Aegean Flashcards
What period lasted from 3000-1200 BC and included the Cycladic, Minoan, and Mycenaean cultures?
The Aegean Period.
What phase of the Aegean Period took place from 3200-1200 BC and was named after a group of circular islands?
The Cycladic Period.
What phase of the Aegean Period lasted from 3000-1500 BC and was named after a generic name for rulers?
The Minoan Period.
What phase of the Aegean Period lasted from 1600-1300 BC and is linked to the Legend of Troy?
The Mycenaean Period.
What term means ‘image’ and refers to Cycladic sculptures?
Eidolon.
What type of sculptures were commonly made of marble and found lying in gravel?
Cycladic sculptures.
What is an example of a Cycladic marble sculpture?
Idol from Amorgos.
Who was the tyrant king who was punished by Zeus and transformed into a Minotaur?
Minos.
What Minoan fresco depicts a ritual proving masculinity through leaping over an animal?
The Bull Jumping Fresco or ‘Toreador Fresco.’
How were males and females conventionally depicted in Minoan art?
Males had red or brown skin. Females had fair skin with pinched waists.
What Minoan fresco demonstrates the Law of Frontality?
Boxing Children.
What was the palace made of stone and wood with many chambers above and below the ground?
The Palace of Knossos.
What type of column capital resembles a cushion-like form?
A Pillow Capital.
What small-scale sculpture depicts a woman holding snakes and symbolizing power over wild animals?
The Snake Goddess.
What civilization is known for its defensive fortifications?
The Mycenaeans.
What entrance to Mycenaean ruins is a fortress on a hill and an example of corbelling?
The Gate of Lions.
What construction technique arranges stone layers so that each level projects beyond the lower one?
Corbelling.
What type of masonry uses large, rough-cut irregular blocks of stone and was believed to be built by a Cyclops?
Cyclopean Masonry.
What term refers to a ‘big room’ or a prehistoric throne room?
A Megaron.
What are the two parts of a Megaron?
Naos – Sanctuary & throne room. Front Porch – With 2 columns.
What type of Mycenaean tomb is round and also called a beehive tomb?
A Tholos.
What is the roadway that provides access to a Tholos tomb?
A Dromos.
