Humanities Test 1

48 cards   |   Total Attempts: 185
  

Cards In This Set

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Oedipus-Sophocles kill his father and marry his mother. disaster fell on his city
PlatoPlato
Plato-Ideal to Real, Believes people were Born knowing all and he believes in the spiritual
AristotleAristotle
Aristotle-Real to Ideal-Start with the physical end with results. Believes in Science.
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Nike of Samothrace-Winged Victory
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Venus de Milo- Greek name Aphrodite she is the goddess of love, beauty, and fertility
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Laocoon Group- Laocoon and his sons crushed to death by two great sea serpents for having sexual intercourse in Apollo
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Minotaur-half man, half bull killed by Theseus
AmphoraAmphora
Red-figure vase, Glaze was applied everywhere EXCEPT the figures, allowing detail to be painted on with a brush
AmphoraAmphora
Black-figure vase Figures were traced out in black glaze, then the pot was fired, making the image permanent. Details were etched into the glaze
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Kore & Korous Simplified male & femail figures All have same pose, one leg forward
HomerHomer
Homer wrote Iliad (tells of the battles) & Odyssey (sequel)
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Caves at Lascaux Neolithic Cave painting Dordogne France, Consist of images of large animals
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Venus of Willendorf 4 3/8” high Found in burial, Germany
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Hieroglyphics-Symbols 700 Characters, no vowels
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Cuneiform-Letters Writing on a soft clay tablet with a reed pen