CH. 14 - Ancient Mediterranean Worlds
What are the three major ancient Aegean cultures?
- Mycenaeans - Cycladics - Minoans
How did the new style of art created during the Amarna period differ from earlier Egyptian art?
It was relaxed and naturalistic
What city was at the center of Minoan culture?
Knossos
In Which Greek art period were the kouroi and korai figures created?
Archaic
When was Ishtar's Gate constructed?
Around 575 BCE
Which animal was most often found in art associated with martial aspects of ancient Greece and Rome?
Horse
What was the purpose for the stylization used by Egyptian artists to depict the human form?
Each body part could be ready clearly
The Babylonian's ________ __________ is the only complete legal code to survive from the ancient world.
Hammurabi Code
During which period of Greek history did Rome become prominent?
Hellenistic
What is the last period of Greek art that also refers to the spread of Greek culture?
Hellenistic
What popular subject matter for Assyrian reliefs is depicted here?
Lion hunt
Why was the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb particular significant?
Most of the previously discovered ancient Egyptian tombs had been looted.
What Aegean culture created this rhyton or drinking cup?
Mycenaean
What is another name for the Neolithic Period?
New Stone Age
What did the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius to help preserve?
Roman frescoes
What reason did the Greeks have for not displaying female nudity in art?
Women were primarily domestic, which was considered private
What is the most significant trait of this Neo-Babylonian wall?
It features a true arch, an architectural features often associated with the Romans
Because most Greek bronze sculptures have been melted own, how were scholars able to learn about Greek sculpture?
Studying Roman marble copies
What material did the Sumerians use to build their cities?
Sun dried brick
Hatshepsut, on of Egypt's few female rulers, is well known to history for her commission of massive _______, one of the largest and most famous architectural structures form ancient Egypt.
funerary temple
Which two of the three sites on this map are sites of paleolithic art work?
- Chauvet cave - Lascaux cave
The mummy case of the Roman subject Artemidoros shows what cultural evidence of 2 civilizations that were conquered by the Romans?
- Egyptian gods - greek letters
Cuneiform
- The writing system that was developed in Mesopotamia - Used for 3000 yrs - Latin for wedge shaped
Describe the characteristics of Cycladic Statuette of a Woman in terms of elements and style
- abstract - simplified - geometric
Which two are the Romans best known for?
- architecture - engineering
What did the second Hellenistic style prefer over previous Classical values?
- dynamic poses - extreme emotion
How does Narmer's pose reflect the Egyptian requirements for depiction of the body?
- lower body is in profile - eye is frontal - torso is full frontal
How does this amphora show the evolution of Greek art?
- nude males and clothed females - more natural figures - red-figure style of painting
What assumption can you make about Minoan culture by studying the Toreador Fresco?
- people were lighthearted and cheerful - people loved sports and games
What are 3 examples of Roman architecture and engineering?
- pont de gard - colosseum - pantheon
In what ways does this Kouros figure differ from Egyptian sculpture?
- purposeful nudity - released completely form the stone - anonymous subject
What are the similarities between Egyptian sculpture and early Greek sculpture as seen in this Kouros figure
- sense of stone block - one leg forward - clenched hands
In contrast to Greek naturalism, what style did the Roman sculptures possess?
Realism
What is a krater?
vessel used for wine
True or False: The Classical period encompasses both ancient Greeks and Romans
True
True or False: The Romans made marble copies of Greek bronze statues.
True
What is the principle message of Egyptian art?
continuity
One of the most popular events held inside the 6 acre oval expanse of Colosseum was
man-against man and man against animal contests
What artistic style does this sculpture of Sargon I exhibit, which is rarely seen in early art?
naturalism
What is the difference between the Classical period and the generic term classical when it refers to art?
the classical period is a specific period, whereas the term classical encompasses all of Greek and Roman art
Portraits were often set into mausoleum facades to five the impression of
the dead looking out at the living
Some funerary portraits were attached to the ______ of those depicted.
tombs
How is this Roman sculpture of the emperor Marcus Aurelius significant?
- It has influence many sculptures since its rediscovery - It is the only surviving equestrian portrait from Roman times
Which of the following characteristics are common to the architecture of ancient Sumer, Egypt, Greece, and Rome?
- structures were built with lasting permanence in mind - the largest structures were often temples or shrines
What is the name of this sculptural group that once adorned the Parthenon?
three goddesses
Which 20th century artist was inspired by Cycladic art?
Alberto Giacometti
Who were the first to speculate on the nature and purpose of art?
Greek Philosophers
Who is featured in this portrait bust, which typifies the new artistic style of the Amarna period of Egyptian culture.
Queen Nerfertiti
What two bodies of water were in ancient Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
