1.6. THE AMAZONOMACHY EXAM QUESTIONS

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1.6. THE AMAZONOMACHY EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: Who were the Amazons?

Answer:

The Amazons were a mythical race of women from Asia Minor.

Question 2: Why did the choice of scene suit the Bassae Frieze?

Answer:

The choice of scene suited the Bassae Frieze as battles provided a busy and interesting scene for viewers.

Question 3: Who was the temple at Bassae dedicated to?

Answer:

The temple at Bassae was dedicated to Apollo Epikourios, the helper.

Question 4: What did the Amazonomachy come to represent in Greece?

Answer:

The Amazonomachy came to represent Greece's triumph over foreign people.

Question 5: What was the Heraclean Amazonomachy?

Answer:

The Heraclean Amazonomachy was Heracles' battle with the Amazons for the belt of Hippolyte/

Question 6: What was the Amazonomachy twinned with in the temple at Bassae?

Answer:

The Amazonomachy was twinned with the Centauromachy on the temple at Bassae.Question 7: What did the location of the Amazonomachy frieze allow viewers to do, and why was this good?

Answer:

The location of the Amazonomachy frieze allowed viewers to take in the whole frieze standing in one place, meaning the narrative was easier to follow.Question 8: Why was the symbolism of Greek victory a suitable topic for the Bassae Frieze?

Answer:

The symbolism of Greek victory would have been a suitable topic for the small town that wanted to celebrate its Greekness.

Question 9: Where was Bassae?

Answer:

Bassae was in the west of the Peloponnesse.

Question 10: How can Heracles be identified in the Bassae Frieze?

Answer:

Heracles can be identified in the Bassae Frieze wearing his lion-skin cloak.

Question 11: Who built the temple at Bassae?

Answer:

Iktinos built the temple at Bassae.Question 12: What did the Amazons do in response to Heracles giving an Amazonian bride to Theseus?

Answer:

In response to Heracles' actions, the Amazons declared war on Athens.

Question 13: How close was Bassae to Olympia?

Answer:

Bassae was 36 miles southeast of Olympia.

Question 14: What was the first great battle between the Greeks and Amazons?

Answer:

The first great battle was between Heracles and the Amazon queen Hippolyte as his ninth labour.Question 15: What does the depiction of the Amazonomachy on the Bassae Frieze show?

Answer:

The depiction of the Amazonomachy on the Bassae Frieze shows the Heraclean Amazonomachy.

Question 16: Why did it seem strange that the people of Bassae built a temple?

Answer:

It seemed strange that the people of Bassae would build a temple as it was a small, geographically isolated town.

Question 17: How did Theseus and Heracles defeat the Amazons?

Answer:

Theseus and Heracles defeated the Amazons by leading an army of Athenians against them.

Question 18: How did the gender of an Amazon's child affect its life?

Answer:

If the Amazon gave birth to a son, the baby was killed. If the baby was a girl, she was raised by her mother and became an Amazon.Question 19: What part of the Bassae Frieze does the scene of the Amazonomachy run around?

Answer:

The scene of the Amazonomachy runs around the east and south-east end of the Bassae Frieze.

Question 20: What was the war between Athens and the Amazonians called?

Answer:

The war between Athens and the Amazonians was called the Attic War.

Question 21: When is Amazonomachy used?

Answer:

Amazonomachy is used when discussing the mythical battles between Greeks and Amazons.

Question 22: Where was the Amazonomachy depicted in the temple at Bassae?

Answer:

The Amazonomachy was depicted on a frieze running around the inside of the temple's naos.

Question 23: Where can Heracles be found on the frieze of the Temple at Bassae?

Answer:

Heracles can be found on one of the south blocks.

Question 24: When did the Amazons associate with men?

Answer:

The Amazons only associated with men when they needed to repopulate.

Question 25: When was the temple at Bassae built?

Answer:

The temple at Bassae was built in 450BC.

Question 26: What were the three main aims for the sculptor of a frieze?

Answer:

• Creating an easily recognisable scene
• Creating realism in the scene
• FIlling the space to not leave big blank areas.

Question 27: Who did the Amazons couple with?

Answer:

The Amazons coupled with men from a neighbouring tribe.

Question 28: Why did the Greeks and Amazons battle for the second time?

Answer:

The second battle between the Greeks and Amazons was due to Heracles bringing back an Amazonian bride for Theseus as a gift.