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WGU C100 Introduction to Humanities Definitions | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers| Latest 2023/ 2024 DEFINITION "Discophoros"? Answer: An example of "mass produced" early art, this is one of many marble copies of a bronze original by Polykleitos. The sculpture shows the ideal human form of the disc thrower and uses a marble stump behind him to support his posture; 450-400 BCE, Classical Period, Roman marble copy after a bronze original, Greek DEFINITION ...

WORLD HISTORY CHAPTER 4 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS – UPDATED!! What theory did Aristarchus develop? - Answer-the theory that the earth revolved around the sun The center for philosophy during the Hellenistic era was ______________ - Answer-Athens What was the name of the most popular school of thought during the Hellenistic era? - Answer-stoicism def of epic poem - Answer-a long poem that tells the deeds of great heroes def of arete - Answer-the qualities of excellenc...

Which of the following bibliographic citations identifies a primary historical source? Alden, Michael. (1920). The Prime Minister and the Great War. London: Morebanks. Nash, Olivia, ed. (1936). Interpretations of Causality: Europe and the Onset of World War I1. Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh Press. Connaught, Sir Lawrence. (1955). Collected Correspondence from the Foreign Office, 1914-to1918. London: Hamilton and Wiggins. Mayer, Arno. (1967). Politics and the Diplomacy of Peacema...

Late Bronze age (Mycenaean Age)() - Mycenae takes over Crete, destroyed Knossos, and becomes central power in 1450. Early Dark Age(1250-900): - -Mycenae was destroyed, which resulted in cultural and literary decline. -Then mainland Greeks resettle in Ionia, Dorians take over. -1250 marks Trojan war. Late Dark Age (900-750): - -Population growth and new trade. -800-Greek alphabet, 776-First Olympic Games 700- Greeks settle in Magna Graecia, S. Italy (Siciliy) Archaic (750-480) - -Rise of ...

1st Council of Nicea Correct Answer: Called for by Constantine I and held in Alexandria, Egypt. Set guidelines for the Catholic Church-Nicene Creed was made and it was also established that Jesus and God were one in the same or "coeternal". The attempt of the council was to systemize the church by asking "who was Jesus?"- Images of Jesus began to become more solidified during this time 2nd Council of Nicea Correct Answer: Called for by Pope Gregory III; declared that the use of icon...

NBST 515-001 Exam Questions And Answers intertestamental period - ANS about 400 BC to 1 AD 2nd temple period - ANS 530 BC to 70AD Gnosticism - ANS material word is evil and said Jesus could not have been a person - ANS taught that pleasure (in the sense of happiness, not necessarily sensual pleasure) was the chief good in life. This led to an advocacy of "hedonism," the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle. Stoicism - ANS taught the dutiful accepta...

Geometric correct answers 900-700 BC Orientalizing correct answers 700-600 BC Archaic correct answers 600-480 BC Classical correct answers 480-400 BC Fourth Century correct answers 399-323 BC Hellenistic correct answers 323-146 BC Roman correct answers 146 BC- 330 AD Medieval correct answers 330-1400 AD Renaissance correct answers AD Baroque correct answers AD Neoclassical correct answers AD Modern correct answers 1850- Present Zeus correct answers Parents:...

Greek Mythology Test Review (2024) – Questions & Answers (Graded A+) Greek Mythology Test Review (2024) – Questions & Answers (Graded A+) What are the Types of Myths - ANSWER - Divine Myth: a story that explains a phenomenon Legend: a story of a mythical human character Folktale: traditional story passed down through generations What is a Classical Myth - ANSWER - A classic myth is a story that, through its classical form, has attained a kind of immortality because its inherent arc...

Quiz Bowl – Philosophy Latest Update Graded A+ metaphysics study of ultimate reality epistemology study of origin of knowledge ethics study of morals aesthetics study of beauty Thales of Miletus Ionian School (500s BC) all matter is a form of water Anaximander Ionian School (500s BC) student of Thales; all matter is a form of apeiron ("the boundless") Anaximenes Ionian School (500s BC) all matter is a form of air Pythagoras Pythagorean School (500s BC) establ...

PrehistoricThis period includes the earliest artworks made by humans (as early as 35,000 years ago). During the Paleolithic Age, subject matter and meaning tends to focus on procreation, food and hunting. MesopotamianMeaning "the land between rivers," this period of time includes the development of writing and agriculture. Art from this time tends to focus on promoting the power of the ruler as king/hero/semi-divine. Ancient EgyptianRegion of Africa that grew out of the Nile river; d...