Chapter 3: Vocabulary

Question 1

Classical

Answer 1

Ancient Greek or Latin literature art or culture

Question 2

Humanist

Answer 2

A person who adopts a system of thought that centers on humans and their values, capacities and worth; concern the interest, needs, and welfare of humans

Question 3

Colloseum

Answer 3

A large theatre or stadium

Question 4

Aqueduct

Answer 4

A channel used to move water, usually supported on a bridge structure when it had to cross a valley

Question 5

Philosopher

Answer 5

One who studies the truth and principles underlying human conduct and knowledge and the nature of the universe

Question 6

Democracy

Answer 6

A form of government in which people elect representatives to rule a country

Question 7

Civic

Answer 7

Relating to citizenship or civic affairs

Question 8

Rhetoric

Answer 8

The art of making speeches

Question 9

Scholar

Answer 9

A humanist thinker

Question 10

Patrons

Answer 10

A person who pays artist to create work

Question 11

Petroglyphs

Answer 11

Art that is carved into a rock

Question 12

Pictographs

Answer 12

Drawings or paintings on a rock wall

Question 13

Pieta

Answer 13

A sculpture that represents the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Jesus

Question 14

Facade

Answer 14

The face of a building

Question 15

Vernacular

Answer 15

The language commonly spoken by the people who live in that region