Homework for Greek Art chapter.

The following questions should be answered and turned in no later than Monday, Sept. 19

Greek Chapter Questions
1. How and where did the early Greek polis originate?
2. What purpose did the Temple of Delphi serve?
3. What are some of the characteristics of the Geometric period?
4. How did the Greeks paint their vases?
5. What are the orders of Greek architecture and how would you describe them?
6. Compare the kore and kouros with Egyptian sculpture.
7. How does the Doryphoros exhibit contrapposto?
8. How and why was the acropolis built?
9. What stories did the pediments on the Parthenon tell?
10. What was the “new” Canon of Proportions developed during the Late Classical period?
11. How was Hellenistic art different from earlier periods?
12. Why is the Gallic Chieftain Killing His Wife and Himself (fig. 5-62) characteristic of Hellenistic art?
13. Describe the story of the sculpture depicting Laocoon and his sons?