Unit 2 Trivia Flashcards
Where were the people living in?
Mainland Greece
What kind of techniques of architectural design, ceramic and metalwork?
Advanced Techniques
In the Helladic period, what group of people rose to power and influenced the Aegean Island?
Myceneans
At the Mycenae citadel, what was a citadel used to protect the ruler’s palace?
Fortified Stronghold
Mycenae Citadel, main hall in the ruler’s palace?
Megaron
In the Helladic period, what were the lions symbolized as?
Power
The Lion Gate of Mycenae had what system?
Post & Lintel
Precisely cut blocks of stone meeting at capstone?
Ashlar
How is the inside of Tholo’s Tomb made?
Stone blocks are placed closer together until they meet.
Was there mortar in Tholo’s Tomb?
No
Who was Agamenom?
The legendary king in the Illiad
What was a krater used for?
Bowl for mixing water and wine.
What makes the mask of Agamenom thought of as modified?
The mustache and ears were idealistic features of the 19th century.
Greek Art visualizes on what?
Visual Reality.
Were the figures stylized on the Warrior Krater?
Yes
Greek Art was the distinctive ideas of human beauty and proportion.
True
When did Mycenae Dominance come to an end?
9th & 10th Century
How did the Greeks presented their temples?
Like sculptures, where you didn’t enter.
What are Greek Columns?
An extension to the Post & Lintel System
What did the Greek Columns have?
Capitals
Even though the Egyptian Columns had hieroglyphics, the greeks had what?
Ridges
Greek Columns aren’t more separated then the Egyptians.
False
Greeks are more based on structure to comfort rather then big.
True
Basic Column-Military- rests on 3rd stepl. stylobate.
Doric
