ANSWERS ON THE SCULPTURE CHAPTER READING: HUMANITIES THROUGH
THE ARTS (HUMA-105-WA2 CRN: 21557)
1. A group of more than 100 islands in the Aegean Sea that form a roughly circular shape:
Cyclades
2. This animal was a major decorative motif in the Minoan palaces on Crete: Bull
3. Artistic technique where paint is applied to wet plaster. When the plaster dries, the paint
becomes part of the wall itself: Fresco
4. Legendary monster of the labyrinth. Half man, half bull: Minotaur
5. A system of political organization held together by ties of allegiance between a lord and
those who rely on him for protection: Feudal
6. A round Mycenaean tomb for kings. Often called a beehive because of its shape: Tholos
7. This Greek bard wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey: Homer
8. Athenian government. The name means "the rule of the people": Democracy
9. She wrote lyric poems on themes of love and personal relationships, often with other
women: Sappho
10. Which of the following is NOT a style of classical order used in Greek temples: Papyrus
THE ARTS (HUMA-105-WA2 CRN: 21557)
1. A group of more than 100 islands in the Aegean Sea that form a roughly circular shape:
Cyclades
2. This animal was a major decorative motif in the Minoan palaces on Crete: Bull
3. Artistic technique where paint is applied to wet plaster. When the plaster dries, the paint
becomes part of the wall itself: Fresco
4. Legendary monster of the labyrinth. Half man, half bull: Minotaur
5. A system of political organization held together by ties of allegiance between a lord and
those who rely on him for protection: Feudal
6. A round Mycenaean tomb for kings. Often called a beehive because of its shape: Tholos
7. This Greek bard wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey: Homer
8. Athenian government. The name means "the rule of the people": Democracy
9. She wrote lyric poems on themes of love and personal relationships, often with other
women: Sappho
10. Which of the following is NOT a style of classical order used in Greek temples: Papyrus
