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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. That culture associated with the spread of Greek influence as a result of Macedonian conquests; often seen as the combination of Greek culture with eastern political forms






2. This building was built in Athens around 450BC - Famous for its columns






3. Novelist who won Nobel Peace prize - advanced humanitarian causes. 'Americans in China'






4. Russian critic who founded the Ballet Russe






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






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






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






8. A painting - drawing - or sculpture of Mary - the Mother of Jesus - holding the dead body of Jesus. The word means 'pity' in Italian.






9. Short-Short-Long






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

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11. African American writer who wrote Oak and Ivy and about the lives of slavery






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






13. Artist of 'The Starry Night' (1889) - also painted 'Sunflowers' and 'Night Cafe'






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






15. The text of the opera






16. An English writer who wrote 'Vindication of the Rights of Women' - arguing that women are not naturally inferior to men - but appear to be so because of lack of education






17. 6th Century B.C. - a Greek philosopher and mathematician - founder of a religous movement called Pythagoreanism






18. Greek philosopher. A pupil of Plato - the tutor of Alexander the Great - and the author of works on logic - metaphysics - ethics - natural sciences - politics - and poetics - he profoundly influenced Western thought. In his philosophical system - whi






19. Fast






20. Architect refurbished St. Paul's Cathedral






21. 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.






22. Science fiction writer






23. The hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father






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






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






26. Focuses on the direct relationship between the individual and the universe and/or God. Well-known existentialists include Martin Heidegger and Jean-Paul Sartre - with S






27. Wrote 'Frankenstein' which was a criticism of man controlling nature - 'Gothic literature' Daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft






28. Italian Renaissance artist that painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling and sculpted the statue of David.






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






30. Wrote 'Frankenstein' which was a criticism of man controlling nature - 'Gothic literature' Daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft






31. Place known for the earliest documented Jazz






32. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






33. Painted 'Annunciation' - Annunciation - Siena Cathedral - Italy - international gothic - (Early 14th)






34. What does the symbol ' mean in poetry?






35. Beuatiful with ornate borders






36. A brace or support placed on the outside of a building






37. Composed 'Symphonie Fantastique'






38. German composer who developed the Romantic style of both lyrical and classical music






39. 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






40. Architect refurbished St. Paul's Cathedral






41. 20 -000 Leagues Under the Sea - Around the World in Eighty Days. He is considered the Father of Science Fiction.






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






43. Italian sculptor renowned as a pioneer of the Renaissance style with his natural - lifelike figures - such as the bronze statue David.






44. An artistic movement that emerged in the early 1960s; pop artists took images from popular culture and transformed them into works of fine art






45. Leucippus and Democritus






46. What type of column has scrolls - and is taller?






47. Spanish artist color plate 82-The Persistence of Memroy; best known and most sensational of the Surrealists.






48. Protrayed the west by painting cowhands and natives






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






50. Took inspiration from Schiller's 'Ode to Joy'