WGU C100 Introduction to Humanities
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Kouros Type of statue featuring life sized male nudes in a stance in
which the left foot is placed in front of the right.
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Goddesses of inspiration for literature, art, and science.
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1 madrigal 2 Atonality
3 Canon 4 Muses
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Terms in this set (102)
, Muses Goddesses of inspiration for literature, art, and science.
Doric order The simplest of the classical Greek architectural styles,
featuring unadorned columns with no base.
Post and lintel Classical Greek architectural design that features two
upright posts supporting a crossbeam called a lintel.
Frieze A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration,
usually on a wall near the ceiling.
Entablature The horizontal layers of material of a building that are
supported by columns or walls.
Pediment The triangular upper part of the front of a building in the
classical style.
Capital The top part of a column between the shaft of the column
and the entablature.
Catharsis The purging of a spectator's strong emotions through
experiencing tragedy; one of Aristotle's concepts.
Hubris Greek word for excessive pride, presumption or arrogance
(originally toward the gods).
Epic A long poem recounting in elevated style the deeds of a
legendary hero; any narrative work (novel, drama, film)
dealing with epic themes.
Canon A set of rules developed by the Greek artist
Polykleitos for creating perfect proportionality in the human
figure.
Diction Wordchoice; can be classified as formal or informal, or
denotative or connotative.
Hellenic A synonym for Greek.
A philosophy that maintains that there can be no certainty
Skepticism in human knowledge and that mankind should continually
be involved with finding the truth.
Study Guide Questions with Definitive
Solutions.
Kouros Type of statue featuring life sized male nudes in a stance in
which the left foot is placed in front of the right.
Practice questions for this set
Learn 1/ 7 Study with Learn
Goddesses of inspiration for literature, art, and science.
Choose matching term
1 madrigal 2 Atonality
3 Canon 4 Muses
Don't know?
Terms in this set (102)
, Muses Goddesses of inspiration for literature, art, and science.
Doric order The simplest of the classical Greek architectural styles,
featuring unadorned columns with no base.
Post and lintel Classical Greek architectural design that features two
upright posts supporting a crossbeam called a lintel.
Frieze A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration,
usually on a wall near the ceiling.
Entablature The horizontal layers of material of a building that are
supported by columns or walls.
Pediment The triangular upper part of the front of a building in the
classical style.
Capital The top part of a column between the shaft of the column
and the entablature.
Catharsis The purging of a spectator's strong emotions through
experiencing tragedy; one of Aristotle's concepts.
Hubris Greek word for excessive pride, presumption or arrogance
(originally toward the gods).
Epic A long poem recounting in elevated style the deeds of a
legendary hero; any narrative work (novel, drama, film)
dealing with epic themes.
Canon A set of rules developed by the Greek artist
Polykleitos for creating perfect proportionality in the human
figure.
Diction Wordchoice; can be classified as formal or informal, or
denotative or connotative.
Hellenic A synonym for Greek.
A philosophy that maintains that there can be no certainty
Skepticism in human knowledge and that mankind should continually
be involved with finding the truth.
