Aristotle believed that the art could produce a "purging" of emotions, an effect he called __________

A) poiesis
B) poetics
C) catharsis
D) techne
E) idealization


C

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List, together with their dates, the six periods of music history presented in the text.

What will be an ideal response?

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The reign of Akhenaten is also known as the

a. Amarna period. b. Second Intermediate period. c. Babylonian Captivity. d. Ptolemaic period.

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In the employment of bright colors for expressive ends, _____ was influenced by Van Gogh and Gauguin

a. Biomorphic Surrealism b. Regionalism c. Analytic Cubism d. Fauvism

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IN THIS CHAPTER WE HAVE NUMEROUS EXAMPLES OF MONUMENTAL ARCHITECTURE. PICK THREE EXAMPLES AND RELATE THEM IN TERMS OF THEIR PHYSICAL FORM AND THEIR FUNCTION WITHIN SOCIETY.

Compare and contrast the formal strategies. Identify the features their architecture share. Explain the significance of scale and height in the art and architecture. How is the frequent political instability visible in ancient Near Eastern art and architecture? Describe at least three different building technologies employed by architects working in the ancient Near East.

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