HUM-2020 Lecture 3: Terms 2
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Polis: greece was a system of city-states, there were 8000, called polis", athens was the center. Acropolis: a citadel or fortified part of an ancient greek city, typically built on a hill. Agora: a public open space used for assemblies and markets. Colonnade: a row of columns supporting a roof. Cyclades: group of 1000 islands in the aegean sea. Minoans: someone from minoa, the palace of minos was huge. Mycenaean: took over the minoans, became quite wealthy and powerful, mycenaeans were more militaristic, they established trade routes. Kouros: male nude statue, derived from egyptian art, not a portrait but a symbol of the ideal man, the statues can stand on their own. Lion"s gate: in order to get to mycenae, you had to pass through the lion"s gate, high wall with sculpture of lion, earliest greek sculpture, one of the first pieces of artwork found in the western hemisphere.
