Aegean

Question 1

How does Minoan art/architecture reflect the Minoan’s relationship with the environment?

Answer 1

Their art reflects that they were in awe of the natural world; they were not concerned with warfare, so they could observe the world around them

Question 2

Why was trade important for the Minoans and how did it show in their early art/architecture?

Answer 2

Trade was important for the Minoans because they were able to have a stable economy, exchanging things like oil and wine; trade is evident in their art and architecture with the many Near East and Egyptian influences in their art

Question 3

How did the Mycenaeans display their political power?

Answer 3

They displayed their power through their artwork, one example being the Lions Gate, which conveyed a sense of power and fortitude

Question 4

Palace of Knossos

Answer 4

• largest and greatest of Minoan palaces
• it was an administrative complex
• precursor to Greek theaters
• In Queen’s room, there is a mural of dolphins on the floor

Question 5

Bull Leapers at Toreador (fresco)

Answer 5

• women had lighter skin, men had darker skin
• the men are doing something
• the bull is stylized
• paint was mixed while the plaster was still wet = fresco

Question 6

Lion’s Gate at Mycenae

Answer 6

• the heads have been lost
• convey sense of power and fortitude
• limestone

Question 7

Fresco

Answer 7

When the paint is mixed while the plaster is still wet

Question 8

Palace architecture

Answer 8

Knossos palace is mazelike in plan; large rectangular court, with the rest of the palace arranged around it; three stories, interior light and air wells; columns made of wood; resemble Greek doric order

Question 9

Cycoplean Masonry

Answer 9

type of stonework found in Mycenaean architecture, built with massive limestone boulders, roughly fitted together with minimal clearance between adjacent stones and no use of mortar