The document provides a study guide for an ancient art history midterm exam covering material from Week 5, including the Kouros/kore figures of the Archaic period, the Persian Wars, temples such as the Temple of Zeus at Olympia featuring pediments with the Lapiths and Centaurs battle, the sculptures Apollo, Discus Thrower by Myron, and Doryphoros by Polykleitos demonstrating the concept of symmetria through lost wax casting. Students should prepare a one-page handwritten note sheet for the exam and be ready to define symmetria and discuss its demonstration in Doryphoros as well as the sense of Greek idealism being generic.

1. Ancient Art History Survey: History of Western Art I, Week 5
Note: Next week is our MIDTERM EXAM. Remember that you are allowed to use a note
sheet, so please prepare one. Full sheet of paper, you must write it out by hand, but you
can you both sides and write whatever you want.
Kouros/kore, Archaic Period, archaic smile, Persian Wars, Delian League, ethos, pathos,
pediments/Temple of Zeus at Olympia, Lapiths and Centaurs, Apollo, rythmos,
Discobolus (Discus Thrower) by Myron, symmetria, Doryphoros by Polykleitos, lost wax
casting
Possible essay question:
--Define “symmetria.” How is it demonstrated in the Doryphoros by Polykleitos? In what
sense could Greek idealism be considered generic?
Images:
Kouros, c.600 BC
Doryphoros, c.450 BC