HUMN-303: Introduction to the Humanities

HUMN-303: Introduction to the Humanities Terms in this set (136) 1.Which of the following is the Greek term for city-state? Correct answer: Polis 2.Which of the following is the Greek term for an open meeting place? Correct answer: Agora Brainpower 3.Which of the following is the Greek term for "the good or flourishing life"? Correct answer: Eudaimonia 4.Who is considered the author of the "Illiad" and the "Odyssey"? Correct answer: Homer 5.Which of the following Greek terms can be translated as "virtue" and can be interpreted as "reaching one's highest potential"? Correct answer: Arete 6.In ancient Greek architecture, which of the following orders featured scrolled capitals? Correct answer: Ionic 7.Which of the following words is derived from the Greek word meaning "rule of the people"? Correct answer: Democracy 8.On the Athenian Acropolis, which of the following was considered the centerpiece? Correct answer: the Parthenon 9.Which of the following terms refers to the land-owning aristocrats who served as priests, magistrates, lawyers, and judges in ancient Rome? Correct answer: Patricians 10.Which of the following terms refers to the poorer class who were the craftspeople, merchants, and laborers in ancient Rome? Correct answer: Plebians 11.Who was the Roman rhetorician who recognized the power of the Latin language to communicate with the people? Correct answer: Cicero 12.Which of the following terms refers to the wooden floor of the Colosseum?