Exam 2: Ancient Greece

The white-ground technique was used almost exclusively on _____.

Minoan columns are distinguished by a _____.

In the Archaic period, ceramic painters introduced a new painting technique called _____.

The earliest dated Aegean artworks came from _____.

What are some of the characteristic architectural features of the palace at Knossos?

Which sculpture employs contrapposto?

Funds from the _____ were used to finance Pericles's rebuilding of the Akropolis.

Greek temples reveal the influence of _____.

Describe the possible functions served by the architectural complexes on Crete.

The positioning of the feet of the figurine of a woman from Syros suggests that it must have been placed lying down in a _____.

_____ strongly influenced the pose of early Greek kouros figures.

The subject of the Parthhenon's Ionic frieze is the _____.

The tholos at Mycenae was a _____.

One of the primary purposes for temples was to house an image of a deity called _____.

The Mycenaean funerary mask was one of the first attempts at _____ by Greek artists.

The fusion of Doric and Ionic elements in the Parthenon may reflect the Athenian belief that _____.

Why do some scholars believe Snake Goddess is a deity?

Describe how the civilizations of the Aegean are named.

At the time of the Trojan wars, wealthy Mycenaeans were buried in _____.

How is the Parthenon imperfect?