Humanities Exam I (UAFS)

Ancient Greece

700-300 BCE

Ancient Rome

750-400 BCE

Medieval Era

400-1450 CE

Renaissance

1450-1600 CE

Baroque

1600-1750 CE

Enlightenment

1750-1800 CE

Romantic Era

1800-1850 CE

Modern Era

1850-1960 CE

Post-Modern

1960-Present

700-300 BCE

Ancient Greece

750-400 BCE

Ancient Rome

400-1450 CE

Medieval Era

1450-1600 CE

Renaissance

1600-1750 CE

Baroque

1750-1800 CE

Enlightenment

1800-1850 CE

Romantic Era

1850-1960 CE

Modern Era

1960-Present

Post-Modern

What do the elements of design include?

value, shape, line, texture, and color

What does Chiaroscuro produce?

3 dimensional effects that make flat surfaces appear to have curves by use of shading and light effects

Who produces 3 dimensional effects that make flat surfaces appear to have curves?

Chiaroscuro

line

connection between two points

expressed line

actual line

implied line

occurs from the juxtaposition of colors or values

hatchings

a series of parallel lines in a drawing

hues

colors

saturation

how light or deep a color is

complimentary colors

colors opposite from each other on the color wheel

analogous

colors adjacent on the color wheel

radial design

shows equal distribution from a center point

symmetrical design

balanced from one side to the other

What are the directions of patterns?

horizontal, vertical, diagonal

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What do the elements of sculpture include?

value, shape, line, texture, color, space, and volume

What are the types of sculptures?

kinetic (has moving parts like a mobile), free standing, relief, subtractive (carving), and addition (pieces that are assembled).

relief sculptures

3 dimensional protrusions relative to a two dimensional plane

bas relief

(low) less than half protrudes from the surface

haut relief

(high) more than half protrudes the surface

sunken relief

below the surface as in Egyptian hieroglyphics

Who was the most famous subtractive sculptor?

Michelangelo Buonarroti

Why did Michelangelo Buonarroti sculpt subtratively?

He wanted to free figures from the stone by simply removing the unwanted parts

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sculpture

a positive shape that exists in a space

negative space

a gap or spot you can see through

organic sculpture

human, animal, etc.

geometric sculpture

square, triangle, etc.

What are the types of architecture?

residential, industrial/commercial, sacred/religious, government/educational, and vernacular/portable.

What are the order of the Ancient Greek columns?

caryatid, doric, ionic, and corinthian

caryatid columns

human shaped

doric columns

early plain columns

ionic columns

scrolled caps

corinthian columns

embellished caps with Acanthus leaves

What are the 4 main types of arches?

post and lintel, roman, gothic, and cantilever

post and lintel arch

2 vertical columns with a horizontal cap

roman arch

round

gothic arch

pointed

cantilever arch

2 vertical posts with a horizontal cap placed at the fulcrum point

What is needed to construct a Roman arch?

a roman centering device to support it until the capstone is placed

barrel vaults

series of connected arches

What is it called when 2 barrel vaults connect?

groin vault

amphitheater

2 Greek theaters joined together

flying buttresses

supports that carry the weight of a cathedral's roof

Where are Flying Buttresses visible from?

outside of the structure

4 main divisions of the human voice

soprano (highest female), alto (lowest female), tenor (highest male), bass (lowest male).

What are the elements of music?

melody (the tune), harmony (supporting chord structure), rhythm (how long or short a note is), texture (how many parts there are going on at once), timbre (quality or characteristic of sound), and dynamics (how loud or soft the sound is).

What are the types of notes melodies can have?

conjunct and disjunct

conjunct

close together

disjunct

leaps around

What kinds of words can a song have?

syllabic or melasmatic

syllabic

one note per syllable

melasmatic

words with many notes per syllable

chord

simultaneous sounding of pitches

chord cluster

a multiple grouping of notes