WGU C100 Humanities FINAL Study Guide With Revised Questions And Answers 2023 Score A.

WGU C100 Humanities FINAL Study Guide With Revised Questions And Answers 2023 Score A. Classical Period Acronym (BRTH PRD) Correct Ans - BRTHBalance, Reason, Truth, Humanism PRD- Polytheism, Republic, Democracy Renaissance Period Acronym (RUSH RoCS - Michealangelos Rock sculpture) Correct Ans - RUSH- Reformation, University System, Scientific Expansion, Humanism RoCS- Rebirth of Classicism & Self fashioning Neoclassical & Enlightenment Period Acronym (CORDES- classical cords) Correct Ans - CORDES- Classicism, Order, Rationalism, Deism, Empiricism, Skepticism Romantic Period Acronym (INNER HP- Inner romantic hero & passion) Correct Ans - INNER- Individiualism, Nationalism, Nature, Exoticism, Revolution HP- Heroism, Passion Realism Period Acronym (I ID AoD - I Identify Age of Doubt) Correct Ans - I- Industrialization ID- Individualism, Darwinism AoD- Age of Doubt Classical Period Correct Ans - artists and philosophers were concerned with harmony and balance* in their works Classical Philosophers Correct Ans - Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle engaged in pursuit of truth through logic and reason. Classical Period Correct Ans - democracy and republic governments formed Classical religion Correct Ans - mainly polytheistic Classical theme Correct Ans - humanism—simply a focus on humans. Socratic Method Correct Ans - where questions and ideas were shared to solve problems in an open discussion. Classical Period. Greek Epic Poetry Correct Ans - Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey. Which use exalted language and celebrate the cultural values of the heroic age. Classical Period. Greek Lyrical Poetry Correct Ans - poetry that explored everyday objects using more intimate language. Followed Epic Poetry. Classical Period Roman poetry Correct Ans - poetry that follows much of the form and content of Greek poetry while exalting the Roman Empire. The Greek poet Sappho explored human emotions, such as love and desire, in her poem "A Lament for Adonis." Classical Period. Classical Period Theater Correct Ans - theater structure that laid the foundations for theater as we know it today. It addressed period themes such as humanism, truth, balance, and the essence of life. It included such literary devices as foreshadowing, tragic irony, reversal of fortune, double entendre, discovery, and use of a chorus. Sophocles and Aristophanes Correct Ans - 2 notable playwrights (theater writers) in Classical Period. Classical Period Art & Architecture Correct Ans - Ancient Greek art and architecture served to promote religion, present beauty, and glorify Athenian society. Ancient Roman art and architecture focused on themes of power, military victory, and heroism. contrapposto Correct Ans - a life-like stance in which the figure's weight rests on one leg. The resulting dip of a shoulder balances the rise of a hip to create a dynamic pose. Classic Period. Classic Period Architecture Correct Ans - focused on balance and symmetry. Greek temples featured columns, topped with a capital*, which supported the entablature*, a decorative area that featured painted or carved friezes*. The triangular shaped roof ends contained more sculptures called pediments*. Perhaps the most notable Ancient Greek structure is the Parthenon, which features Doric order columns. The Parthenon once housed a large statue of Athena covered in gold. Capital Correct Ans - Top part of the column between the Column and the Entablature. Classic Period. Entablature Correct Ans - Horizontal layers of the building that are supported by columns or walls. Classic Period. Friezes Correct Ans - Broad horizontal band that is sculpted or that is painted. Usually on the wall or near the ceiling. Classic period. Pediment Correct Ans - The triangular upper part of the front of a building in classical style. Classic period. Classical Period Music Correct Ans - typically consisted of simple four note successions played as a perfect fourth, drawing similarities to the Middle Eastern tradition of music. The played a variety of instruments, including the lyre, a stringed instrument similar to a harp. Lyre Correct Ans - a stringed instrument similar to a harp. Classic Period. The incubator of western civilization Correct Ans - Greece and Rome's proximity to the Mediterranean Sea. It facilitated cultural exchange among the ancient civilizations in southern Europe, western Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Classic Period. Kouros. Correct Ans - The Greeks borrowed the proportions of the three-dimensional sculptures of the ancient Egyptians in developing the life-like male, human figure. Classic Period. Classical Period Correct Ans - The Greeks borrowed the alphabet of the Phoenicians and imitated Egyptian mythological creatures and artistic motifs in their artwork. Silk Road Correct Ans - provided access to Asia and brought the valuable Chinese good of silk to the Romans. In return, the Romans sent their glass to the east. It also opened the door for Eastern religions—such as Buddhism, Manichaeism, and Daoism—to spread to Europe. Christianity also spread quickly along the same trade route. Classical Period. Classical Period influences Correct Ans - They can be seen in the United States today in the political system because of democracy and republic, in architecture through Lincolns estate, and in the arts as in "O Brother Where Art Thou" & retelling of "The Odyssey". Renaissance Period Correct Ans - French for "rebirth," was characterized by a revival of classical art, literature, philosophy, architecture, and an emphasis on humanism. Renaissance Period Correct Ans - This cultural flourish overlapped the Age of Discovery and advancements in science, thus making science a legitimate source of knowledge.