The Ancient Aegean

What is characteristically Minoan about the Bull Leaping fresco

-severely pinched waste -figures a little bit more naturalistic -a sense of movement with curvilinear motifs; a key stylistic trait of Minoan Period -the action occurring could perhaps represent an initiation or fertility ritual -charging in the "flying-gallop" pose

Lion Gate, Mycenae

1250 BCE

4-2 Figure of a Woman

2600-2400 BCE

The Minoans used ___________ as their preferred method of wall decoration.

Fresco

How was the Minoan Kamares Ware jug created? How were Kamares ware pieces usually decorated?

Very delicate wall structure that was thin as egg shells and bold, curving forms-derived from plant life

Which of the following cultures did not have a written language?

Cycladic

Three Bronze Age Aegean Cultures

Cycladic, Minoan, Mycenaean

Where was Mycenaean geographically situated?

Developed on Greek Island

Where have most Cycladic Artifacts been found, including the Figure of a Woman?

Found in graves

Where was Cycladic geographically situated?

Emerged in the Cyclades in the southwestern Aegean Sea

Many more male Cycladic sculptures have been found than females. True or False?

False

What is true of the so-called Mask of Agamemnon?

It may be a forgery

Excavations at Knossos were associated with the Greek myth of ___________, while excavations at Mycenae were associated with the legendary king _______________.

King Minos and the minotaur; Agamemnon

Where was Minoan geographically situated?

On the island of Crete, developed into wealthy sea power

Who discovered and named Minoan Culture? What was the archaeologist searching for?

Sir Author Evans;

How did the original appearance of Cycladic plank idols differ from how we see them today? What are some theories behind their original function?

a. Use to be painted; b. Angled lines on some figures; decorated their own bodies-whether permanently with tattoos or scarification, or temporarily with body paint c. a bunch of eyes: suggested to draw attention to heal certain areas of the body

What was the Minoan "palace" complex and knossos use for? How was it laid it?

complex plumbing system of terra-cotta pipes, developed on an isolated island; only accessible by ship, painted with huge fresco or wall murals

The ____________ was a major architectural innovation from what culture?

corbel vault; Mycenaean

Minoan art is often characterized by a feeling of ___________ and the use of ____________.

movement; curvilinear line

The Bronze Age was a period of time chiefly characterized by the ability to:

smelt copper and tin ore to create bronze