Exam 15: Greece, Rome, and the Early Judeo-Christian World

Explain the Greek use of color on sculpture.

The ancient Greeks considered themselves to be the center of the universe or "the measure of all things," a concept known as __________.

What has been the fate of the Parthenon since the Age of Pericles?

Some of the earliest freestanding sculptures of the Archaic period were kouros figures,or blocky statues of nude young men,all with a conventionalized facial expression called the __________.

The circles,squares,patterning,and rigid,wedge-shaped torsos depicted on the Dipylon Vase indicate that it is a fine example of the __________ period of Greek art.

Although much Roman art is stylistically derived from Greece,portrait sculptures like Head of a Roman are notable for their incredible __________,made possible by __________.

The emperor Maxentius ordered construction of a large basilica near the Roman forum.Little of it remains today,but its design set the precedent for many subsequent __________.

In an effort to produce an integrated look to the Parthenon,all of the following construction variations are found except that the __________.

Illustrate how the areas and peoples that were conquered by Roman expansionism actually benefited from subsequent urban planning.

What is Classical Art?

Describe the essential features of the Doric,Ionic,and Corinthian orders and how and when they were used.

The stylized faces of the man and wife represented on the Etruscan Sarcophagus from Cerveteri were most likely influenced by __________ sculpture.

The Doric frieze was divided vertically into compartments.The triglyphs contained vertical grooves,and the __________were filled with sculpted figures.