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The mosaic of Alexander the Great found in Pompeii is thought to be a copy of a 4th century painting of what battle?

Female portraiture in the Hellenistic period is characterized by high levels of realism and individuation.

After trade routes were reestablished during the Iron Age, people went back to making tools and weapons in bronze because the metal was stronger than iron.

Mycenaean society is thought to have been characterized by a strict social hierarchy.

Choose one (1) prompt and write a well-organized essay in response. Your essay should be about 300-400 words, be organized around a thesis statement, and use a minimum of three (3) specific examples to support your argument. Discuss the influence of the image of Alexander during the Hellenistic period, both in regards to imitations as well as the use of depictions of the man himself. What is our evidence for painting in Ancient Greece? What do we use to reconstruct what we have lost and how? You have decided to excavate a Greek house. What do you expect to find? Describe the architecture, layout, and content of a typical Greek house. What conclusions can we draw from the archaeological evidence about the daily lives of the Greeks and their activities in the house?

Where are kouroi and korai NOT found?

The Romans created copies of famous Greek sculptures for display in various private and public contexts.

The last area of the Greek world to fall to the Romans was:

The red-figure vase painting technique allowed artists to better explore the anatomy of the human body. 

The Greek gods are primarily depicted as: