Art Exam 1

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PALEOLITHIC

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the first stage of human culture, fire clothing etc.

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NANTHEON

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a word meaning "all the gods''

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NEOLITHIC

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second stage, ag animals pottery villages etc.

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CUNEIFORM

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sumerian writing

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PYRAMID

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egyptian burial tomb

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NATURALISM

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objects depicted by how they are observed

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STYLIZATION

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objects depicted by using reduced forms in accordance with some idea

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SAGGY WOMAN

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woman of willendorf

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CAVE WITH CATTLE PAINTINGS

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hall of the bulls, lascaux cave

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MESOPOTAMIA

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sumerians lived here

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CIVILIZATION

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1. cultures revolve around urban centers
2. develope language
3. groups engage in trade or commerce
4. pll share religion
5. central govt

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LION

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ishtar

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STATUES W/ BIG EYES

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tell-asmar statues from the square temple

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EGYPTIAN MAN AND WOMAN SITTING IN CHAIRS

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prince rahotep and his wife nofret

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EGYPTIAN STRIPED FACE

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funerary mask of tutankhamun

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WHAT WERE THE PYRAMIDS FOR?

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1. express pharoahs greatness in life
2. protect his remains
3. his temple in the afterlife

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FAMOUS PYRAMID

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giza

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LARGEST PYRAMID

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khufu

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POLIS

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basic greek style state, self governed people

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ACROPOLIS

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"high city" elevated place in center of city where gods temples are

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EPIC POEM

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long narrative poem that uses an elevated style of language

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GEOMETRIC STYLE

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style of vase painting: bold, simple, linear designs

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ARCHAIC STYLE

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in painting and relief, uses sense of 3 dimensional space

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MINOANS

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wealthy, bare breasted women, bull-dancing

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MYCENAEANS

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replaced minoans; provided greece with greek myths; the lion gate & trojan horse;

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HOMER

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epic poet; wrote the Iliad & the Odyssey

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BOOK OF THE DEAD

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egyptian spells to protect deseased

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THE ODYSSEY

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story of odysseus, king of ithaca, as he travels home from the trojan war

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THE HELLENES

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they made the very first olympic games

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ETHOS

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a sense of self

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ZEUS

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greek god of the sky

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RA

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egyptian sun god

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COSMOLOGY

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study of the universe, its origin, and structure

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aesthetics

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branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty and art and their relation to humans

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kouros

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freestanding statue of a nude male youth

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kore

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female part to a kouro

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contrapposto

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stance that includes weight-baring leg, free leg, and shifted hip/leg axis

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classicism

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simplicity, clarity of structure, and appeal to the intellect

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syncretism

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fusion of diverse beliefs and practices

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hellenistic style

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individuality, virtuosity, and emotion

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HERODOTUS

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"father of history" talked about the persian war

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THE PERSIAN WAR

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defeated by the greeks; 10 years later invaded greece; started in 490

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the hellenistic age

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peace; philip died & son alex the great became king

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plato

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born in athens; fought it war; became pilosophy teacher; he invented aesthetics & techne

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techne

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what is good in art and what isnt

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aristotle

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orphaned; he was platos student; tutored alexander; opened a school

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plato vs aristotle

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p-rich at birth; a-not
p-art is moral lesson;a-art is pleasure

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three main phases of greek art

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archaic; classical; hellenistic

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kritios boy

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naked person with no arms; classical style

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absolute symmetry

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weight shifts slightly to one leg and head turns away from center line

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spear bearer (doryphorus)

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CLASSICAL;bronze naked male athlete

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praxiteles

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sways to the left

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dying gaul

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roman man dying of chest wounds

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laocoon

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hellenistic style; man and his two sons

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greek temples use 3 orders;

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doric, ionic, and corinthian

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aristotles tragedy

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1. plot
2. character
3. thought
4. diction
5. music

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entasis

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application of a curve to a column for aesthetic purposes; greek "to strain"

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post and lintel architecture

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how greek temples are built, posts on side, lintel on top

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temple of hera

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in italy, similar to the athens one

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the parthenon

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the athens building

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the fates

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oversized, headless

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temple of athena nike

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"the only known ex. in temple sculpture of a conflict from history"

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veristic portrait

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a realistic rather than idealized portrait "truth"

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pax romana

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"the roman peace" 200 year span during roman empire

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engaged columns

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columns part of a wall surface

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fresco

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painting done on wet plaster that becomes part of the wall

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trompe l'oeil

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"trick of the eye" 2d that makes it look 3d

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basilica

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building type by roman law, then adopted for christian churches

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clerestory windows

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windows in the tops of basilicas

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roman republic

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sovereignty was in hands of pll not govt; rich ruled the senate

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julius caesar

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made 365 day calendar

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augustus

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julius's nephew; took power after julius died

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brutus

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guy with yellow eyes

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augustus in armor

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statue of him with the cupid beside him

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pont du gard

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bridge for water to travel on

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blood sport

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played by the romans; animal and gladiator fights

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pantheon

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huge roman "white house"

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colloseum

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round; in rome

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stoicism

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happiness is the goal for humans; founded by zeno

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vase with geometric on it

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dipylon vase

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humanism

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humans are the focus

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doric order

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poles with flat basic tops

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ionic order

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poles with swirl tops

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corinthian order

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pole with leaf like top

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temple of olympian zeus

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tall; 4 poles each side; in athens

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capitoline-wolf

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wolf feeding humans

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motto of republican rome

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Senatus Populusque Romanus (SPQR) "the senate and the roman pll"

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villa at boscoreale

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red top; paintings on walls
trompe l'oel affect

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temple fortuna virillis

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looks like methodist church