Ancient and classical art Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

HST 1100 Module 12 - Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance What characteristics distinguish the Renaissance from the Middle Ages? The Middle Ages were a period lacking classical culture. The Renaissance, on the other hand, was a period of recovery from the Middle Ages, recuperating from the Black Death, political disorder, and economic recession. Italy was viewed as the birthplace of the modern world. Increasing wealth created new possibilities for the enjoyment of worldly things. Th...

CLT 3510 EXAM 1 Review Questions and Answers updated latest 2023 Why does it matter? -film and cinema provide basis for much of our knowledge about the past -For more recent times— 20th century, or even 19th century our own historical knowledge can help us differentiate between what is historically reliable -For the ancient world, however, that is much more difficult how do modern events, attitudes, beliefs shape ways that the ancient world is depicted/shown on screen? T...

Classical Period Acronym (BRTH PRD) BRTH- Balance, Reason, Truth, Humanism PRD- Polytheism, Republic, Democracy Renaissance Period Acronym (RUSH RoCS - Michealangelos Rock sculpture) RUSH- Reformation, University System, Scientific Expansion, Humanism RoCS- Rebirth of Classicism & Self Fashioning Neoclassical & Enlightenment Period Acronym (CORDES- classical cords) CORDES- Classicism, Order, Rationalism, Deism, Empiricism, Skepticism Romantic Period Acronym (INNER HP- ...

PrehistoricThis period includes the earliest artworks made by humans (as early as 35,000 years ago). During the Paleolithic Age, subject matter and meaning tends to focus on procreation, food and hunting. MesopotamianMeaning "the land between rivers," this period of time includes the development of writing and agriculture. Art from this time tends to focus on promoting the power of the ruler as king/hero/semi-divine. Ancient EgyptianRegion of Africa that grew out of the Nile river; d...

Romantic Period Acronym (INNER HP- Inner romantic hero & passion) Correct Answer: INNERIndividiualism, Nationalism, Nature, Exoticism, Revolution HP- Heroism, Passion Realism Period Acronym (I ID AoD - I Identify Age of Doubt) Correct Answer: I- Industrialization ID- Individualism, Darwinism AoD- Age of Doubt Classical Period Correct Answer: artists and philosophers were concerned with harmony and balance* in their works Classical Philosophers Correct Answer: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotl...

Venus of willendorf correct answers Fertility god and figurine that is one of the oldest pieces of art known from the Archaic period. Lapis-lazuli correct answers Expensive and rich blue pigment applied in painting Fertile Crescent correct answers Area of fertile lands that are located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Provided an agricultural area of sustenance for civilizations of Mesopotamia. Fertile ribbon correct answers Area of fertile land on the Nile flowing north from Af...

Thar Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers 100% Solved Tartuffe: What is the purpose of the contract that Orgon drafts?making Tartuffe sole heir to Orgon's estate Which of the following is NOT true of the Neoclassical rulesThey were written by the Greeks According to the Neoclassical rules, if you are a servant character who speaks your mind regardless of who you are speaking to, you are defying the rules ofDecorum All of the following are rules established by the Neo-classicist...

ACT Prep English Practice 293 Questions with Verified Answers A - CORRECT ANSWER Snowflakes *form from tiny water droplets,* following a specific process of chemical bonding as they freeze, which results in a six-sided figure. A. No change B. form, from tiny, water droplets, C. form from tiny, water, droplets D. form, from tiny water droplets J - CORRECT ANSWER The rare "triangular" snowflake, *similarly,* confounded scientists for years because it apparently defied the basic laws ...

Praxis 5134 Latest Update Graded A+ warp vertical threads on a loom weft horizontal threads on a loom caryatid a female figure that functions as a supporting column, used in greek architecture Telamon The later male counterpart of the caryatid Discobolus a discus thrower, or a statue of a discus thrower (Greek) Kouroi free-standing statues of nude male youths in Archaic Greek art. Rigid frontal, clenched fists (greek) The layout and design of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China, are int...

C100 WGU Objective Assessment Exam Questions With All Correct Answers What is the relationship between the humanities and technology? - ANSWER- a) Technology has led to an increase in globalization by making the world smaller and connecting people together through social networks via the internet. b) Technology has increased our ability to preserve, document and share works of art, literature, and music in a way that is unprecedented. What theme is found in multiple historical period...