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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Influential in establishing the heroic couplet - Alexander's Feast - heroic stanzas






2. One of Socrates' students; was considered by many to be the GREATEST philosopher of western civilization. Explained his ideas about government in a work entitled The Republic. In his ideal state - the people were divided into three different groups.






3. Repititions of geometric lines






4. Leucippus and Democritus






5. Architect refurbished St. Paul's Cathedral






6. Goldsmith and sculptor - wrote one of the first autobiographies






7. United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993)






8. United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington






9. Wrote Rivals






10. Former monk. French humanist - wrote the comic masterpieces Gargantua and Pantagruel - stories contained gross humor.






11. Noted for his direct style - clear - sharp prose and critical wit - Gulliver's Travels - Tale of a Tub






12. Decorative drinking cup or goblet






13. High quality rugs made by Persian Muslims - valued for their exquisite designs - vivid colors and skillful make. These rugs were in great demand from China to Europe - greatly improving the Abbasid's economy.






14. Story of man - Christian - journey faces hobglobins/dragons

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15. His works provided the basis for love poetry and popularized the theme of humanism - The Cazoniere






16. Any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material






17. Painted 'The Bathers'






18. Opaque watercolor






19. Wrote 'The Human Comedy'






20. Subject is lying down away from the artist and looking over her shoulder






21. Composer - conductor and pianist






22. Famous photographer of the Civil War - brought the war to the people






23. A curtain or drop made of gauzelike fabric. when lighted from the front it is opaque but is transparent if lighted from the back






24. Both wrote music based on Don Juan






25. A story were characters or objects represent abstract idea or qualities. i.e. Goodness - Evil - Love - Death - etc...






26. Is a form of writing that blends criticism with humor and wit. Ridiculing with purpose of inspiring reform.






27. The 'old' stone age - during which humankind produced the first sculptures and paintings






28. Most famous American architect; Kaufman house also called 'Falling Water' Guggenheim museum - New York City Branch.






29. Flemish Baroque painter who had assistants complete parts of his work






30. Both wrote music based on Don Juan






31. Abstract sculptor who used rounding techniques and very little detail






32. Architect refurbished St. Paul's Cathedral






33. A wooden box where religious relics are stored or displayed






34. External support for the walls of Gothic buildings was provided by what?






35. The basis for early Christian architecture; - created in the period of recognition - it had a dome shape at both ends similar to an apse - it had libaries - and it's official meaning was a meeting place in which the romans would meet to discuss thin






36. Painter - sculpter - architect - engineer - musician; invented the court painter of the king of France; 'Mona Lisa -' 'The Last Supper'(classical) - 'Vitruvian Man'(anatomy)






37. Paint onto wet plaster on a wall






38. The idea that matter is made out of atoms






39. God of War






40. Poetry written in iambic pentameter without end rhyme






41. Subject is lying down away from the artist and looking over her shoulder






42. Beautiful Italian singing






43. Wrote Robinson Crusoe; known as the father of the English novel






44. Popularized the use of allegory - The Faerie Queen - Amoretti






45. Architect who liked a statue at every corner






46. (1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. 'End justifies the means.'






47. An Irish novelist who wrote Ulysses - a stream of consciousness book based loosely on Odyssey






48. Italian painter - engineer - musician - and scientist. The most versatile genius of the Renaissance - filled notebooks with engineering and scientific observations that were in some cases centuries ahead of their time. As a painter he is best known f






49. A technique of painting using pigment mixed with egg yolk






50. Wrote Anna Karenina - War and Peace; Russian writer - realistic fiction