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What is the Parthenon?
Patron god of Athens
Who is Athena?
Most common material used in Greek sculptures
What is marble?
This work functioned as a marketplace as well as a social and political center.
What is the Athenian Agora?
A Greek temple complex built on a hill over a city.
What is an acropolis?
Two sets of statues on the Parthenon
What are the pediments?
The Greeks appreciated the mathematical perfection of this
What is the human body?
Sculpture made of bronze
What is the seated boxer?
Director of the Parthenon's construction
Who is Pericles?
A garment worn by women in ancient Greece, usually full length and tied at the waist.
What are / is a peplos?
Item held by the Doryphoros
What is a spear?
This period of Greek are featured sculptures that are extremely realistic and not as ideal as before
What is the Hellenistic period?
Creator of the Doryphoros
Who is Polykeitos?
The west pediment of the Parthenon features a famous contest between Athena and this god
Who is Poseidon?
A graceful arrangement of the body based on tilted shoulders and hips and bent knees.
What is contrapposto?
Woman featured on the Niobides Krater whose hubris got her in trouble with Apollo and Athena.
Who is Niobe?
Major celebration in Athens featuring processions and competitions.
What is the Panathenia?
Sculpture from the Hellenistic Period that is stored in the Louvre
What is the Winged Victory of Samothrace?
The altar at Pergamon features these two gods
Who are Zeus and Athena?
An order of ancient Greek architecture that features columns with scrolled capitals and an upper story with sculptures that are in friezes.
What is Ionic?
Alexander the Great's opponent in the mosaic piece
Who is Darius III?
Technique used to create the Niobides Krater
What is the red figure technique?
Height (in feet) of the Athena Parthenos. Must be within 5 feet of correct answer.
What is 38 feet? (Between 33-43 is correct)
Specific type of marble used to build the Parthenon
What is Pentelic Marble?
A projecting grooved element alternating with a metope on a Greek temple.
What is a triglyph?