Barstow Community College Greek Houses of The Archaic and Classical Periods Art Questions

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An Introduction to Ancient Greece

1. Although the Ancient Greeks lived in specific city-states, what did they share?
2. What is a Kouros figure?
3. What happened in mainland Greece (and especially Athens) around 480 – 479 BCE?
4. The death of Alexander the Great is the starting point for which period of Greek art?

Introduction to ancient Greek architecture

1-Greek architecture influenced the architecture of what later culture?

2-In the Greek temple, what was kept in the naos?3-What are the three orders of Greek columns?
4-What is a stoa?

5-Why were Greek theaters built against hills in the natural environment?

6-What was at the center of most Greek houses of the Archaic and Classical periods?

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Ancient Greek Vase production and the black-figure technique

1. How did the potters extract purified clay?
2. How did potters shape the wet clay?
3. What is slip?
4. Within the kiln, what is the technique for producing the red oxide?

Exekias, Attic black figure amphora with Ajax and Achilles playing a game

1. Ajak and Achilles are characters and which story?
2. How do we know that Achilles is winning the game?
3. How did Achilles die?
4. How did Ajax die?
5. What is an amphora?
6. Why did the pot end up in Italy?

Niobid Krater

1. What is a calyx-krater used for?
2. What did Niobe claim about her children?
3. What happened to Niobe’s children?
4. How did the potter try to create an illusion of space within the scene on the post?
5. What are the soldiers asking Heracles?(I need a clear and detailed explanation to answer all the questions)