TEST #3 of 5 results
Test # 3 of 5
TRUE or FALSE
7. The Parthenon is located in __Greece and the Pantheon is located in _____Italy___.
8. Name the 3 Greek ORDERS:
i. ionic
ii. doric
iii. corinthian
9. Julius Caesar adopted him at the age of 19. What was his given name and what did he do so magnificently? Octavian later to rule Rome as Emperor
10. Give one visual attribute that Roman art, and even the people themselves, were portrayed with that signaled they were devoted to the god Bacchus: an ivy or laurel wreath or an awful lot of wine!
11. What is the difference between a diptych and a triptych? Explain. Diptych is a two paneled painting often held together by hinges. A triptych is one with three panels.
- Explain what an amphora is?
- Two characteristics of Hellenistic sculpture are:
- In the space below draw a Chi Rho:
- What does "Pontifex Maximus” mean? High Priest
- What occurred in 79 CE? Deadly Mount Vesuvius erupted, killing all in Pompeii and Herculaneum
TRUE or FALSE
7. The Parthenon is located in __Greece and the Pantheon is located in _____Italy___.
8. Name the 3 Greek ORDERS:
i. ionic
ii. doric
iii. corinthian
9. Julius Caesar adopted him at the age of 19. What was his given name and what did he do so magnificently? Octavian later to rule Rome as Emperor
10. Give one visual attribute that Roman art, and even the people themselves, were portrayed with that signaled they were devoted to the god Bacchus: an ivy or laurel wreath or an awful lot of wine!
11. What is the difference between a diptych and a triptych? Explain. Diptych is a two paneled painting often held together by hinges. A triptych is one with three panels.
12. How was the system of government organized and maintained in Ancient Rome?
It was a Republic that had a Senate and voted rulers in
13. The difference between an ancient Roman column to an ancient Greek column is this specifically, what? Roman columns are the same diameter at the top of their shaft as at the bottom
14. Who made Christianity the ‘official religion’ of Ancient Rome? Constantine the Great And why was this so important? Ended religious percussion
15. What is an impluvium?
a sunken part of the atrium in a Greek or Roman house that was designed to carry away the rainwater
16. Give two examples of how Ancient Romans expanded space through illusion on a two dimensional plane?
i. atmospheric perspective
ii. linear perspective
(also scale of objects, sometimes color, overlap, etc.)
17. Explain what a fresco is: it is a painting on the wall (pigments applied either wet or dry) What made it so shiny? Bees' wax sealed the ones in Pompeii and people 'buffed' them
18. Roman cities including Pompeii were planned and constructed this way. Circle the correct#
i. circular ii. every which way but loose iii. grid
19. What is a peristyle?
Open air courtyard, veranda or porch
20. There are three distinctive types of amphoras. They include Black Figure, Red Figure and
Geometric. Circle the earliest type?
21. What is the English translation of this, Pax Romana: Roman Peace
It was a Republic that had a Senate and voted rulers in
13. The difference between an ancient Roman column to an ancient Greek column is this specifically, what? Roman columns are the same diameter at the top of their shaft as at the bottom
14. Who made Christianity the ‘official religion’ of Ancient Rome? Constantine the Great And why was this so important? Ended religious percussion
15. What is an impluvium?
a sunken part of the atrium in a Greek or Roman house that was designed to carry away the rainwater
16. Give two examples of how Ancient Romans expanded space through illusion on a two dimensional plane?
i. atmospheric perspective
ii. linear perspective
(also scale of objects, sometimes color, overlap, etc.)
17. Explain what a fresco is: it is a painting on the wall (pigments applied either wet or dry) What made it so shiny? Bees' wax sealed the ones in Pompeii and people 'buffed' them
18. Roman cities including Pompeii were planned and constructed this way. Circle the correct#
i. circular ii. every which way but loose iii. grid
19. What is a peristyle?
Open air courtyard, veranda or porch
20. There are three distinctive types of amphoras. They include Black Figure, Red Figure and
Geometric. Circle the earliest type?
21. What is the English translation of this, Pax Romana: Roman Peace
22. What the heck is a “caryatid?” Column sculpted to look like a female
What culture can you find it in? Ancient Greece
What type of sculptural style does it adhere to? Hellenistic
23. Draw a pediment to the right:
24. Name three inventions that Ancient Rome created:
i. running pipe for plumbing (Yeah!)
ii. cement
iii. archways, roads, bridges, loads of things!
25. In the space below, draw a groin vault:
26. Name two materials that a cameo is made from. We have spoken about these in class:
i. sea shell
ii. semi precious stone such as onyx
27. Historically, we have seen how the Ancient Greeks ruled a great deal of territory.
Who followed their rule of the middle of the Italian peninsula that was ruled by their Kings?
29. What three ideas or schools of thought synthesized the Greco/Roman Classical style?
i. looking back to Ancient Greece (myth, art, way of life)
ii. a new religion called Christianity
iii. keen interest in the natural sciences
What culture can you find it in? Ancient Greece
What type of sculptural style does it adhere to? Hellenistic
23. Draw a pediment to the right:
24. Name three inventions that Ancient Rome created:
i. running pipe for plumbing (Yeah!)
ii. cement
iii. archways, roads, bridges, loads of things!
25. In the space below, draw a groin vault:
26. Name two materials that a cameo is made from. We have spoken about these in class:
i. sea shell
ii. semi precious stone such as onyx
27. Historically, we have seen how the Ancient Greeks ruled a great deal of territory.
Who followed their rule of the middle of the Italian peninsula that was ruled by their Kings?
Etruscans
28. Is this statement true: “Another name for Augustus is: one who is exalted or sacred.” TRUE or FALSE29. What three ideas or schools of thought synthesized the Greco/Roman Classical style?
i. looking back to Ancient Greece (myth, art, way of life)
ii. a new religion called Christianity
iii. keen interest in the natural sciences
30. What is an oculus? Where would you find it? What is it symbolic to?
It is a hole in the top of a dome to allow light in, like the Pantheon. It is symbolic of "the eye of God"
31. Why did the Romans paint so many landscapes onto their interior walls?
They were interested in recreating 'artificial' space indoors that was observed and 'controlled' by them
32. Explain what atmospheric perspective is and what example of art have you seen it employed?
It is a spatial system invented by the Ancient Romans, to depict space. Things in the background look fuzzy / not in focus and shift in color
33. In the space below draw a barrel vault:
BONUS - Each worth 1 point.34. Another name for the Temple of Minerva is ______________________ and also known in another culture as this: _____________________.
35. “Roman Realism in still life and portraiture details genre scenes that depicted everyday activities and still life.”
True or False
36. Give some back ground information regarding the story of Romulus and Remus: i. What country created it?
ii. Who are Romulus and Remus?
iii. And, what did they do?
ii. Who are Romulus and Remus?
iii. And, what did they do?
37. Why did a new geometric abstraction erupt in Ancient Roman times around 300 CE? Explain:
