arts unit 1 lesson 2

Question 1

the ancient greek culture flourished from about 1200 BCE tp 323 BCE. this culture would come and influence the western world more profoundly than any other

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true

Question 2

is often considered the birthplace of many aspects of western tradition

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ancient greece

Question 3

the arts and culture of the western world are patterned by the greeks

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true

Question 4

for the greeks art was hte visual expression of individual feelings and ideas. this was the new conception of the role of the artist. because the greeks believed this, we know the names of the architects and sculptors associated woth one of the well known artistic achievements of ancient greek

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true

Question 5

used to house a massive gold statue of Athena by Phidias

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parthenon

Question 6

447 BCE-432 BCE was designed by the architects Ictinus and Callicrates. the style of this structure is classical

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parthenon

Question 7

parthenon is designed by

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Ictinus and Callicrates

Question 8

parthenon is classical

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true

Question 9

the temple parthenon was dedicsted to godess athena. the sculptor Phidias oversaw the carvings the birth of athena is shown in the east pediment

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true

Question 10

who sculptede athena in parthenon

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Phidias

Question 11

is the triangular structure that supports the roof and provides sapce fr sculptires in high relief

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pediment

Question 12

one f the principles of design, shows the relatioon between parts of an artwork to eachother and the whole about size placement and amount

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proportion

Question 13

is a technique in sculpting wherin the elemnts remain in the abckround of the same material. it gives the impression the sculpyure has been raised from the background

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relief

Question 14

derived form lati wird relevo maning to raise

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relief

Question 15

meaning to raise

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relevo

Question 16

is a long narrow band of sculpture that runs along the architrave of a greek temple or building. one of the most famous friezes is the one on the parthenon

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frieze

Question 17

frieze in parthenon 525 ft. long and r=it runs the top of room inside the parthenon

• bodies are placed at diff. angles, looking natural
• figures are high relief,
• figure is show in standrard proportion to others, each given equal importance

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yeyeyeyeyey

Question 18

was the violent god, although lost the battle to athena he was still worshipped in the countryside arounf parthenon

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poseidon

Question 19

god of crops and music was so proud that only his father and mother could stand to be with him he made humans aware of their guilt and absolved them on it

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apollo

Question 20

hunting godess, to celebrtae her they dressed s nymphs or nature godesses and danced

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artemis

Question 21

greek columns:

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ionic doric, corinthian

Question 22

simplest column, capital is circle topped by square simplicity continues dwon the 20 sides no base,

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doric

Question 23

famous place with doric

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parthenon

Question 24

taller and slender thn doric, capitals are scrolls shafts are designed with a slight bulge to appear straight base is large and looks like stacked rings

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ionic

Question 25

famous place to see ionic columns

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temple of athena NIke, Greece

Question 26

most decorative of the three capitals are decorated with scrolls and leaves shafts have slight bulge to appear straight tallest

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corinthian

Question 27

most famous place to see corinthian columns

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temple of the Sybil, Rome

Question 28

from a distance the columns look straight but up close they tilt a little bit , len a little bit ot the left or right, to better support the building. the greeks wanted things beautiful but they also secured the strength of the build

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true

Question 29

nearly every public building in greece incorporated these designs . in ancient Sparta these column designs could also be found even today these designs are still used they have definitely withstood the test of time

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true

Question 30

around 200 BCE the roman empire began to expand. majority of europe fell under rome

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true

Question 31

skilled roman artists and architect worked on many roman projects. as the Roman empire spread so did the the ideas and the images of ancient greek

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true

Question 32

conseqquently roman cities grew and reqquired large amounts of water. romans built enormous aqueducts to carry water to long distances. these engineering marvels exhibited symmetry and proportion.

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true

Question 33

is the most famous part of the Roman aqueduct. it crosses the garden river and measures 49 m high and 257 m long (360 m when in tact) it is a UNESCO Word heritage site since 1985

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Pont du Gard

Question 34

Pont du Gard measurements

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257 m long and 49 ft. high

Question 35

the aqueduct relies much ofits strength on its arches. the curve of an arch can carry. more weigth above it than the flat surface of a beam

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true

Question 36

a stretched arch or a series of arches that form a curved ceiling is

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barrel vault

Question 37

both the arch and barrel vault were known to the egyotians . but it was the romans who maximized its ase evidently in bridges temples and other structures

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true

Question 38

the masons of the pont du gard let stone jut fromt he surface to hold scffholdings for later repairs the last stone to placed in an acrh is the keystone. until it is set the bottom of the arch must be supported a continuos series of arches froms a barrel vault

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true

Question 39

citizens in roman cities had an immense keenness for entertainment. spectators packed stadiums acroos the empire to watch slaves fight to the death in gladiatorial battles.

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true

Question 40

early stadium was romes first freestanding: could hold 50,000 viewers

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Colosseum or coliseum

Question 41

measruements of the colliseum

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620 x 513 x 150 ft.

Question 42

nowadys all thats left in the arena is a ruin . the marble seats and intricate decor that once graced was stolen long ago. it was somewhat restored in the 1990s.

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true

Question 43

in 2000 a theater group staged fist oerformance there in 1,500 years

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true

Question 44

means the temple for every god

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pantheon

Question 45

used to be a roman temple comissioned by MArcus Agrippa during the reign of Emperor Augustus

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pantheon

Question 46

the pantheon used to be comissioned by

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Marcus Agrippa

Question 47

the building has a circular structure with a portico of huge granite materiall corinthian columns under a pediment, a rectangular vestibule links to the porch to the rotunda

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pantheon

Question 48

almost 2000 years after it was built its dme is still the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome, it is one of the best preserved ancient roman structures in the history even up to this date it hasbeen in continuous use .

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true

Question 49

since the 7th C it has been used as a church dedicated to

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St.MAry and the Martyrs

Question 50

since the 7th C it has been used as a church dedicated to St.MAry and the Martyrs it is also called

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Santa Maria Rotonda

Question 51

pantheon is a state property under the

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Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and tourism through the Polo Museum del Lazio

Question 52

the culture misnstry of italy

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Polo MUseum del LAzio

Question 53

from the latin wrod rotundus is any building with circular ground plan and sometimes covered by a dome

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rotunda

Question 54

an italian term to describe a porch leading to the entrance of a building or extended as a colonnade witha roof over a walkaway supported by columns or enclosed by walls

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portico

Question 55

is a small foyer inot a larger space

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vestibule

Question 56

ex. of vestibule

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lobbies, entrance halls passages and the like

Question 57

ancient romans created remarkably realistic portrait sculptures or busts. they not only look like the persons they portrsy but also offer a glimpse into their personalities.

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true

Question 58

is a work of art usually focusing on the face of a person an animal or a group of people

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bust

Question 59

bust of euripides ca. 330BC

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pio clementino museum, vatican

Question 60

head of agrippina the elder 2nd C

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louvre, paris

Question 61

in ther areas the roman sculpture borrowed heavily from the greeks. in fact many of the well known artists of ancient rome were greek themselves. even so sculptures like busts truly express the roan spirit. they reflect the roman preference for the ordinary than the heroic. the wrinkles, creases and features are faithfully copied making these seem like people one might know. sculptures like these help bring the history of rome alive

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true