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The Arch Greek Architecture is based on which shape? The Parthenon Greek building most revered for its use of ratio and perspective. Amphitheater Greek plays generally were shown in The Pantheon Roman engineering allowed this building to have the largest single span dome for centuries. Everyday Life In Plato's Allegory of the Cave what do the shadows represent? Polytheism Belief in multiple gods Classicism Aesthetic attitudes and principles found in the art, architecture, and literature of ancient Greece and Rome. Balance The achievement of putting into harmony different compositional elements that are in dynamic tension with one another. Truth The accurate and genuine reality of the world; that which is indisputably factual. Reason The thought and formation of judgements based on the logical process. Democracy Government directly ruled by the people, a form developed by the Greeks. Republic Government where supreme power rest indirectly in the body of citizens entitled to vote but is directly exercised by representatives. Muses Goddesses of inspiration for literature, art and science. Humanism The study of the creative and intellectual contributions of all human cultures. Virtue The quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong. Golden Mean Aristotle's term for the desirable middle between two extremes between excess and inadequacy. Symmetry The pleasing or harmonious proportionate arrangement of corresponding parts of artwork, literature, architecture or music. Entablature The horizontal layers of material of a building that are supported by columns or walls. Patricians A Roman agrarian-based class that competed for power with the equestrians. Archaic Age Followed the Dark Age, circa 800-479 BCE; saw rise of important political structures and democracy. The Roman Republic Founded in 509 BCE; featured the separation of powers with two elected consuls who headed the government. Kouros Type of statue featuring life-sized male nudes in a stance in which the left foot is placed in front of the right. Monotheistic The belief in one god or almighty deity; religion based on one supreme god. Crete Island off the coast of Greece, home of the Minoan civilization, which existed during the Bronze Age, circa BCE. Mythology The body of myths belonging to a culture; the study of myths. Mycenaean Civilization A civilization that conquered Crete and was said to have conquered Troy; subject of Homer's epic poems, The Iliad and the Odyssey; Circa BCE Pantheon A temple dedicated to all Roman gods. Also can be a general term referring to a set of all the deities belonging to a certain polytheistic religion. Prometheus According to the Greeks he created humans. Greek Philosophers Ancient philosophers from Greece, or who spoke and/or studied Greek, that greatly advanced scientific knowledge without appealing to mythology. Allegory of the Cave Plato's allegory of prisoners in a cave who mistake appearance for reality (the Forms) and wrongly believe the shadows they see on the cave wall are real. Utopian Describes an ideal community or society; often used to describe a society that does not exist in reality. Socratic Method Analytical method of reason