CH. 14 - Ancient Mediterranean Worlds

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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


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