Classical Period Acronym (BRTH PRD) ✔✔BRTH- Balance, Reason, Truth, Humanism
PRD- Polytheism, Republic, Democracy
Renaissance Period Acronym (RUSH
... [Show More] RoCS - Michealangelos Rock sculpture) ✔✔RUSHReformation, University System, Scientific Expansion, Humanism
RoCS- Rebirth of Classicism & Self fashioning
Neoclassical &
Enlightenment Period Acronym (CORDES- classical cords) ✔✔CORDES- Classicism, Order,
Rationalism, Deism, Empiricism, Skepticism
Romantic Period Acronym (INNER HP- Inner romantic hero & passion) ✔✔INNERIndividiualism, Nationalism, Nature, Exoticism, Revolution
HP- Heroism, Passion
Realism Period Acronym (I ID AoD - I Identify Age of Doubt) ✔✔I- Industrialization
ID- Individualism, Darwinism
AoD- Age of Doubt
Classical Period ✔✔artists and philosophers were concerned with harmony and balance* in their
works
Classical Philosophers ✔✔Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
engaged in pursuit of truth through logic and reason.
Classical Period ✔✔democracy and republic governments formed
Classical religion ✔✔mainly polytheistic
Classical theme ✔✔humanism—simply a focus on humans.
Socratic Method ✔✔where questions and ideas were shared to solve problems in an open
discussion. Classical Period.
Greek Epic Poetry ✔✔Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey. Which use exalted language and
celebrate the cultural values of the heroic age. Classical Period.
Greek Lyrical Poetry ✔✔poetry that explored everyday objects using more intimate language.
Followed Epic Poetry. Classical Period
Roman poetry ✔✔poetry that follows much of the form and content of Greek poetry while exalting
the Roman Empire.
The Greek poet Sappho explored human emotions, such as love and desire, in her poem "A Lament
for Adonis." Classical Period.
Classical Period Theater ✔✔theater structure that laid the foundations for theater as we know it
today. It addressed period themes such as humanism, truth, balance, and the essence of life. It
included such literary devices as foreshadowing, tragic irony, reversal of fortune, double entendre,
discovery, and use of a chorus.
Sophocles and Aristophanes ✔✔2 notable playwrights (theater writers) in Classical Period.
Classical Period Art & Architecture ✔✔Ancient Greek art and architecture served to promote
religion, present beauty, and glorify Athenian society. Ancient Roman art and architecture focused
on themes of power, military victory, and heroism.
contrapposto ✔✔a life-like stance in which the figure's weight rests on one leg. The resulting dip
of a shoulder balances the rise of a hip to create a dynamic pose. Classic Period.
Classic Period Architecture ✔✔focused on balance and symmetry. Greek temples featured
columns, topped with a capital*, which supported the entablature*, a decorative area that featured
painted or carved friezes*. The triangular shaped roof ends contained more sculptures called
pediments*. Perhaps the most notable Ancient Greek structure is the Parthenon, which features
Doric order columns. The Parthenon once housed a large statue of Athena covered in gold.
Capital ✔✔Top part of the column between the Column and the Entablature. Classic Period.
Entablature ✔✔Horizontal layers of the building that are supported by columns or walls. Classic
Period.
Friezes ✔✔Broad horizontal band that is sculpted or that is painted. Usually on the wall or near
the ceiling. Classic period.
Pediment ✔✔The triangular upper part of the front of a building in classical style. Classic period.
Classical Period Music ✔✔typically consisted of simple four note successions played as a perfect
fourth, drawing similarities to the Middle Eastern tradition of music. The played a variety of
instruments, including the lyre, a stringed instrument similar to a harp.
Lyre ✔✔a stringed instrument similar to a harp. Classic Period.
The incubator of western civilization ✔✔Greece and Rome's proximity to the Mediterranean Sea.
It facilitated cultural exchange among the ancient civilizations in southern Europe, western Asia,
the Middle East, and Africa. Classic Period.
Kouros. ✔✔The Greeks borrowed the proportions of the three-dimensional sculptures of the
ancient Egyptians in developing the life-like male, human figure. Classic Period.
Classical Period ✔✔The Greeks borrowed the alphabet of the Phoenicians and imitated Egyptian
mythological creatures and artistic motifs in their artwork.
Silk Road ✔✔provided access to Asia and brought the valuable Chinese good of silk to the
Romans. In return, the Romans sent their glass to the east. It also opened the door for Eastern
religions—such as Buddhism, Manichaeism, and Daoism—to spread to Europe. Christianity also
spread quickly along the same trade route. Classical Period.
Classical Period influences ✔✔They can be seen in the United States today in the political system
because of democracy and republic, in architecture through Lincolns estate, and in the arts as in
"O Brother Where Art Thou" & retelling of "The Odyssey".
Renaissance Period ✔✔French for "rebirth," was characterized by a revival of classical art,
literature, philosophy, architecture, and an emphasis on humanism.
Renaissance Period ✔✔This cultural flourish overlapped the Age of Discovery and advancements
in science, thus making science a legitimate source of knowledge.
Renaissance Period ✔✔
Urbanization ✔✔Cities accumulated wealth and channeled some of this newfound wealth into
funding the arts. Artists applied scientific principles to solve problems of perspective and devised
new techniques for representing light and shade. Renaissance Period.
Renaissance Period ✔✔Rebirth of Classicism: there was a rebirth of classical ideals, mainly
humanism, rationalism, and balance, based on the belief that classical literary, scientific, and
philosophical works provided additional resources for learning and living.
Rationalism & Scientific Expansion ✔✔Many people in the Renaissance embodied a strong
interest in rationalism and scientific inquiry, leading to deeper understanding of the world and
technological developments in such areas as medicine, transportation, and warfare.
Expansion of the University System ✔✔The Renaissance approach to education produced the
ideal of the well-rounded individual who was not bound to any one discipline. As the university
system spread across Europe, it represented a significant change in epistemology.
epistemology ✔✔The study of thinking. Renaissance Period.
Individualism & Self-fashioning ✔✔This became important during the Renaissance as artists
sought public recognition and reputation. Artists and nobles represented their identity with choices
in dress and behavior, a process known as self-fashioning.
Reformation ✔✔Took place in the form of Protestantism, sparked by Martin Luther's outspoken
disagreement with many Church practices he believed were corrupt. Changing the Roman Catholic
Church was a very significant movement in the Renaissance that separated it from the Middle
Ages.
Renaissance Period ✔✔Witnessed the revival of classical art, literature, philosophy, architecture,
and learning,
spawned renewed study of the great works of ancient Greco-Roman civilizations, and
produced among the finest artistic and intellectual achievements in the history of Western
Humanities.
Renaissance Man ✔✔Individual with broad knowledge and versatile talents spanning many
intellectual and artistic disciplines. Renaissance Period.
Renaissance Period ✔✔One of the most significant ideas to emerge from this period is the value
of education, particularly in the Humanities. The catalyst for the classical revival was the belief
that one could realize his or her full humanity only through classical education. This rebirth
reasserted the superiority of ancient Greco-Roman creative and intellectual contributions
Age of Exploration ✔✔Europeans sailed around the globe and transferred foods, plants, goods and
slaves. Renaissance Period [Show Less]