WGU C100 Humanities FINAL Study Guide 2023 Complete

WGU C100 Humanities FINAL Study Guide 2023 Complete. Neoclassical & Enlightenment Period Acronym (CORDES- classical cords) Correct Answer: CORDES- Classicism, Order, Rationalism, Deism, Empiricism, Skepticism Romantic Period Acronym (INNER HP- Inner romantic hero & passion) Correct Answer: INNERIndividiualism, Nationalism, Nature, Exoticism, Revolution HP- Heroism, Passion Realism Period Acronym (I ID AoD - I Identify Age of Doubt) Correct Answer: I- Industrialization ID- Individualism, Darwinism AoD- Age of Doubt Classical Period Correct Answer: artists and philosophers were concerned with harmony and balance* in their works Classical Philosophers Correct Answer: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle engaged in pursuit of truth through logic and reason. Classical Period Correct Answer: democracy and republic governments formed Classical religion Correct Answer: mainly polytheistic Classical theme Correct Answer: humanism—simply a focus on humans. Socratic Method Correct Answer: where questions and ideas were shared to solve problems in an open discussion. Classical Period. Greek Epic Poetry Correct Answer: 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 Answer: poetry that explored everyday objects using more intimate language. Followed Epic Poetry. Classical Period Roman poetry Correct Answer: 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 Answer: 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 Answer: 2 notable playwrights (theater writers) in Classical Period. Classical Period Art & Architecture Correct Answer: 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 Answer: 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 Answer: 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 Answer: Top part of the column between the Column and the Entablature. Classic Period. Entablature Correct Answer: Horizontal layers of the building that are supported by columns or walls. Classic Period. Friezes Correct Answer: Broad horizontal band that is sculpted or that is painted. Usually on the wall or near the ceiling. Classic period. Pediment Correct Answer: The triangular upper part of the front of a building in classical style. Classic period. Classical Period Music Correct Answer: 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 Answer: a stringed instrument similar to a harp. Classic Period. The incubator of western civilization Correct Answer: 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 Answer: 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 Answer: The Greeks borrowed the alphabet of the Phoenicians and imitated Egyptian mythological creatures and artistic motifs in their artwork. Silk Road Correct Answer: 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 Answer: 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".