Exam 2-Vocab

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Art History

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Megaron

the great hall in ancient greek palace complexes

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Labyrinth

Maze

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Tholos

Mycenaean beehive shaped tomb

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Dromos

passageway into an ancient tomb

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minotaur

half human half bull monste

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Naos (Cella)

most sacred space within the temple. It’s where the gods lives

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peripteral

temple design that has a single row of columns on all four sides

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Kore

feminine version of Kouros

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Korous

young man

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Gigantomachy

a scene of the gods battling the Titans; metaphor for order over chaos

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Contrapposto

asymmetrical balancing of a human body.

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Chryselephantine

sculpture of gold and ivory

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Symmetria

the commensurability of something

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Ethos

inner character

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Panathenaic festival

occured in Athens every four years. Massive perceptions of all of the cities giving a peplos to some statue of Athena

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Tessera

the pieces that create a mosaic ex. glass, stone

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Mausoleum

monument tomb

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Pathos

immediate personal reaction to experience

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Cista

a cylindrical object used to place their toiletries in

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Fibula

A safety pen that women use for their garments

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Tumulus

A monumental amount of earth often placed on a tomb.

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Repoussé

A metalworking technique in which press the metal from the back

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Syncretism

take different elements, put them together, and create something new

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Veristic

style of portraiture, hyper real, ok perfectionist

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Basilica

court house, place of gathering, associated with political power

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Fenestrated

provided with a window or windows

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Forum

essential part of any roman town, city center

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Propaganda

information, especially of bias and misleading nature

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Amphitheater

Double theater

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Pax Romana (Pax Augusta

Era of Peace and prosperity.

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Forum

essential part of any roman town, city center

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Coffer

The design element placed in ceilings, recessed panel set within a ceiling

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Oculus

round central opening

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