Vocabulary & Terms
Ancient Greece I
Ancient Greece II
Ancient Greece III
Important Things You Should Know
100
Stylobate, Cella / Naos, Pronaos, Peristyle / colonnade, Side passage / pteroma, Anta... are parts of the anatomy of a Greek _______.
Temple
100
The Dipylon Amphora, found at the Dipylon Cemetery, was just one of many vases used as funerary markers and libation containers. The artistic imagery on this vase shows an athenian funerary ritual of a deceased woman and her mourners, but it's also an example of __________ style pottery.
Geometric Style Pottery
100
The Temple of Artemis at Corfu, uses synoptic narrative with the pediment's sculptures to depict the story of ________ alongside her children Pegasus and Chrysaor. They are placed between two apotropaeic guardian animals, emphasizing the power of divinity.
Medusa
100
This is the classical sculpture. "Aphrodite of Knidos" by sculptor Praxiteles. Why is this particular sculpture so significant?
It's the first nude monumental statue of a goddess in the Greek World
100
Polykeitos, Praxitles, and Lysippos are are three examples of some of the most important _________ of classical ancient Greece.
Scuptors
200
The statue of "Doryphoros" by Polykleitos is a classic example of what kind of pose? And why is it significant?
Contrapposto. (Chiastic Pose)
It broke away from rigid, symmetrical ancient art to show the human body in a natural, lifelike, and dynamic pose.
200
This sculpture was found at the Panhellenic sactuary at Olympia, it's an example of geometric style pottery and is made from a single bronze cast. What is this piece depicting?
A man and a centaur.
200
Besides being the first treasury built after the fire at Delphi and having the earliest Ionic frieze, what makes The Siphnian Treasury so signifcant?
Earliest known building on the Greek mainland constructed entirely of marble.
200
Who is this Hellenistic statue depicting?
A Boxer at rest (The Boxer of the Quirinal)
200
The Riance Warrior statues are significant because they are rare, original life-size Greek bronze sculptures. Even though the majority of greek sculptures were originally in bronze, we've been mostly looking at Roman marble copies and not the originals. Why is that?
Because most of the bronze statues are either lost or ended up getting melted down to reuse for other stuff due to it's value.
300
★ What is this type of dish/cup called (1), and what was hidden in the center of the cup (2)?
(1) Kylix Dish
(2) For symposiums, artists painted a hidden scene at the bottom of the inside of the cup. As guests drank their wine, the liquid lowered and slowly revealed the artwork as a visual surprise.
300
These vases are both examples of ______ _______ (1) and ________ _______ (2).
(1) Black-Figure - (2) Red Figure
300
This statue was the first use of contrapposto and marked the transition from rigic Archaic period to naturalistic style of the Early Classical.
Kritios Boy
300
Like architects, Hellenistic sculptors engaged their audience in the experience of their work, and favored dramtic subjects infused with emotion. The Dying Trumpeter shows an enemy dying in battle. The bushy hair and moustache, and by the torque that he wears around his neck, help us identify the subject as a ______.
Gaul
300
The Erechtheum, the Propylaca, The Temple of Athena and and the Parthenon are all structures within the __________ of Athens.
Acropolis
400
What is the word for sculpted female figures that serve as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar. (Example: The Siphnian Treasury of Delphi)
Caryatids
400
This Griffin-head protome is an example of Greek art "___________" (1) visual elements from the _____ _____ (2)
1."Orientalizing" - 2. Near East
400
The east and west pediments of the Temple of Aphaia, is a prime example of the dramatic developments of late Archaic art through it's depictions of ________ and how humans respond to it.
suffering
(NOTE: The figures don't get smaller, instead the naturalistic bodies pose & contort into the triangular shape of the pediment)
400
The Temple of Apollo at Didyna was designed to be a theatrical, spacial experience. With it's colossal scale, massive collonade, raised cella and vaulted tunnels, it's a perfect example of the grandeur and drama associated with ____________ architecture.
Hellenistic
400
What period in preceded the Dark Ages and layed the cultural and political foundations of more complex societies, through their development of city-states (polis), the creation of the Greek Alphabet, boosting trade through out the Mediterranean, and revolutionizing temple architecture.
The Archaic Period
500
★ Locally known as the Soros, tis a 10-meter-tall earthen burial mound on the Marathon Plain in Greece that holds the ashes of 192 Athenian soldiers who died in the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC, is a an example of a ________.
Tumulus
500
Throughout the archaic period, while the figures were still relatively stylized with rigid frontality, greek sculptors began to lean more, and more towards naturalism. We can see this with their ________ (maiden) statues and their ________ (youth) statues.
1) Kore - 2) Kouros
500
This building within the Acropolis in Athens is dedicated to both Athena and Poseidon, because it is supposedly located at the exact spot where the two gods competed for the custody of Athens as their patron god. (salt water springs + olive branch)
The Erechtheion
500
The Pergamon Alter, a quintessential Hellenistic structure, known for its monumental, highly dramatic marble frieze depicting the epic battle between the Olympian gods and the giants, is also been referred to by this other title.
Satan's Throne
500
The Hellenistic Period, was an era of ancient Greek history and Mediterranean culture that lasted from the death of ____________ in 323 BCE to the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 BCE.
(Hint: Known for standardized sculptures, wild hair, turned head, etc.
Alexander the Great