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HIST - Greek Flashcards

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rose from the Dorians who overwhelmed the Myceneans; flourished on the Greek peninsula; characterized by a system of construction based on rules of form and proportion

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Greek Art

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characterized by movement; towards increasing naturalness and freedom of form; use of loss-wax method and bronze casting

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Severe Style

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contrary positions of the arms and legs

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Contrapposto

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a Greek pottery style that is characterized by rectilinear meander patterns.

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Geometric Style

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a Greek pottery style characterized by the assimilation of Eastern iconography

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Orientalizing Style

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a Greek pottery style in __________ period, where the artist painted the figure in black silhouette with a slip made in clay, is called ____________

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Archaic Period; Black-Figure

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a Greek pottery style in __________ period, where the artist painted the figure in red against a black background, is called ____________

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Late Archaic to Classical; Red-Figure

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a Greek pottery style in __________ period, where the artist painted the figure in black on a whitewash of clay as the background, is called ____________

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Classical to Late Classical; White-Ground

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an arrangement of a particular style of column together with entablature, and standardized details, including base and capital

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Orders in Greek Architecture

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the earliest of the orders that is also the most massive; the column has no base, has a fluted shaft, and plain capital

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Doric

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lighter than doric; has a fluted shaft, a base, and a volute capital

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Ionic

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a variant of ionic with its plinth and fluted shaft, and distinctive ornate capital

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Corinthian

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the topmost step of three before the base of a column

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Stylobate

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the column itself is composed of individual sections (drums) and concave grooves (fluting) with a base and a capital

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Shaft

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the topmost structural member of a column

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Capital

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a snug band at the top of the shaft

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Necking

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a flat, curved element like a plate, with rounded sides

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Echinus

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a flat square above the echinus

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Abacus

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forms the lintel; an elaborate horizontal band and molding above the column

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Entablature

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a triangular gable usually having a horizontal cornice, with raked cornices on each side surmounting

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Pediment

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the technique applied on columns which do not taper in a straight light; thus bulged outward about 1/3 of the way up from the base

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Entasis

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small, flat, plain surface used to separate other moldings

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Fillet

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a wide, straight surface

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Fascia

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convex curved surface; quarter-circle; often with egg-and-dart motif

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Ovolo

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concave surface approximating the interior curve of a quarter circle

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Cavetto

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an s-shaped curved surface that starts and ends horizontally; “buntis”

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Cyma Recta

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a curve that starts and ends vertically; “boobs”

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Cyma Reversa

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convex surface approximately the exterior of a semi-circle

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Torus

29
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a small torus

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Bead

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a deep, hollow, concave molding usually found on column base

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Scotia

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columns with shafts in female form; used as a structural support

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Caryatids

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a sculptured male human figure used in place of a column to support entablature; aka “atlas”

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Telamon

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a plaza/court, meeting place; platform for a speaker; aka “to gather together”

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Agora

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a long colonnaded multi-purpose building

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Stoa

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a city upon a hill; citadel

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Acropolis

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spaces between 2 columns

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Intercollumnation

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narrower space between 2 columns

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Accouplement

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built to house for the deity

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Temple

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a large space with a flat roof supported by row of columns

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Hypostyle Hall

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inner portico in front of the naos of a classical temple

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Pronaos

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sanctuary of a classical temple containing the cult statue of the god

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Naos

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space used for plays and performances; consists of stone seats wrapped around the orchestra

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Theatre

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a type of theater with a semi-circular form hollowed out of a hill

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Auditorium

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a type of theater with covered small theaters

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Odeon

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a type of theater with elongated theaters for foot races

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Stadium

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a type of theater for horse and chariot races

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Hippodrome

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a part of a theater that is a large, circular area; contains a slightly raised stone on which was placed the statues of deities; aka “dancing place”

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Orchestra

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the part of a theater where it is the acting area behind the orchestra

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Proscenium

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a part of the theater which a structure serving as backdrop or dressing room for the acting area

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Skene

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the “entrance” or “exit”; high portals on each side of the orchestra

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Parodos

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a senate house for elected officials

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Prytaneion

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the council-house; a covered meeting place for elected officials

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Bouleterion

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a large tomb usually made of large stone building with placed of entombment above the ground

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Mausoleum

54
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aka “gymnasium;” an athletic establishment for combat sports

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Palestra

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it is both the fortified citadel and state sanctuary of the city of Athens

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Acropolis of Athens

56
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the monumental entrance to Acropolis

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Propylaea

57
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chief temple of the Greek goddess Athena, located on the hill of the Acropolis at Athens, Greece

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Parthenon

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