6. The primary function of an acropolis was religious - to be the city's main temple to its chief god/goddess. True or False
False - The primary function of any acropolis was defensive - to be a refuge in times of danger.
True
7. What was the Panopoly?
army formation
Festival of Athena in Athens
helmet and breastplate of hoplite
Where all the main temples stood
8. Negotiation?
The practice of coastal trading by which small vessels load and off-load various commodities in different ports.
When an artefact of one material is crafted in imitation of the appearance of an artefact of another material, usually of higher value.
The right to return to one's country of origin.
When the meaning of use of an artefact is changed by a society.
The practice of identifying the work of different artistic 'hands' in the archaeological record, based on the accumulated knowledge of the individual researcher.
9. What is a metope?
The entrance to a sacred enclosure
a rectangular architectural element that fills the space between two triglyphs
The sacred image of the deity, usually fashioned out of wood
A sacred pit, usually for votives or sacrifical remains
10. Who did Aristotle credit with having been the inventor if Greek city planning?
Hippadamus of Miletus
Pythagoras of Samos
Herodotus of Hellicarnassus
Pausanias of Athens
11. Frieze
the wide central section part of an entablature and may be plain
triangular shape, placed above the horizontal structure of the entablature, typically supported by columns
the topmost member of a column
ornament placed on a flat base and mounted at the apex of the pediment of a building in the Classical style
12. Temenos?
The sacred enclosure around a temple.
The entrance to a sacred enclosure.
The sacred image of the deity, usually fashioned out of wood.
A sacred pit, usually for votives or sacrifical remains.
13. Which of the following commodities are known to have been carried in Greek transport amphoare?
All of them (except slaves)
spare ribs
olives
wine
14. Where is an Architrave on a building?
a main beam resting across the tops of columns.
another term to describe supporting columns
an arch, either decorative or fundimental
the base of a metope
15. Guttae?
the platform on which the superstructure of the building is erected
a short plinth used to support a pedestal, sculpture or column
a small water-repelling, cone-shaped projection used in the architrave
a triangular shape, placed above the horizontal structure of the entablature, typically supported by columns
16. Where is the Greek colony of Metapontum located?
Sicily
East coast of Italy
South coast of Italy
West coast of Italy
17. Propylon?
The sacred image of the deity, usually fashioned out of wood
The entrance to a sacred enclosure
The sacred enclosure around a temple
A sacred pit, usually for votives or sacrifical remains
18. Define 'Oikist'?
trading post
traders
leader of colonies
colony
19. Xoanon?
The entrance to a sacred enclosure
A sacred pit, usually for votives or sacrifical remains
The sacred image of the deity, usually fashioned out of wood
The sacred enclosure around a temple
20. Skeumorphic?
When an artefact of one material is crafted in imitation of the appearance of an artefact of another material, usually of higher value.
When the meaning of use of an artefact is changed by a society.
The practice of coastal trading by which small vessels load and off-load various commodities in different ports.
The practice of identifying the work of different artistic 'hands' in the archaeological record, based on the accumulated knowledge of the individual researcher.