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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. (1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. 'End justifies the means.'






2. Gainsborough (1727-1788) was one of the first great landscape artists of his time - and was recognized for painting every section of his works himself






3. United States architect (born in Germany) who built unornamented steel frame and glass skyscrapers (1886-1969)






4. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






5. Twentieth-century novelist - used the stream-of-consciousness technique in his novel The Sound of Fury - whose intense drama is seen through the eyes of an idiot.






6. School of nonsense and anti-art






7. Lion's Gate at Mycenae was constructed with the _______ ____ ________ system - or a large stone horizontal beam resting on two vertical ones.






8. French Post-impressionistic painter; moved to Tahiti to look for the unspoiled life. Mahana No Atua(Day of the Gods). He used flat - 2 dimensional surfaces with strong outlines.






9. Goddess of Marriage






10. Story of a Great battle between Greece and Troy






11. Possibly the most famous English satirist and author of Gulliver's Travels and A Modest Proposal - Swift (1667 - 1745) was a clergyman and Irishman - which often made hilarious impact in his writings (such as A Tale of a Tub and the aforementioned Mo






12. God of the Sea






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






14. French female author of more than eighty novels who took a man's name and dressed in male attire to protest the treatment of women






15. God of War






16. A Dutch painter who used a great deal of light. He enjoyed painting people doing everyday things.






17. 1.Michelangelo 2.Leonardo de Vinci 3.Raphael






18. Long days journey into night - the iceman center - ah wilderness - desire under the elms - mourning become electric

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19. 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.






20. A radically unconventional group formed by Antisthenes in Greece in 400 A.D. This group considered virtue to be the only - not just the highest - good. They were largely self-sufficient - celibate (abstaining from sexual intercourse) - and ascetic (r






21. Wrote 'The Three Musketeers' and 'The Man in the Iron Mask' and The Count of Monte-Cristo






22. Rebirth






23. Frescoe painter - founded flourentine school - realisitc poses






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






25. Composed 'Symphonie Fantastique'






26. English novelist - Great Expectations - Oliver Twist






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






28. Decorative drinking cup or goblet






29. Possibly the most famous English satirist and author of Gulliver's Travels and A Modest Proposal - Swift (1667 - 1745) was a clergyman and Irishman - which often made hilarious impact in his writings (such as A Tale of a Tub and the aforementioned Mo






30. One-foot line






31. Libertine whose focused prose - Social Contract






32. God of Wildlife






33. Russian romantic composer; 4 piano concerti; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Vocalise; called the last Romantic






34. Members of the highest caste in Hinduism






35. Mannerism painter






36. Patterns or pictures made by embedding small pieces of stone or glass in cement on surfaces such as walls and floors






37. Four-foot line






38. Tragic figure of the play - moorish general - desdemonas husband






39. One of the first women of Impressionist painters; Young Girl by the Window






40. Court dances






41. Opaque watercolor






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






43. Both describes the Chinese manner of thought - and a major Chinese religion - Largely adopted from Buddhism - Taoism incorporates many gods - the head of which is the Jade Emperor - with the Emperor of the Eastern Mountain serving as second-in-comman






44. Created the motion picture titled 'The Kiss'






45. Fast






46. Architect; Guggenheim museum Spain branch; see figure 14.19 on page 366






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






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






49. Wrote 'The Human Comedy'






50. Spanish Romantic Painter - Disaster of war series - Third Day of May - Rembrandt influence - moral issues - court painter to Charles IV