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21 Cards in this Set
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classical
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describing the artistic style of ancient Greece Rome characterized by balance elegance and simplicity.
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buliding for gods
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the buildings for gods are called Parthenon
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sanctuaries
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places of worship
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perspetive
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the artistic showing of distances btw. objects as they appear to the eye.
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greek arts
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they liked to portray the human form by showing on pottery, paintings and sculpture.
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painting on vases
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greeks designed pottery for different functions. they painted scenes from everyday life on their pottery. it was usually painted a red on black background or black on red.
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amphora
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a large vase for storing oil and other bulk supplies.
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sculpting the human body
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the greeks liked for paint and sclupt the athlectic human body and would study it until they had it perfect.
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myron
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one of the greatest sculptors of Greece's golden age portrayed in his status idealized views of what people should look like rather then actual persons.
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phidias
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was a great scluptor and was in charge of the parthenon's sculptures.
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praxiteles
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another famous Greek sculptor who reflected the changes that had accrued in Greek life
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drama and theater
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Greeks were the 1st to write and preform plays
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aeschylus
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was the 1st of great writers of tragedies in the 400s B.C.
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tragedy
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the lead character stuggles against fait only to be doomed after much suffering to an unhappy or tragic ending
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sophocles
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was the next great tragedian, had served as a general in the athenian army and had lived through most of the peloponnesian war
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euripides
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last of the 3 great greek tragedians rarely delt with the influence of the gods and goddness on human lifes.
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a comedy tonight
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the greeks also wrote comedies
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comedies
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plays with humorous themes and happy endings.
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aristophanes
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the most famous writers of comedies
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the olympic games
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the games were held in olympian, only men played, women wernt allowed to watch. the greek crowned the olympic winners with wreath of olive leaves
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olympia
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olympic games were held here every 4 years
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