HUMANITIES REVIEW GAME SAME RULES AS LAST TIME

Identify the term: a style that draws inspiration from the Near East. Orientalizing style

Post beam triangle construction Greek architecture that the includes the post (column), the beam (lintel), and the triangular-shaped area (pediment) Post beam triangle construction

The study of how people process and document the human experience. Humanities

An archaic Greek statue of a young man, standing and often naked. Kouros

An early period of art or culture, especially the 7th–6th centuries BC in Greece. Archaic

An archaic Greek statue of a young woman, standing and clothed in long loose robes Kore’

The upper or crowning part of a column, on which the entablature rests Capital

The theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. The investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion. Epistemology

A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, especially on a wall near the ceiling. Frieze

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A type of emotional songlike poetry that expresses the feelings of the speaker. Lyric poetry

A painting done rapidly in watercolor on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling so that the colors penetrate the plaster and become fixed as it dries. Fresco

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A stringed instrument like a small U-shaped harp with strings fixed to a crossbar used especially in ancient Greece. Lyre

A poet traditionally one reciting epics and associated with a particular oral tradition. Bard

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An adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned. Homeric Epithet

A poem that tells a story. It has a plot, setting, and characters. Narrative poem

The type of poem in which the speaker is other than the poet Dramatic poetry

A long narrative poem that is usually about heroic deeds and events that are significant to the culture of the poet. Epic poem

Excessive pride or self-confidence, a quality of the epic hero Hubris

A painting done rapidly in watercolor on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling so that the colors penetrate the plaster and become fixed as it dries. Fresco

A word that means led or ruled by women Matriarchal

The undeciphered primary script used in palace and religious writings of the Minoan civilization. Linear A

vertical burials Shaft grave

Greek deities who lived underground and were associated with peasant life the seasons the cycles of nature and fertility. Chthonian deities

Any of the twelve Greek gods regarded as living on Mount Olympus. Olympian deities

A small group of people having control of a country organization or institution. Oligarchy

A syllabic script that was used for writing Mycenaean Greek, the earliest attested form of Greek. Linear B

The study and nature of the physical universe. Natural philosophy

A traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events. Myth

Who influenced the early Greek language, culture and religion? The Minoans

Name one of the 3 features of Greek city-states acropolis- a high fortified point agora- a market area chora- agricultural surrounding land

How were Sparta and Athens different? Sparta was war-like, Athens was reasonable

The ancient Greek poet who wrote The Odyssey. Homer