WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT ROME

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why do historians use the term “Greco-Roman” art?
A
Roman art shows a strong influence from Greece
B
The same artists worked in both Greece and Rome
C
Greeks admired Roman styles and tried to imitate them
D
Scholars cannot tell whether a work is Greek or Roman
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Roman art shows a strong influence from Greece. What was a major difference between Greek and Roman art? Greek art showed ideal people. Roman art showed realistic people.

Detailed explanation-2: -They used Greek-style capital letters in their writing, and many Roman poets were inspired by Greek poetry and stories. The Influence of Greek Art and Religion The Romans greatly admired Greek art. The blend of Greek and Roman styles became known as “Greco-Roman” art.

Detailed explanation-3: -Because of the widespread nature of the Roman Empire, Roman art took on attributes from Greece, Egypt, and the Etruscans. The influence of Greek art, however, is the most noticeable in the Roman style. According to myth, the Roman civilization was founded by Romulus and Remus, who had Greek heritage.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Romans learned sculpture and painting largely from the Greeks and helped to transmit Greek art to later ages. Classical art owes its lasting influence to its simplicity and reasonableness, its humanity, and its sheer beauty.

Detailed explanation-5: -Classical Art encompasses the cultures of Greece and Rome and endures as the cornerstone of Western civilization. Including innovations in painting, sculpture, decorative arts, and architecture, Classical Art pursued ideals of beauty, harmony, and proportion, even as those ideals shifted and changed over the centuries.

Detailed explanation-6: -Neoclassical art rose in popularity in mid-18th-century Europe, where the style drew heavily from both the Renaissance and classical Greek and Roman art, architecture, and culture.

Detailed explanation-7: -Explanation: What they refer to is the mixing of the Greek and Roman cultures, like for example the Graeco-Roman gods, which refers to the blending of the Greek gods with Romans, same applies to culture.

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