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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. The oldest surviving complete illuminated gospel book in the insular style; probably created between 650-700 in Northumbria (northern England/southern Scotland)






2. Wrote 'The Human Comedy'






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






4. Famous French impressionist composer






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






6. Wrote operas






7. A taller - thinner column with scroll shapes on its capital






8. Assembled architectural sculptures of 'found' wooden objects and used them to construct screens of boxes of varied sizes which she painted in monochromatic colors.






9. Spanish surrealist painter






10. Consists of lines that do not have regular meter or rhyme






11. Both wrote music based on Don Juan






12. Author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim






13. One of the leading painters of the Florentine renaissance - developed a highly personal style. The Birth of Venus






14. What type of column is a simple - plain shaft?






15. Goddess of Marriage






16. Three-foot line






17. Wrote Leviathan - and believed that human life on its own was 'solitary - poor - nasty - brutish - and short.' - argued for a strong - even brutal government in order to keep humanity from becoming savages.






18. The creator of the twelve-tone system of atonal music.






19. A tall - four-sided shaft of stone that rises to a pointed pyramidal top.






20. Messenger of the Gods and Finance






21. Foremost literary critic of the romantic period - Rime of the Ancient Mariner






22. French Painter - Impressionism - did horses and ballet dancers






23. French impressionistic; studied in Italy; became famous in his lifetime (see page 290). Structural form from the Romantics. By The SeaShore






24. A capella singers






25. Founded by the prophet Mohammad - Followers - called Muslims - go by the book of the Qur'an - the word of God as told to Mohammed. There are five basic principles to Islam: first - there is only one God - and Mohammed is the only mouthpiece of God; s






26. Rebirth






27. Was an iconic and highly influential British filmmaker and producer - who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres.






28. French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school. Known as the 'poet of the piano'






29. Norwegian composer. 'Peer Gynt'






30. A theatrical representation of a story performed to music by ballet dancers. Originally based on court dance






31. 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.






32. Spanish surrealist painter






33. Were English writers of the 1840s and 1850s. Known as the Bell Brothers..'Wuthering Heights'






34. Poetry that rhymes at the end of lines






35. Mannerism painter






36. Spanish writer best remembered for 'Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616)






37. Action painting - put his canvas on the floor and brought his whole body into action while he splashed and dripped colors in swirling configurations






38. The hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters






39. Scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas






40. Author of Faerie Queene in Elizabethan era - one of the greatest moral epics in any language






41. Short-Short-Long






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






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






44. Eight-foot line






45. I and the Village






46. A dance






47. A term that was originally coined during the Renaissance - it was a belief that man was the center of the universe. Humanism in general is a philosophy that centers around the capabilities of man.






48. Student of michelangelo - made the school of athens - and the madonna and child series. used pudgeyness to show that people aren't as perfect as they thought.






49. Atomic Bomb - Robert Openheimer was in charge






50. Famous ballet dancer - known as 'the mother of dance'







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