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1
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What sort of architecture did the Etruscans favor?

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Masonry architecture

2
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List facts of the Etruscans from your handouts

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Origins are a mystery, vitality in art, monarchy period in Roman history, Masonry Architecture, Pre-Roman figurative Art, development Atrium houses (seen in Rome), Preferred clay and bronze, and lack of political unity allows Romans to take over.

3
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What is a tumulus?

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Etruscan Tomb

4
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T or F: Etruscan women had a measure of independence and freedom

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True

5
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What two brothers are part of the founding story of Rome?

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Romulus and Remus

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T or F: The monarchy period in Roman history is after the late empire period

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False, the monarchy period is when the Etruscans are present

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What was the most common Etruscan painting technique?

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Fresco

8
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Where does Rome shine in its achievements?

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Law, Government, and Engineering

9
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T or F: An artist was a servant to the state

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True

10
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What are the three types of second style painting?

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Architectural, Landscape, and Perspective

11
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What are the time periods of Rome?

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Roman Republic period, Early Empire Period, High Empire Period, and Late Empire Period

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Name the only religious architecture in the Roman Republic Period

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Temple of Fortuna Virillis

13
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What is a Domas and an Atrium?

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Domas=single family home

Atrium=Rectangular, open air, “reception hall” of a domus

14
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What is the difference between a compluvium and an impluvium?

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Compluvium=Rectangular opening in the ceiling

Impluvium=Basin in the floor

15
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What is the purpose of having cupid on the sculpture of Augustus of Primaporta?

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To show Augustus is connected to the Gods

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What are the two civil architecture builds in the Early Empire period?

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Pont Du Gard and The Colosseum

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What are the two commemorative monuments during both the Early Empire Period and Late Empire Period?

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Arch of Titus and Arch of Constantine

18
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What Greek sculpture is the basis of Augustus of Primaporta?

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Doryphoros

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What are double theaters placed together called?

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Amphitheater

20
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What characteristics of the Pantheon helps it be the largest unobstructed space in antiquity?

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Coffered Dome and Oculus

21
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What two pieces of sculpture take content over form?

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Column of Trajun and The Tetrarchs

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T or F: Both the arch of Titus and arch of Constantine are commemorative monuments

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True

23
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With the concept of the rules (Tetrarchs) presented in the sculpture rather than the rules them selves, the idealism of classical Greece…

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Had vanished

24
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What Year did Christianity become legal and what year did it become the official religion of Rome?

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313 CE and 325 CE