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11/08/2011

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Geometric 

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Definition
900-700 BCE
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Orientalizing 

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700-600 BCE
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Archaic

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Definition
600-480 BCE
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Early Classical

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480-400 BCE
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High Classical

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450-400 BCE
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Late Classical

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400-323 BCE
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Hellenistic

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323-30 BCE
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Persian War

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490-479 BCE
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Persian sack the Acropolis

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480 BCE
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Delian Legue establishe

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478 BCE
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Delian Legue treasury moved to athen 

 

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454 BCE
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Oath to not rebuild Acropolis, keep as war memorial

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479 BCE
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Peloponnesian War (between Athen and Sparta)

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431-404 BCE
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Plague

 

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430 BCE
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Building of the Acropolis

 

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450-400 BCE
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Alexander the Great

 

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336-323 BCE
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Battle od Issus

 

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333 BCE
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Humanism
Definition
Perfect human beings
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City-State
Definition
A city bug enough to control it self
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polis
Definition
city
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democracy
Definition
all adult have equal say in the decision that effect their lives
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krater
Definition
A large bowl
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amphora
Definition
large bowl
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olpe
Definition
wide mouthed pitcher
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peplos
Definition
a draped rectangle of cloth pinned at the shoulders and belted to give blosed effect
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kore
Definition
a female statue
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kouros
Definition
a male statue
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architectural orders
Definition
the form columns were made
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doric
Definition
is a plain column with little design
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ionic
Definition
is a straight column and the top base has a scroll like shape
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corithian
Definition
is a column with and eligant top base
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metopes
Definition
the center between columns with no design
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triglyphs
Definition
top edge part of a column
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frieze
Definition
is where all the decoration go on a column system
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pediment
Definition
the very top part of a column system
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architrave
Definition
the piece the connect the column system and the columns
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volute
Definition
the top base of a column
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stoa
Definition
a columned pavilion open on three sides
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pedestals
Definition
the bottom base where statues lay
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porches
Definition
covered open space in front of an entrance
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cella
Definition
Main room
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sanctuaries
Definition
site that is sacred to one or more gods
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peristyle
Definition
a row of columns
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abacus
Definition
table like plate on top of the shaft of the column
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entasis
Definition
swell in the middle contract again toward the top, a refinement
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pronaos
Definition
the entrance before the cella
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entablature
Definition
capital support
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shaft
Definition
the main piece of a column
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capital
Definition
the top base of an ionic column
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base
Definition
is the bottom base of a column
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drums
Definition
sections on a columns like registers
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stylobate
Definition
the closest floor piece to a column
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stereobate
Definition
the bottom of everything on a column system
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fluted
Definition
columns with no base
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echinus
Definition
the top part of an doric column
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cornice
Definition
the straight piece ontop of the decorative section of a column system
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volute
Definition
top piece of a ionic column that looks like a scroll
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acanthus
Definition
the decorations on the top base of a corithion column
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processional frieze
Definition

the place were all the decoration go on the top of a column system

 

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elgin marbles
Definition
marble that has be decorated
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caryatid
Definition
the entire column
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perikles
Definition
a greek leader
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centaur
Definition
a mythical creature, part man, part horse
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archaic smile
Definition
a clossed lip expression of smiling that all the early greek figures had
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acropolis
Definition
a place in athens
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red figure
Definition
black piece with red painting
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black figure
Definition
red piece with black painting
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contrapposto
Definition
the relazation of a statue that rule the greek sculptures
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canon of polykleitos
Definition
the basic mesuarements of a the human body made by polykleitos
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maenads
Definition
female followers for dionysos
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kylix
Definition
wide shallow footed drinking cup
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psykter
Definition
an upside down shaped drinking cup
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tondo
Definition
a bowl that resembles more like a plate
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parapet
Definition
low wall
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podium
Definition
raised platform
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tholos
Definition
a small round building supported  with six columns and a conical roof
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agora
Definition
a town like place
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hydria
Definition
liquid vessel looks like it has a lid and it has handles on sides
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stelae
Definition
upright stone slabs
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orthogonal plan
Definition
the way greek cities were layed out
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white-ground techique
Definition
white background for a painting
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tempera
Definition
water basemedium mixed with glue or egg white
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mosaic
Definition
small cubes of colored stone or marble, provides water proof surface
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tesserae
Definition
material the mosaics were made out off
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hellenistic
Definition
a period in greek culture
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torc
Definition
a twisted neck ring
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barbarian
Definition
an uncivilized foreigner
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expressionism
Definition
trying to show a specific emotion
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