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100
He is King of the Gods and the sky, and is most often shown with thunderbolts or eagles.
Who is Zeus?
100
He was Alexander the Great's court painter.
Who was Apelles?
100
They idealized and always modeled their sculptures after the human form
Who are the Greek classical artists?
100
These buildings were made of marble, which was quarried from the local mountain of Pentelikos.
What material were Greek temples made of?
100
This Greek God specialized in love and beauty
Who is the God Aphrodite?
200
After 776 BC, the Greeks began this athletic competition that took place every four years.
What are the Olympics?
200
Geometric, Orientalizing, Archaic, Late Archaic to Classical, and Classical to Hellenistic
What are the five styles of painting and pottery?
200
A lightning bolt or a triton was never recovered with this sculpture.
What is missing from the Poseidon (or Zeus) sculpture?
200
They serve as houses for the Gods, where sacrifices in their honor took place. Their interiors also proved to be sanctuaries for fugitives.
What are Greek temples meant for?
200
The Greeks tricked their enemies into believing that they had built them an offering to Athena, but there was armed soldiers inside their gift.
What is the Trojan Horse myth?
300
Instead of elaborate preservation efforts, the Greeks made grave markers in memorial of the deceased person rather than offerings to the gods.
What is the difference between Greek and Egyptian burial rituals for the dead?
300
Achilles and Ajax are displayed on this playing a board game
What is the amphora Exekias?
300
Archiac, Early Classical, and Classical
What are the three styles of Greek sculpture?
300
The Acropolis and the Parthenon
What are the two most famous examples of Greek architecture?
300
She was the only mortal of the three Gorgon sisters, turned to stone any man who looked at her. Perseus decapitated her and took her head to Athena.
What is the myth of Medusa?
400
These people were considered by the Greeks to be "uncivilized" because they spoke a foreign language different than the Greeks. The Ancient Greeks believed that they had they were the most cultured people in the world, and therefore looked down upon any foreigner who came from a different culture.
Who were the barbarians?
400
(1) the hydria, a water jar with three handles; (2) the lekythos, a flask for storing and pouring oil; (3) the krater, a bowl for mixing wine and water (4) amphora, a vessel for storing honey, olive oil, water, or wine (5) kylix, a drinking cup (6) oenochoe, a jug for pouring wine
What are the six styles of Greek vases?
400
These two pieces of art both maintained a standard frontal pose; however, the Greeks focused more on human anatomy (nudity) in this sculpture than the Egyptians did.
What are the Kouros and Mankaure statues?
400
This place celebrates a military victory, and was built before the Parthenon. Its architecture contains four ionic columns and four steps at the front and back.
What is the temple of Athena Nike?
400
This place is well known for its acoustics, which are based on scientific knowledge on how sound travels. Here, rituals were performed in honor of the wine god, Dionysos.
What is the Greek theater?
500
Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle
Who are three of the most famous Greek philosophers?
500
The ______ technique was introduced in the late Archaic-period and continued until the fourth century B.C. It permitted freer painting and representation of more natural forms than had been possible in _______ paintings. _______ artists painted the figures in black silhouette with a slip made of clay and water. For _______ vases, figures were left in red against painted black background and details were painted in black.
What is the difference between red figure and black figure painting techniques?
500
The artist makes a clay statue and puts several coats of soft material over the statue. Molten bronze is poured into a mold and once it has cooled, the exterior cast is cut away.
What is the lost-wax process?
500
This sculpture of a Greek goddess depicted new eroticism to classical art.
What is the Nike Adjusting her Sandal sculpture?
500
This artist celebrated female nude art and emphasized erotic qualities and realism of his statutes. He popularized female beauty in art.
Who was Praxiteles?