WGU C100 Humanities Final Study Guide | 150 Questions
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What play was written by the Greek dramatist Sophocles?
Oedipus Rex
What Poet wrote Iliad?
Homer
Greek Architecture was based on what structure?
Post and Lintel
The Greek building most reveared for its use of Ratio and Perspective is?
The Parthenon
Geek plays generally shown in a ?
Ampitheater
Roman Engineering allowed the ______________ to have the largest single span
dome for Centeries.
The Patheon
Plato's Allgery in the Cave, what do the shadows represent?
Every Day Life
Polytheism
Belief in Multiple Gods
Ancient Greeks formed what kind of Government?
Democracy
Classical Drama Consisted of ?
Tragedies, Comedies and Satyr Plays
The Republic
Applied reason and logical thought to ideas about government and how to live.
Oedipus Rex
A story about a man who lives his life not knowing the truth about his parentige, his
pride causes him to ignore humanity, resulting in blindness and exile.
The Odyssey
Epic poem narrating the story of a greek hero who combined all the greatest virtues of
greek culture as well as greek Pantheon gods.
The Parthenon
Emphasized the themes of order and balance, as a temple to the goddess Athena.
Lysistrata
A play about heroic women who with held sex from their husbands to end the war.
Sappho's Lyric poem "Alament for Adonis" represents what major theme of the
classical period?
Humanism (Classical)
Why is the statue Kouros a notable Greek Sculpture?
It Utilizes vertical and Horizontal Symetry
Which innovation during the classical period was based on balance and reason?
The development of Western Philosophy and ideas of the Modern Scientific Method.
What is the Primary difference between Greek and Roman Societies?
, Greeks lived in democratic run states.
Romans had larger centralized Republic and eventually empire.
Aesthetic Experience
An experience of beauty that inspires a feeling.
Why is architecture considered and art?
Architecture is considered with an aesthetic effect of structures and their enviroment.
How can art function beyond it Aesthetic Value?
It can act as political and social commentary.
Which disiplines fall within the realm of Humanities?
Music, religion, literature and Arcitech.
Myths
Traditional Stories that serve to explain some phenomena, the origin of humanity or
customs or religious rights.
Philosophy
Logic, aesthetics and epistemology are branches of ?
Functions of Art?
Art can assist physical and emotional healing.
Art can be used to enable commerse-advertising and sales.
Art provides Aesthetic pleasure.
Love and the Archetype of hero are examples of?
Universal Themes
Chronological Timeline of events allows you to?
See connections between cause and effect.
Unifying ideas that are developed or repeated?
Themes
What are 2 things that are true about humanities and technology?
1. Technology has increased our ability to preserve documents and shared works.
2. The internet increased the value of art.
Which theme is found in multiple historical periods?
Individualism
How do we identify literary artists work?
Look for unifying or main ideas
What are 2 things that are true of myths?
1. They are traditional stories of people or culture.
2. They utilize Archetypes and symbols.
Architecture
Concerned with the interplay of form and function.
Religion
Can include ethics, values and beliefs.
Dance
Part of a public ceremony or ritual. entertainment.
Theater
Stems from early Greeks. Tradgety or comedy.
Which discipline of Humanities is primarily concerned with critical inquiry and
reasonable argument?
Philosophy
with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update
What play was written by the Greek dramatist Sophocles?
Oedipus Rex
What Poet wrote Iliad?
Homer
Greek Architecture was based on what structure?
Post and Lintel
The Greek building most reveared for its use of Ratio and Perspective is?
The Parthenon
Geek plays generally shown in a ?
Ampitheater
Roman Engineering allowed the ______________ to have the largest single span
dome for Centeries.
The Patheon
Plato's Allgery in the Cave, what do the shadows represent?
Every Day Life
Polytheism
Belief in Multiple Gods
Ancient Greeks formed what kind of Government?
Democracy
Classical Drama Consisted of ?
Tragedies, Comedies and Satyr Plays
The Republic
Applied reason and logical thought to ideas about government and how to live.
Oedipus Rex
A story about a man who lives his life not knowing the truth about his parentige, his
pride causes him to ignore humanity, resulting in blindness and exile.
The Odyssey
Epic poem narrating the story of a greek hero who combined all the greatest virtues of
greek culture as well as greek Pantheon gods.
The Parthenon
Emphasized the themes of order and balance, as a temple to the goddess Athena.
Lysistrata
A play about heroic women who with held sex from their husbands to end the war.
Sappho's Lyric poem "Alament for Adonis" represents what major theme of the
classical period?
Humanism (Classical)
Why is the statue Kouros a notable Greek Sculpture?
It Utilizes vertical and Horizontal Symetry
Which innovation during the classical period was based on balance and reason?
The development of Western Philosophy and ideas of the Modern Scientific Method.
What is the Primary difference between Greek and Roman Societies?
, Greeks lived in democratic run states.
Romans had larger centralized Republic and eventually empire.
Aesthetic Experience
An experience of beauty that inspires a feeling.
Why is architecture considered and art?
Architecture is considered with an aesthetic effect of structures and their enviroment.
How can art function beyond it Aesthetic Value?
It can act as political and social commentary.
Which disiplines fall within the realm of Humanities?
Music, religion, literature and Arcitech.
Myths
Traditional Stories that serve to explain some phenomena, the origin of humanity or
customs or religious rights.
Philosophy
Logic, aesthetics and epistemology are branches of ?
Functions of Art?
Art can assist physical and emotional healing.
Art can be used to enable commerse-advertising and sales.
Art provides Aesthetic pleasure.
Love and the Archetype of hero are examples of?
Universal Themes
Chronological Timeline of events allows you to?
See connections between cause and effect.
Unifying ideas that are developed or repeated?
Themes
What are 2 things that are true about humanities and technology?
1. Technology has increased our ability to preserve documents and shared works.
2. The internet increased the value of art.
Which theme is found in multiple historical periods?
Individualism
How do we identify literary artists work?
Look for unifying or main ideas
What are 2 things that are true of myths?
1. They are traditional stories of people or culture.
2. They utilize Archetypes and symbols.
Architecture
Concerned with the interplay of form and function.
Religion
Can include ethics, values and beliefs.
Dance
Part of a public ceremony or ritual. entertainment.
Theater
Stems from early Greeks. Tradgety or comedy.
Which discipline of Humanities is primarily concerned with critical inquiry and
reasonable argument?
Philosophy
