Miscellaneous
Architecture
Pottery
Sculpture
Cultural Identity
100
The great philosopher Plato proposed he would banish artists from his ideal state in this literary work.
What is The Republic.
100
This famous greek temple was made as a tribute to celebrate the virgin goddess Athena.
What is The Parthenon.
100
This early greek style is known only from pottery and small-scale sculpture.
What is Geometric.
100
The sculptural Praxitelean curve forms the shape of this letter.
What is S.
100
After defeating this group of people, the Greeks thought of themselves as the most civilized culture in the world.
Who are the Persians.
200
These pieces of Greek literature, such as Homer's The Illiad, are known for their literary style and emphasis on the power and psychology of human heroes.
What is an epic poem.
200
The Parthenon features this type of column.
What is Doric.
200
Greek vases were made of this clay-based ceramic material.
What is terra-cotta.
200
A "kore" is an Archaic standing sculpture of this gender.
What is female.
200
According to the ancient Greeks, anyone who did this was uncivilized.
What is spoke a foreign language.
300
This person who was born of the island of Lesbos and was greatly admired by Plato is the most famous woman poet in antiquity.
Who is Sappho.
300
This small Ionic temple is located at the southern edge of the Acropolis.
What is the Temple of Athena Nike.
300
Three handled vases known as "hydria" were often used to hold this liquid.
What is water.
300
In what period does the monumental sculpture of human figures first appear in Greece.
What is the Archaic Period.
300
This member of ancient Greek society was believed to be divinely inspired and advised people in both political and private matters.
Who is the oracle.
400
According to a lost Homeric epic, the Greeks built this structure and filled it with armed soldiers in order to invade the walls of Troy.
What is The Trojan Horse.
400
This famous temple, built on an uneven site, is located on the northern side of the Acropolis and is more Ionically complex than the Nike temple.
What is The Erechtheum.
400
Greek vases primarily portrayed figures in these two colors.
What are black and red.
400
The shift in a body's position often portrayed in early classical sculpture is referred to as this.
What is contrapposto.
400
In this place, a stone was inscribed with the words, "Know Thyself."
What is Delphi.
500
These people were the first Westerners to regularly sign their works.
Who are the Greeks.
500
This type of column was typically located in interior places and associated with luxury and feminine character.
What is Corinthian Column.
500
The final result of this process turned the surface of the vases a reddish-orange and the painted areas black.
What is oxidization.
500
These sculptures representing the four mythological battles are located in the Parthenon.
What are The Doric Metopes.
500
All of these on Greek territory were halted in order for athletes to travel safely to Olympia to compete in the Olympic Games.
What are wars.