Greek History
Sculpture
Architecture
Painting and Pottery
Greek Culture
100
A nonhuman object with human qualities
What is anthropomorphic?
100
Greek artists were influenced by this country's techniques and conventions
What is Egypt?
100
Thought of by the Greeks as a house for the gods
What is a temple?
100
Three of the broad stylistic categories of Greek art following Orientalizing
What are Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic?
100
A form of government derived from the Greek words "demos" and "kratos"
What is democracy?
200
A word meaning "uncivilized" or "primitive"
What is barbarian?
200
The period that corresponds with the high point or "golden age" of Greek art
What is the Classical Period?
200
Originated from rituals performed in honor of the wine god, Dionysos.
What is the Greek Theater?
200
The painting technique used during the Archaic period
What is black-figure?
200
The island from where the term "lesbian" is derived
What is Lesbos?
300
Plato's most distinguished student; his Poetics established the basis for tragedy, comedy, and epic poetry.
Who is Aristotle?
300
A pose in which the torso shifts and the right hip and shoulder are lowered
What is contrapposto?
300
The oldest order of Greek architecture
What is the Doric order?
300
A two-handled storage jar
What is an amphora?
300
The most common type of marriage in Ancient Greece
What is an arranged marriage?
400
The Olympic Games were first held in this year
What is 776 B.C.?
400
A method of casting bronze in the Early Classical period
What is the lost-wax method?
400
A temple which honors Athena as the goddess of victory
What is Athena Nike?
400
The material from which Greek vases were made
What is terra-cotta?
400
Memorials to the deceased rather than offerings to the gods
What are Greek grave markers?
500
The Greek alphabet was adapted from this Near Eastern Semitic script
What is Phoenician?
500
A style sometimes called Severe of Transitional
What is Early Classical style?
500
This order was associated with luxury and, therefore, "feminine" character
What is the Corinthian Order?
500
The reverse process of black-figure art
What is red-figure?
500
A process of question and answer through which the truth of an argument is elicited from the student
What is Socratic dialogue?
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