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Fitnet Lleshi John Jay College/Intro. to Art/Spring 2024 Ancient Greek Art and Culture Homework Assignment. 1. Go to the following link, https://smarthistory.org/ancient-greece-an-introduction/ answer the question by reading the text: Around what year did “democracy” emerge in Greece? By around 500 B.C.E. “rule by the people,” or democracy, had emerged in the city of Athens. Following the defeat of a Persian invasion in 480-479 B.C.E., mainland Greece and Athens in particular entered into a golden age. 2. Go to the following link, https://smarthistory.org/greek_intro/ and answer the question by reading the text: What are the characteristics of the “Severe Style”? The “Severe Style” features realistic anatomy, serious expressions, pouty lips, and thick eyelids. 3. Go to the following link, https://smarthistory.org/introduction-to-greek-architecture/ and answer the question by reading the text: What is a Greek Stoa and what was it used for? A stoa in ancient Greek architecture, is a covered walkway or portico, commonly for public use. 4. Go to the following link, https://smarthistory.org/olympic-games/ and answer the question by reading the text: If an athlete attained at least three victories, what was the allowed to acquire given they or a patron had the finances? A victor received a crown made from olive leaves, and was entitled to have a statue of himself set up at Olympia. 5. Go to the following link, https://smarthistory.org/contrapposto/ and answer the question by viewing the video: In general, what does contrapposto do to a sculpture?
C ontrapposto is a sculptural scheme, originated by the ancient Greeks, in which the standing human figure is poised such that the weight rests on one leg, freeing the other leg, which is bent at the knee . 6. Go to the following link, https://smarthistory.org/riace-warriors/ and answer the question by reading the text: What do the sculptures have on their feet alluding to how they were installed? The statues have lead dowels installed in their feet, indicating that they were originally mounted on a base and installed as part of some sculptural group or other. 7. Go to the following link, https://smarthistory.org/greek-sanctuaries-artistic-hubs/ and answer the question by reading the text: What was the most important Panhellenic sanctuaryin Ancient Greece and who did it honor? The most important Panhellenic sanctuary was that of Zeus at Olympia in Peloponnesos. This sanctuary was where Greeks from all geographies, gathered to honor not only Zeus but almost all other primary deities and many ancestral heroes. 8. Go to the following link, https://www.theacropolismuseum.gr/en/content/temple-athena-nike/3 and answer the question by reading the text: What was on the eastern frieze on the Temple of Athena Nike? The east frieze of the Temple of Athena Nike depicts the gathering of the gods around Zeus who sits on his throne roughly in the middle of this side. 9. Go to the following link, https://smarthistory.org/francois-vase/ and answer the question by reading the text: What is the narrative of the main, central register of the vase? The Greek Vase interprets their forms and stories along with a variety of themes, from the adventures of the gods and mythological heroes, to expressive scenes of sexual intimacy and depictions of social, family and domestic life. 10. Go to the following link, https://smarthistory.org/apollonius-boxer-at-rest/ and answer the question by watching the video: What are the traces of copper supposed to represent in the sculpture?
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