Exam 2: Ancient Greece

Compare and contrast the dominant architectural features of the Minoan palace at Knossos and the Mycenaean citadels. What do the differences reveal about their respective societies?

Minoan painting introduced the first _____.

_____ did not play a role in public or political life, but were confined to the home.

Discuss the changes in vase painting from the Geometric period to the Classical era in Greece. Consider the manner in which artists treated the surface and the techniques employed. Please provide examples.

Large bronze sculptures were created using the _____ technique.

The early Greek style of representing statues with triangular heads and is called the _____ style.

Which Athenian politician reconstructed the Athenian Acropolis?

Unlike Classical sculptors, Hellenistic artists created _____.

Mycenaean citadels, such as those at Mycenae and Tiryns, we famous in antiquity for their _____.

The use of dark silhouettes against a cream-colored background typifies the decoration of _____ ceramic pots.

Why does the Geometric krater mark a turning point in the history of Greek art?

The depopulation and poverty that followed the fall of the Mycenaeans is called the _____.

What made the Parthenon a "perfect temple"?

Cycladic figures, such as the woman from Syros, are rendered _____.

Following the Peloponnesian war and the alienation and disillusionment that followed, Late Classical artists focused on _____.

Mycenaean masonry is called Cyclopean because of its _____.

_____ took the unprecedented step of representing the goddess Aphrodite nude.

Cantilevered rows of stone formed a _____ above the lintel of the Lion Gate at Mycenae.

_____ was the sculptor who designed the reliefs and sculptures for the Parthenon.