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Humanities @ Gwinnett Tech - Midterm Review

The set of shared values and behaviours shared by a group of people, developed over time, and passed down from one generation to the next is best defined as:

In art, representations that imitate the reality in appearance of natural objects is best defined as:

The period when humans grouped together in small societies such asbands, and subsisted by gathering plants and hunting or scavenging wild animals, and used stone tools is best defined as:

A distinctive kind of monumental stone architecture that were constructed without the use of mortar and represent the most basic form of architectural contrstuction.

What is a pyramidal temple structure consisting of successive platforms with outside staircases and a shrine at the top?

The oldest story ever recorded is about a Sumerian king named ___________.

Which Fertile Crescent culture was monotheistic and forced out of their homeland in about 2000 BCE?

The sacred chest that the Hebrews used to carry the ten commandments given to Moses, as told by the Bible?

Polythiesm means to hold a belief in multiple:

A form of writing invited by the ancient Egyptians using pictograms, phonograms and determintives meaning "writing of the gods" is called hieroglyphs.

This image is found where?

This image was created approximately when?

This figure was created when?

The name of this figure is?

The ziggurat at Ur, modern Muqaiyir, Iraq was built when?

The above peice, from tomb 779, cemetery at Ur (modern Muqaiyir, Iraq), circa 2600 BCE is titled what?

The law code of Hammurabi survives on a giant structure know as what? (created in Susa, modern Shush, Iran, circa 1760 BCE) It records decisions or decrees made by Hamurabi over 40 years of his reign.

The object seen here is know as what? (from Hierakonpolis, Dynasty 1, circa 3000 BCE)

This is inner coffin of _________ _______________'s sarcophagus, from his tomb, Valley of the Kings, Western Thebes. Dynasty 18, circa 1335-1327 BCE.

The Great Wall, near Bejing, China begun in the ________ _____ __________ BCE is approximately 4,100 miles long with an average height of 25 feet.

This place is a flat-topped rock that rises 150 m (490 ft) above sea level in the city of Athens with a surface area of about 3 hectacres. It served as the city's citadel (a fortress meant for protecting a town).

This culture flourished on Crete after the collapse of Knossos from about 1450 BCE. They lived in communities surrounding fortified hilltops and battle and hunting scenes dominate their art. They were essentially feudal in nature. They engaged in trade, especially for copper and tin to make bronze.

The king of the gods and master of the sky, usually bearded and associated with the eagle and the thunder bolt.

Goddess of war, but also, through her association with Athens, of civilization; the daughter of Zeus, born from his head. Often helmeted, shield and spear in hand. The owl and the olive tree are sacred to her.

The ___________ order of column is considered sturdy and simple. It is also the heaviest of columns.

The ______________ order of column is considered more elegant in detail, it's capital characterized by a scroll like motif.

The ______________ order of column is considered the lightest and smallest of the three orders. It is also considerably more elaborate than the other two orders. It's distinguished by it's flowery burst of leaves.

____________ meaning "young man" was a widespread genre of sculpture that celebrated the male body. The celebration of the nude male form is distinctly Greek.

_____________ meaning "miadens"was a genre of sculptural renderings that were typically smaller/shorter than their male counter parts. They were probably votive offerings to Athena.

The ______________ was considered by the Greeks to be the most beautiful of all proportions. They recognized that it could easily be divided and subdivided into identically proportioned sections.

The architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice is called what?

In ancient Greece, ________ were a category of teachers who specialized in using the tools of philosophy and rhetoric for the purpose of teaching arete - excellence, or virtue - predominantly to young statesmen and nobility.

In antient Greece, a ____________ was an amusing or light hearted play designed to make its audience laugh.

In ancient Greece, a _____________ often explored the physical and moral depths to which human life can descend.

The main character in a play or other literary work is called the ______________.

The principal character(s) in opposition to the main character in a play or literary work is called the _______________.

This is the site of the best preserved of all Greek theaters, built in the early third century BCE.

This person lived from ~356 BCE to 323 BCE. He created a legacy that established Greece as the model against which all cultures in the West had to measure themselves. He founed over 70 cities throughout his empire, naming many of them after himself. Who was he?

This marble figure entitled Figurine of a Woman from the Cyclades was created when?

Built circa 1300 BCE this gate found in Mycenae Greece is called what?

This cup entitled Vaphio Cup, from a tomb at Vaphio, south of Sparta, Greece was created circa 1650-1450 BCE. What culture did it originate from?

This amphora (Greek jar with an egg shaped body and two curved handles used for storing oil or wine) dating back to circa 540-530 BCE is entitled what?

This is an example of which order of columns?

This is an example of which order of columns?

This is an example of which order of columns?

After the Persians destoryed Athens in 479 BCE, the entire city, including this site had to be rebuilt. What is the name of this place?

This is inner coffin of _ _______'s sarcophagus, from his tomb, Valley of the Kings, Western Thebes. Dynasty 18, circa 1335-1327 BCE.

The Great Wall, near Bejing, China begun in the ______ _ ________ BCE is approximately 4,100 miles long with an average height of 25 feet.