Chapter 5 AP Art History

AP Art History

16 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

Cards In This Set

Front Back
Krater
Answer 1
A vase used to mix wine and water in Ancient Greece.
Pediment
Answer 2
The triangular upper part of the front of a building in classical style.
Naos
Answer 3
A temple.
Pronaos
Answer 4
A porch leading to the entrance of a building.
Black Figure Pottery
Answer 5
Style of painting on Greek vases.
Red Figure Pottery
Answer 6
Style of painting on Greek vases.
Stylobate
Answer 7
A continuous base supporting a row of columns in classical Greek architecture.
Doric
Answer 8
Relating to a classical order of architecture characterized by a plain, sturdy column and a thick square abacus resting on a rounded molding.
Ionic
Answer 9
The second Greek order; the capital is decorated with spiral scrolls.
Corinthian
Answer 10
Belonging or relating to Corinth; ancient city
Metope
A square space between triglyphs in a Doric frieze.
Triglyph
A tablet in a Doric frieze with three vertical grooves. Triglyphs alternate with metopes.
Caryatid
Answer 13
A stone carving of a draped female figure, used as a supporting column of a Greek or Greek-style building.
Kore
Answer 14
An archaic Greek statue of a young woman, standing and clothed in long loose robes.
Kouros
Answer 15
An archaic Greek statue of a young man, standing and often naked.