Compléter Greek and Roman Art quizVersion en ligne Fill in the blank quiz, based on the video. par Sally Linfield 1 likenesses arch balance dome idealistic imitate pottery geometric visually Greek and Roman Art Greek civilization developed near the Mediterranean Sea . Athens and Sparta were two great city states . From 1000 to 700 BCE Greek art featured patterns and abstract figures of humans and animals . In the archaic period , art moved toward a more realistic portrayal of the figure . Red figure and black figure ware were popular styles . Classic sculptures became realistic and . Male statues were usually nude and females were clothed . Contrapposto was a pose in which elegant was achieved by shifting the angles of the shoulders in relation to the hips . Mathematical formulas were applied to make sculptures appealing . During the Hellenistic period artists added action and motion to sculptures . Rome conquered Greece in 214 BCE . They greatly admired Greek art and sought to it . They kept the Greek gods , but changed their names . Romans moved away from ideal images to achieve more realistic . Roman architects became masters of the , used in bridges and aqueducts , and the , used in buildings like the pantheon .