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known as Cycladic Idol

from Cycladic civilization

abundance of them

minimalist and abstract form of women

Borowicz would rather be picked up by Venus Figure

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Minos

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legendary king of Minoans

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minotaur

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half-bull and half-man monstrous offspring of Minos’s wife and a bull

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labyrinth

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maze inspired by ruins of Palace of Knossos

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animal style

organic style

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designs derived from nature used repeatedly to decorate something

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fresco

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painting in fresh and wet plaster

very durable and long-lasting

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known as Palace of Knossos

from Minoan civilization

maze

had storage room for collected taxes

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purpose of maze design of Palace of Knossos

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protection from pirates

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known as Octopus Vase

from Minoan civilization

Borowicz would eat freshmen before octopus

had to be glued back together

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known as Kamere’s Pitcher

from Minoan civilization

shape defines its function

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known as Fisherman Fresco

from Minoan civilization

fish are mackerel

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known as Toreador Fresco

from Minoan civilization

culture contact with Egypt (man painted as red and women painted as pale)

bulls were worshiped

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known as Snake Goddess

from Minoan civilization

culture contact with Phoenecioans (snakes are not good sailors so there are no snakes in Crete)

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known as Harvester Vase

from Minoan civilization

really small

probably used for perfume

shows collective working on facia

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known as Bull Rhyton

from Minoan civilization

used for holding liquids

horns are not original

whimsical

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known as Phaistos Disk

from Minoan civilization

unable to be translated

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Homer

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great blind poet

from Greece

lived around 800 B.C.

author of The Odyssey and The Illiad

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The Illiad

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story recounting events that led to Trojan War through conclusion

written long after Trojan War would have occurred

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known as Lion Gate

from Mycenaean civilization

culture contact with Minoans (lions are portrayed as powerful)

culture contact with Egyptians (use of big stones)

1 of 7 gates

heads missing

upside down pillar

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known as Treasury of Atreus

from Mycenaean civilization

real tomb

largest room in ancient world

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known as Funeral Mask of Agamemnon

from Mycenaean civilization

culture contact with Egyptians (concept of funeral masks)

did not actually belong to Agamemnon

thought to be fake

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known as Vaphio Cups

from Mycenaean civilization

depicts bull-hunting scene

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timeline of ancient Greek pottery and sculpture (in chronological order)

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Geometric period

Orientalizing period

Archaic period

Classical period

Hellenistic period

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known as Dipylon Vase

from Geometric period (Greece)

narrow neck symbolizes femininity

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amphora

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ancient Greek 2-handled vase with neck narrower than body

used for storage of wine or oil

used to mark tombs of women

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kylix

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ancient Greek cup with shallow bowl and tall stem

used for drinking wine

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krater

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ancient Greek vessel

comes in various sizes

used for diluting wine with water

used to mark tombs of men

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black-figured pottery

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from Archaic period (Greece)

style of pottery with figures and ornamentation drawn on natural clay surface of a vase in glossy black pigment

depicts figures as solid silhouettes, outlines, or both

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red-figured pottery

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from Archaic period (Greece)

style of pottery with figures and ornamentation drawn on natural clay surface of a vase in red pigment

invented after invention of black-figured pottery

much easier to make than black-figured pottery

virtually replaced black-figured pottery by 500 B.C.

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kore

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from Archaic period (Greece)

life-size statue of young female

has stupid smile

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kouros

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from Archaic period (Greece)

culture contact with Egypt (life-size stone statue with firm stance)

life-size statue of young male

always nude with hands down by side

has stupid smile

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known as Rampin Rider

from Archaic period (Greece)

equestrian statue

made of marble

arms and nose were knocked off

found in Acropolis of Athens in 1877

statue is displayed at Acropolis Museum with plaster cast of head (original head kept at Louvre)

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contrapposto

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counterpoise

shift of all the weight onto one leg

gives natural look

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canon

kanon

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perfect example of something

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known as Kritios Boy

from Classical period (Greece)

turned head suggests movement

contrapposto

anatomically correct

does not have stupid smile

does not depict guy named Kritios (made by Kritios)

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known as Spearbearer or Doryphoros

from Classical period (Greece)

original statue doesn’t exist (exact replicas are made from Polykleitos’s Canon of Polykleitos)

canon of male body (created from Polykleitos’s mathematical basis for ideal body proportions)

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known as Charioteer of Delphi

from Classical period (Greece)

missing horses

made of bronze

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known as Zeus or Poseidon

from Classical period (Greece)

found at bottom of Mediterranean Sea

lost in shipwreck

believed to be Zeus (based on hand position)

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known as Discobolos or Discobolus

from Classical period (Greece)

means “disc thrower”

meant to be viewed from one side

shows body in motion

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known as Hermes or Hermes and the Infant Dionysus

from Classical period (Greece)

sculpted by Praxitele

face is delicate

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cult statue

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statue intended to be placed in temple

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known as Venus of Milo

from Classical period (Greece)

made of marble

arms fell off

cult statue

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known as Nike of Samothrace

from Hellenistic period (Greece)

basically an ancient Greek wet t-shirt contest

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known as Laocoön

from Hellenistic period (Greece)

mentioned in The Illiad

guy is being eaten by snakes

responsible for death of kids

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known as Dying Trumpeter or Dying Gaul

from Hellenistic period (Greece)

guy is dying

guy is no longer believed to be a Gaul

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orders of temples from Classical period in ancient Greece

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Doric order

Ionic order

Corinthian order

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Doric order

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style of Greek temple with “blobs” on top of pillars

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Ionic order

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style of Greek temple with scrolls on top of pillars

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Corinthian order

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style of Greek temple with foliage at top of pillars

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pediment

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triangular space above pillars of ancient Greek temples

filled with sculpture

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acropolis

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high city

elevated part of ancient Greek city where temples were placed

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Pericles

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great ancient Greek general who became ruler of Athens during its “Golden Age”

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known as Temple of Athena Nike

from Classical period (Greece)

Ionic order

named for “victory of Athena”

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known as Erecthium or Caryatid Porch

from Classical period (Greece)

caryatids are spiritual creatures

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known as Parthenon

from Classical period (Greece)

Doric temple

located in Acropolis

exact replica is located in Nashville

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known as Temple at Epidauros

from Classical period (Greece)

largest theater

great acoustics

still actively showing plays