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34 Cards in this Set
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Peplos
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a rich outer robe worn by woman in ancient Greece
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Red-figure
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a type of ancient Greek pottery - figures are outlined in black allowing the red clay to show through
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Foreshortening
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showing an object as having more depth than it really does
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Pediment
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a triangular upper part of the front of a building in classical style
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Pronaos
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an enclosed vestibule at the front of a classical temple
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Peripteral
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having a single row of pillars on all sides in the temples of ancient Greece
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Entasis
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a slight curve in the shaft of a column
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Metope
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a square space between triglyphs in a Doric frieze
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Frieze
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a broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration
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Caryatid
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a stone carving of a draped female figure, used as a pillar to support the entablature of a Greek building
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Contrapposto
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an asymmetrical arrangement of the human figure - all the weight is on one leg
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Tondo
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a circular painting or relief
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Phidias
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Athenian sculpture - known for his statue of Zeus at Olympia
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Acropolis
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the citadel of an ancient Greek city
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Perikles
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prominent and influential Greek statesman
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Panathenaea
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games held modeling the Olympic Games
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Agora
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a public open space used for assemblies and markets
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Barbarians
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a member of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations
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Skene
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a three-dimensional structure which formed part of a stage or set
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Tessera
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a small tablet of wood or bone used as a token
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Exedra
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a semicircular niche
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Verism
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style with which artists concern themselves with describing the exterior of a person or object
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Adlocutio
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an address by a general (usually the emperor) to his army
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Groin Vault
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arched masonry structure that spans an interior
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Plebeians
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a commoner - member of lower social class
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Patricians
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an aristocrate or nobleman
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Forum
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a public square or market place used for judicial and other business
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Cameo
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a method of carving an object such as an engraved gem, item of jewelry or vessel - nearly always in high relief
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Basilica
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a large oblong hall or building used as a court of law or for assemblies
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Dado
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the lower part of a wall, differentiated some way from the upper section
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Chiaroscuro
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the treatment of light and shade in a drawing and painting
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Trompe I'oeil
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a representation of which the appearance of an object makes the viewer believe it is reality
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Coffer
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a series of sunken panels being used as decoration for a celling or vault
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Oculus
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a round or eyelike opening at the apex of a dome
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