Hum 2210
Review Sheet for Exam 1
1. Indicate in the map below the following regions.
Euphrates
Mesopotamia
Magna Graecia
Peloponnesus
Nile
Egypt
Athens
Ionia
Tigris
Area of expansion of the Minoan civilization
Area of expansion of the Mycenaean civilization
2. Match each definition with the adequate term:
a. A Mesopotamian temple
acropolis
ziggurat
step pyramid
b. A Mesopotamian town
Memphis
Thebes
Babylon
Knossos
c. A Mesopotamian king
Sargon
Hammurabi
Nebuchadnezzar
all of the above
d. An Egyptian pharaoh
Kaphre
Osiris
Ani
Kore
e. An Egyptian god
Enlil
Anubis
Enki
Dionysus
f. A legendary king of Crete
Theseus
Minos
Minotaur
Agamemnon
g. Hero of a Greek epic
Gilgamesh
Thucydides
Achilles
Homer
h. Greek statesman
Herodotus
Pericles
Sophocles
Euripides
i. War between Athens and Sparta
Persian Wars
j. Greek philosopher
Spartan Wars
Phidias
Peloponnesian War
Thermopylae War
Plato
Aeschylus
all of the above
k. Greek god of music and medicine
Hermes
Zeus
Poseidon
l. A chthonic deity
Athena
Earth Goddess
kouros
Doryphoros
Kritios boy
kouros
Doryphoros
Kritios boy
Hera
Apollo
Isis
m. A statue by Polykleitos
Hermes and Dionysus
n. A statue by Praxiteles
Hermes and Dionysus
o. A ionic temple
Erechtheum
Apollo at Delphi
Parthenon
Olympic Zeus in Athens
3. Indicate in which area the following people excelled. Add the dates (in centuries) in which
they lived and their place of origin:
Person
Menkaure
Socrates
Alexander the Great
Aristophanes
Herodotus
Pericles
Hammurabi
Hatshepsut
Homer
Title/ Occupation
Place
Date
4. Complete the statements:
a) The human species of those who decorated the walls of caves with paintings is the
______________________________________.
b) The time in which humans first discovered and developed agriculture and animal
husbandry is called ______________________________.
c) The writing system used in Mesopotamia is called _____________________________.
d) The first written code of Law is _________________________________________.
e) Three technological innovations introduced by Mesopotamians ____________________
__________________________________________________________________________
f) Two important Egyptians gods in the passage to the afterlife are ____________________
___________________________________________________________________________
g) The economy of the Minoans was based on ____________________________________
h) Minoan art shows influences from ____________________ and _________________.
5. Explain the following terms according to their etymological origin:
PANTHEISTIC: _____________________________________________
OLIGARCHY: ______________________________________________
ANTHOPOMORPHIC: _______________________________________
PALEOLITHIC: _____________________________________________
6. Put these events in chronological order.
____ Persian Wars
____ Macedonian hegemony
____ Minoan civilization
____ Dorian invasions
____ Peloponnesian war
____ Emergence of the polis and colonization
____ Mycenaean hegemony
____ Alexander’s empire
____ Athenian hegemony
Essay questions:
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Characteristics and purpose of Paleolithic paintings. What did Paleolithic artists paint?
Where did they paint? Artistic features of their art (realistic, movement, interaction,
perspective….)
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Main features of Mesopotamian religion: characteristics of the gods, relationship between
gods and humans, means to preserve this relationship, reflection of the religion in the arts and
architecture.
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Main features of Egyptian religion: characteristics of the gods, relationship between gods,
rulers and humans, reflection of the religion in the arts (painting, sculpture) and architecture.
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Relate the geographical features of Egypt and Mesopotamia with the character of the
civilizations which developed there: population, political organization, material resources
(minerals, agricultural products), trade and communications.
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From your readings of the Iliad and from what you know about Mycenaean culture, what can
you say about the Mycenaean way of life, their code of honor, their political structure, the
appearance of their cities, their contribution to Classical Greek culture?
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Homer’s poems. Who is Homer? When and where did he live? What did he write about?
What is an epic? What does it mean that Homer’s poems come from an oral tradition? What
is the argument of the Iliad? Provide a summary.
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Historical overview of Greek civilization. What happened from the Dorian Invasions until
the Empire of Alexander the Great. Name the major political organizations and their
evolution, wars and changes in the center of power. Indicate the dates (in centuries).
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The representation of the human body. When were humans represented first in a work of art?
How were they represented? Where there differences between male and female
representations? How did this representation change over the centuries? Mention examples of
canon, posture, intent of the work of art (idealization, anatomical study, search for beauty,
narrative…)
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From your reading of Lysistrata, what can you say about the character of Greek Comedy?
For whom was it performed? Who is Aristophanes making fun of in the play? When and
where was Lysistrata performed? What is the subject of the play? What is the historical
background? What can you infer about Athenian democracy from this play?