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WGU C100 Introduction To Humanities
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Kouros
Ans: Type of statue featuring life sized male nudes in a stance in which
the left foot is placed in front of the right.
Muses
Ans: Goddesses of inspiration for literature, art, and science.
Doric order
Ans: The simplest of the classical Greek architectural styles, featuring
unadorned columns with no base.
Post and lintel
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Ans: Classical Greek architectural design that features two upright posts
supporting a crossbeam called a lintel.
Frieze
Ans: A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, usually
on a wall near the ceiling.
Entablature
Ans: The horizontal layers of material of a building that are supported by
columns or walls.
Pediment
Ans: The triangular upper part of the front of a building in the classical
style.
Capital
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Ans: The top part of a column between the shaft of the column and the
entablature.
Catharsis
Ans: The purging of a spectator's strong emotions through experiencing
tragedy; one of Aristotle's concepts.
Hubris
Ans: Greek word for excessive pride, presumption or arrogance (originally
toward the gods).
Epic
Ans: A long poem recounting in elevated style the deeds of a legendary
hero; any narrative work (novel, drama, film) dealing with epic themes.
Canon
WGU C100 Introduction To Humanities
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
Kouros
Ans: Type of statue featuring life sized male nudes in a stance in which
the left foot is placed in front of the right.
Muses
Ans: Goddesses of inspiration for literature, art, and science.
Doric order
Ans: The simplest of the classical Greek architectural styles, featuring
unadorned columns with no base.
Post and lintel
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Ans: Classical Greek architectural design that features two upright posts
supporting a crossbeam called a lintel.
Frieze
Ans: A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, usually
on a wall near the ceiling.
Entablature
Ans: The horizontal layers of material of a building that are supported by
columns or walls.
Pediment
Ans: The triangular upper part of the front of a building in the classical
style.
Capital
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Ans: The top part of a column between the shaft of the column and the
entablature.
Catharsis
Ans: The purging of a spectator's strong emotions through experiencing
tragedy; one of Aristotle's concepts.
Hubris
Ans: Greek word for excessive pride, presumption or arrogance (originally
toward the gods).
Epic
Ans: A long poem recounting in elevated style the deeds of a legendary
hero; any narrative work (novel, drama, film) dealing with epic themes.
Canon
