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The following summarizes what a student should have learned from reading each chapter of A History of Western Art.

It is assumed that students can identify all works by title, artist (if known), culture (or nationality) and time period, medium, and style. It is also assumed that students will look up and be able to define the bolded glossary terms. In addition, further examples of what a student should be familiar with are listed below.

After reading chapter 7, you should be able to:

  1. locate Mt. Olympos, Delphi, Athens, Epidauros, and the Peloponnesus on a map of Greece.
  2. explain the maxim "Man is the Measure of Things" in relation to the development of Greek sculpture style.
  3. comment on the status and role of women in ancient Greece.
  4. explain Plato's view of artists.
  5. compare the Greek sense of identity with that of Egypt and Mesopotamia.
  6. list the 12 Olympian gods, their attributes, functions, and Roman counterparts.
  7. write an essay on the development of pictorial style in Greek vase painting.
  8. draw and label the shapes of Greek vases and indicate what each was used for.
  9. write an essay on the development of Greek sculpture style from the Archaic through the Hellenistic periods. Include dates.
  10. draw and label the plan of the Parthenon.
  11. draw and label the three Greek Orders.
  12. describe the artistic and political genius of the Parthenon.
  13. draw and label the plan of the theater at Epidauros.
  14. describe the myth of Medusa.
  15. describe the lost-wax method.







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