Art History Midterm

What were the first artworks from prehistoric times?

• Leather goods
• Cave Paintings
• Stone Structures
• Rock statues

What do the cave art images tell us about the people that made them?

• They were likely hunters.

• They weren't very creative people.

• They were likely farmers.

What are the visual characteristics of Prehistoric Art? (What does it look like?)

• Natural colors; animal images; symbolic; stylized
• Bright colors; animal images; symbolic; realistic
• Natural colors; landscapes; symbolic; realistic
• Bright colors; portraits; symbolic; stylized

For what purpose did prehistoric people make art?

• To connect with and have power over the animals they hunt

• To tell stories of their great hunts to tribesmen

• To practice art for fun

• To remember the dead animals slain in the hunt

The Greek developed three architectural systems called orders:

• the Doric, Composite, and Spartan

• the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian

• the Doric, Spartan, and Composite

• the Tuscan, Ionic, and Tuscan

The way this figure is standing with more weight on one leg and the torso twisted somewhat is called a _____ stance.

• Kritos

• Contraposto

• kouros
• Chiaroscuro

What allowed greek artists to have such a thorough understanding of anatomy?

• Bodybuilding got its start in Ancient Greece so many men and women were muscular

• Greek scientists made complex parchments detailing anatomy for reference

• The men would exercise toghether at gymnasiums in the nude

• They were the first artists to hire models

What are the three major periods of ancient Greece?

• Classical, Hellenic, and Hellenistic

• Geometric, Oriental, and Classical

• Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic

• Archaic, Geometric, and Classical

What Greek period is this sculpture from?

• Archaic

• Macedonian

• Hellenistic

• Classical

What Greek period is this sculpture from?

• Archaic

• Macedonian

• Hellenistic

• Classical