Greek/Roman/Middle Ages Review | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Art was used to _______________ and ______________ during the Middle Ages.

Inform and educate

Most visual art from the Middle Ages had what type of theme?

Religious

What kept alive stories and allegories for centuries during the Middle Ages?

songs and singing performed by troubadours and trouveres

Musical instruments were used to accompany _____________ songs.

Secular -- the church banned all instruments and their music was called non-secular

The early music of the church was __________________, named after Pope Gregory I.

Gregorian chant

The harmonic system of the Middle Ages eventually evolved into the ____________ and __________________.

Major and minor scales

The majority of music in the Middle Ages was of limited range and often centered around ___________________.

One note

Morality plays were presented by ___________ and ____________.

Nobility and churchmen

Wandering entertainers of the Middle Ages were called _____________ or ___________.

Troubadours or trouveres

Theatrical entertainment was prohibited by the church but _______________ was not.

Dance

Why was the body seen as a hindrance in the Middle Ages?

The major consideration of all living was to save the soul

Who became a separate social group and organized themselves in guilds during the Middle Ages?

Merchants and artisans

Define feudalism.

the monarch and nobles were at the top, with the serfs and poor workers at the bottom

Who was responsible for scholarly research and establishing schools in the Middle Ages?

Monks

Literature was preserved and disseminated by ______________.

Churchmen

The arts of the Middle Ages were almost exclusively under the patronage of _______________.

The church

The Middle Ages were often referred to as the ___________.

Dark Ages

Name one of the 10 historical events from the Middle Ages.

Catholic Church had power, popes were religious/political leaders, feudalism, barbarians, sects, Nomadic tribes, Roman Empire fell, Holy Wars, limit knowledge

The Romans were people of practical and materialistic natures who had little fondness or ______________________.

Talent for dance

Greek dances fell into six categories. Name one.

Religious, Ritualistic/veil, War, Theatrical, Social

Dances of the Greek-Hellenic Age had two purposes. Name one.

Spartan dances for developing agility and strength in men and women, or Athenian dances performed for aesthetic satisfaction

The rules applied to the arts by the Greeks centered on ___________ and ______________ in a search for perfect beauty.

Proportion and balance

Explain: Democracy had its beginnings in ancient Greece, even though it did not apply to everyone.

Slavery and "democracy-for-some" existed side by side. Even though they had democracy, it did not apply to slaves

In the Greek/Roman time period, what became more important that antique rules and regulations?

Human ideas

Name one of the 6 historical events during the Greek/Roman time period.

city-states developed in government, had great philosophers, had Caesar of Rome, had the Golden Age of Mythology, began development of machinery, ship building

What was a major contribution of the Romans?

Realistic portrait, sculpture, and painting

What was one of the greatest legacies from the Greek/Roman time period?

Architecture

What has recorded more information about how the Greeks lived than many written records?

Pottery

During the Greek period, artists idealized the ___________________.

Human form -- they did this in sculpture, painting, mosaics, and pottery

What was considered vital to the upper class Roman?

A knowledge of music

Trumpets were developed for military purposes by _____________.

The Romans

Was it the Romans or the Greeks who were responsible for making use of a front curtain to indicate a time lapse in their plays?

The Romans

In Greek music, one of the earliest instruments was the aulas. What is an aulas?

a double-pipe reed instrument with a shrill, piercing tone

During social occasions, what was predominant in their pagan religious rites?

Music

What was the purpose of the Roman arts?

To glorify the state

Were the Roman or Greek actors treated better?

The Greeks

How many actors usually played all of the parts in Greek drama?

Three

What little is known of Greek drama was pieced together from what?

Later descriptions, paintings, and artifacts

Of the hundreds of plays written by ancient Greeks, about how many remain?

30

Greek music, dance, and theater gradually developed from what?

Early religious rites