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Hellenistic
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- period of greek history, which began with the rise of to power of Alexander the great and etended to the Roman defeat of Cleopatra in Egypt in 30 be. ex- alexander the great conguered region after region citites were built on the model of the athenian polis |
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Agora |
- an open place for congregation or as a market.
ex- athens had an agora in the city right next to the market hill. |
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Stoa |
a long, open arcade supported by colonnades.
ex- an example would be the stoa of attalus |
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Axis |
or imaginary central line, the natural result of balancing the body over one supporting leg
ex-an example would be the kritios boy who shows balance |
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Contraposso |
a stance coined during the italian rennisance meaning weight shifting. ex- the kritios boy is standing in contrapasso stance |
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Entasis |
when a column swells up about one-third of the way up, to counter the eyes tendency to see the unintereseted parallel columns as narrowing as they rise and to gie a sense of breath or liveliness to the stone. ex- the doric columns on the parthenon and its plan uses entasis on its columns. |
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caryatids |
female figures serving as columns
ex- the erectheion is an example of caryatids being used. |
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triglyph |
- square blocks divided by grooves into three sections.
ex- young men on horse back is an example of a triglyphs.
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9. presocratics- |
and triglyphs greek philosopher who preeceded socrates, was cheifly concerned with describing the natures universe. ex- an example of a presocratic philosopher is pythagoras
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10.Sophist- |
is another word for wise man, and worked on not the univrse but the human mind and acknoledging the many weaknesses ex- protagoras is an example of a sophist
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11.humanism- |
a focus on the actions of human biengs, political actions being one of the most important. ex- arete was a term used by philosophers when studying humanism
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12.dialetictical method- |
a process of inquiry and instruction characterized by countinous question and answer dialogue intent on disclosing the unexamined premisis held implicity by all reasonable beings. ex-socrates employed this
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13.inductive reasononings |
- moving from specific instances to general principles, and from the particular to unuversal truths it was possible.
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14.idealism |
- it seeks the eternal perfection of pure ideal untainted by material reality. ex- its platos philosphy
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15.satrys |
- minor deities with characteristics of goats or horses, making wine including one playing pipes. ex- the satry making wine is an example of satyr being depicted
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16 maenads- |
the frenzied woman satrys would cavort with. ex-maenads are also depicted in the satry making wine.
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17. satyr play |
- one from of greek drama and is always the last event of the daylong performance. ex-one example is the cyclops of euripides
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18. farce- |
broadly satirical comedy, in which actors disguised themselves as satyr
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19.comedy |
- an amusing or lighthearted play designed to make its audience laugh. ex- is the red figure krater depicting a comedy is an example of comedy being expressed in art.
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20. chorus |
- is an intermediary between actors and audience. ex-dionysus rites original chorus structure survives as an important element in tragedy
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21. scientific method |
- procedures for testing their theories about the nature of the world that over time would lead to the great scientific discoveries. ex- back in this time period a form of scietific methods where the empirical investigation
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22. catharsis |
- the cleansing purification or purgation of the soul. aristoles poetics is an example of catharsis being used
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23.golden mean- |
the middle ground between any two extremes of behavior. ex- the golden mean between cowardice and recklessness is courage
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24- muse |
- coceived as a meeting place for scholars and students nearby was the largest library in the world.
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25. classical- |
style of phidias and polyclitus but they modified it in subtle yet innovative ways. ex- lysippus, praxiteles and skopas are early sculptors who used the classical style.
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26.male glaze- |
regarding woman as sexual object. ex- aphrodite of knidos is an example of male glaze |
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27.metope- |
the square panels between the beam ends under the roof. ex-cut away drawing of the parthenon is showing the metopes |
