What is the Erechtheion?
Although much of what survives are marble Roman copies, many classical Greek sculptures would have been originally sculpted out of this material
What is bronze?
Greek plays were usually held as part of a competition during the festival of this god
Who was Dionysus?
He was put to death in 399 BCE for "denying the gods and corrupting the youth"
Who was Socrates?
This sculpture portrays the leader of a Barbarian tribe who has just been defeated by the Greeks and is approaching death
What is the Dying Gaul?
Most sculpture on Greek temples was located on the frieze or on this triangular shaped area at the top of the temple
What is the pediment?
This late classical sculpture depicts an athlete cleaning himself after a competition or workout
What is Apoxyomenos (The Scraper)?
Oedipus was written by this man, one of the most decorated Greek playwrights
Who was Sophocles?
He believed that virtue should be practiced and cultivated and saw most virtues as existing in between two extremes
Who was Aristotle?
This sculpture was originally placed overlooking a harbor and is over 18 feet tall
What is Nike of Samothrace?