Greece Flashcards

1
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Idealized

A

Better looking than normal people, sometimes the best someone can look.

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2
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Registers

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information in bands in a work of art.

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3
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Tholos

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A circular structure

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4
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White Ground

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Ceramics with white figures and a white background

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5
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Entableture

A

lintel part of column usually with relief carvings

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6
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Pediment

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triangular structure at the top of a column

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7
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Archaic smile

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smile seen only in sculptures from the archaic period

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8
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Corinthian Order

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Thin column with acanthus leaf capitol.

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Contrapposto

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casual pose, creates s shape of the body, all weight is put on one leg

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10
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Theater

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Wide open space seating thousands, used for expression and religious purposes.

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11
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Polytheistic

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believing in multiple gods

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12
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Portico

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The main entrance to a greek temple, usually consists of columns in a post and lintel structure.

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13
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Column

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round structure usually supporting a roof with a base an capital

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14
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Base

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The bottom part of a column

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15
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Propalaia

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Found in the Acropolis of Athens, Doric order style building with ionic entableture on the inside.

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16
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Kore

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atchaic statue of women

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17
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Columnade

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series of columns in a straight line usually with entableture on top

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18
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Drum

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sections making up a doric style order

19
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Panathenatic way

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The sacred way to a greek temple

20
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Rosettes

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flowers found on ceramics during the oriental period

21
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Fluting

A

pointy edges on an order

22
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Orthogonal city plan

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planing of housing in a mathematic and geometric way

23
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Kouros

A

archaic statue of men

24
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Volute krater

A

krater vase with spiraled handles

25
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canon of polykleitos

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6 1/2-7 heads

26
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Acanthus leaves

A

the capitol of corinthian order columns

27
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Cella

A

part of a temple where the image of a god is placed

28
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Black Figure

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controlling the oxegyn and heat in a kiln creates this figure, made from slip

29
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Bouleuterion

A

seat of an olympian senate

30
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Frieze

A

a continuos picture meant to represent motion or a scene in motion ussually alon entableture.

31
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Capital

A

top of a column

32
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Foreshortening

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further back things are lower relief closer things are higher relief

33
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Expressionism

A

expressing a feeling through a piece of art/act

34
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Acropolis

A

city on top of a hill

35
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Fillet

A

flat edges on columns

36
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Volute scroll

A

capital on an ionic order

37
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Stoa

A

a columnade roofed building

38
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Caryatid

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Female figure in place of a column

39
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Ionic

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Flute and fillet, base and voluted capital

40
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Agora

A

public area

41
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battle between the gods and the giants

A

archaic sculpture
shows expressionalism

42
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Temple of Hera

A

archaic
shows devotion to gods

43
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Ajax and Ekelies playing a game

A

Archaic
by Exekias