WGU C100 Classical Period. Exam review terms, rated A+ 2024

classicism - -aesthetic attitudes and principles found in the art, architecture, and literature of ancient Greece and Rome democracy - -A type of government in which people rule themselves, a form developed by the Greeks republic - -A government in which citizens rule themselves through elected representatives Muses - -Nine goddesses, the daughters of Zeus, who give 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 entablature - -The horizontal layers of material of a building that are supported by columns or walls Archaic Age - -(800-470 BCE) Saw rise of important political structures and democracy Cleisthenes - -Tyrant in Athens; took control in 508 BCE, reshaped government into Western's civilization's first democracyThe Roman Republic - -Founded in 509 BCE; featured the separation of powers with two elected consuls who headed the government kouros - -The type of statue featuring life-sized male nudes in a stance in which the left foot is placed in front of the right