Aegean ArtTerm used to describe the __________ Age that occurred in the land in and around the Aegean Sea.

The three basic periods are:_____________ (Cyclades Islands) 3000-_____ BCE_____________ (Crete) 3000-________ BCE_____________ (Mainland Greece) ______-1100 BCE

The tradition of Greece is often the first in which Westerners feel they can recognize themselves. Greeks were the “first” to place human beings at the center of the universe. However, preceding the Greeks in the Aegean Basin were the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations.

• Early Greek Civilization is known through 3 sources: a. Monuments themselves, b. Roman copiesc. Literary sources- (these often conflict)

• Early Greek civilization started out as ________ groups - the Dorians, who settled mostly on the _________, and the Ionians who inhabited the ______________ islands and Asia Minor

• Early Greeks remained divided into small city-states (the _______________) but united themselves for all-Greek festivals. Rivalry between states ______________________ the growth of ideas

• As with Egyptians, the Ageans were organized into a complex _____________ system: Nobles, Merchants, Artisans, Bureaucrats, and Laborers

• Life for Ageans was unusually _____________________…very few ____________________ found at archeological sites

Cycladic ArtMost examples are from the ______________ period and are usually female

Cycladic Islands are rich in _______ ores and __________ (Parian Marble from Paros considered some of the best in the world)

Very ____________, geometric ____________ found in stone burial chambers

Minoan ArtArtwork found on the island of _________ – called ______________because of the legend of King Minos. This was a very ______ civilization with many references to bulls and ________themes. PALACE OF KNOSSOS – Huge palace about 6 acres in size! 1st excavated by Sir Arthur Evans in 1900

______________ – two _________ vase used to carry __________, oil, ____________, etc.Amphi ("on _______ sides") + phoreus ("_________")

The Minoan octopus vase, known as the Dendra Vase, is a famous example of the naturalistic, fluid, style that characterizes Minoan painting.

The Mycenaean octopus vase is highly stylized, unlike the more naturalistic Minoan vase.

Title: Octopus jarDate: 1500 BCE. Medium: Clay

Title: Seated harp playerDate: 2800 B.C. Medium: Marble

Title: Bull-leaping, from the palace at Knossos Date: 1450–1400 BCE. Medium: Fresco painting

Title: Minoan Snake Goddess, Date: 1600 BCE. Medium: Faience

Title: Lion Gate at MycenaeDate: 1300 BCE. Medium: Limestone

The Palace at Knossos was organized around a large central _____________. The site had been occupied in the ____________ period but then built over with a succession of Bronze Age palaces. The last one was __________ around _______________. It covered 6 acres. The pillars were made from _________. The tree trunks from which they were made were inverted so that they tapered toward the bottom. The tops could therefore support massive roof beams. In Greek legend, the Knossos Palace was called the ___________, meaning the house of the double ________ because the double ax was used as an ______________ motif/pattern. Because the layout of the palace was so complex, the word labrynth has come to mean a ___________. Note the repeated __________ and __________ themes which indicate the importance of ____________ and ____________ in their culture.

Like their Egyptian contemporaries living ________ miles southeast of them, the ___________ illustrated figures with legs standing in profile and eyes, in profiled faces, staring at the viewer. So, the Minoans were not entirely revolutionary _________. Minoan artists did, however, figure out how to show ___________ in profile. They drew bodies as __________ wholes, not as figures awkwardly twisted in the middle. More importantly, the outlines of their figures are rounded and lively. By comparison, the figures in Egyptian scenes appear ___________ and uncomfortable. “The Fisherboy” was excavated from a house preserved beautifully by volcanic ash.

• Most Minoan life revealed through its religious practices and art.

• 1. Matriarchal ____________• 2. Center of worship was a ___________ goddess• 3. __________ goddesses portrayed in various forms.

Female __________________ incorporating __________ were fashioned on Crete from as early as 6000 B.C.E. They are associated with ___________, regenerative power, and protection of the __________. The Minoan Snake Goddess is a 1 foot tall figurine made with faience. _____________ is a glazing technique for ____________ vessels utilizing a __________ paste that upon firing acquires a lustrous __________ and smooth texture. On her crown is a wild cat. Realistic elements and formal stylized ones are so skillfully combined in this figure. It has both liveliness and _______. The blending of these elements creates disagreements amongst experts over whether this statue represents a ___________ or her human attendant.

MycenaeA citadel is an area of a fortress or city placed in a high, commanding place. It also has ring walls. To get into the citadel, there was a grand entrance called "The Lion's Gate" (built around 1300-1200BCE) It was made using a post and lintel structural system. It then has a ______-___ Arch above it. The arch is called a ___________ arch. The corbel arch relieved the lintel of the weight of the wall allowing it to be raised by 50 feet. The Mycenaean's placed a pair of 9.5 foot lions above the arch a symbol of protection against intruders. their ___________ heads were sculpted separately (or bronze or ___________) then fastened into holes in the stone. They are perched on an _____________._-

Title: Mask of AgamemnonDate: 1550 BCEMedium: Gold

Three methods of spanning a passageway: (a) ___________________________(b) ___________________________ (c) ___________________________

Mycenaeans = “___________ In Gold”

Thanks to tombs, graves excavated in Mycenae find many kings and their families buried with gold, much like the Egyptians…Woman with ____________, Men with _____________ and golden ____________.

Mask of Agamemnon: The mask was created by _____________ gold into a thin leaf over a wooden form.

Repousse: a technique whereby metal is hammered from the back to make a _____________

Early Figure Sculpture

The primary forms began to show more details in the body and ____________ structure. These kinds of figures were called:

• ________________, freestanding statues of male youth

• ________________, freestanding statues of young maidens

a b c

Fun with LanguagesCircle the correct definition for the Greek root.1.  linguto close tongue, language water2.  mortdeath, dead law, word, reading to play3.  aquafour water to speak, speech, to proclaim4.  circum-on both sides around middle5.  medimiddle hundred to write6.  portthousand one to carry7.  agriamong, between to kill field, crop production8.  -cideto kill three well, good

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