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Ancient Art Flashcards

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Thrived between 5000BC and 300AD

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ART AND THE RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL ORDERS

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  • those created from 30,000BCE to 400AD
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Ancient art

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Ancient art

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those created from 30,000BCE to 400AD

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Covered periods such as Paleolithic, Neolithic, the Bronze Age, Iron Age

No uniformity emerged from any sources nor any art movement; most were used as social archives

Characterized as stiff, explicit, and direct representation of life

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EMERGENCE OF ART

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Depict gods, goddesses, ad Pharaohs

Characterized by the idea of order

Used symmetry to create sense of order and balance (static lines)

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EGYPT

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Used symmetry to create sense of order and balance

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(static lines) egypt

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of the fourth dynasty of ancient Egypt (2570BC)

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Khafre Enthroned/Pharaoh Khafre

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Include much pottery, sculpture (contrapposto), and architecture

Periods: Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic

Also include coin design and gem engraving

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GREECE

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Gods of Trade and Travel & Harvest

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Hermes and Infant Dionysus

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Housed in the Parthenon

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Athena Parthenos

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Date back to the Indus Valley civilization some 5,000 years ago

Produced intricate bronzes as well as temple carvings, and shrines

Reflect Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism

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INDIA

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Issued gold coin during the Gupta Period

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King Chandragupta

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Strongly influenced by Greek and Etruscan art

Commemorate and glorify past emperors

Express ideas of beauty and nobility

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ROME

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Used for gladiator shows

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Colosseum in Rome

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• Correspond to locations of government

Strongly influenced by religion

Flourished during the Jomon and Yayoitimme periods

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JAPAN

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Used to prevent fire

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Nagoya Castle

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Produced multiple classes of bronzeware vessels for practical purposes as well as for religious and geomancy

Date back to the Warring States Period (silk)

Show more continuity between ancient and modern periods

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CHINA

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Common Chinese painting subject

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Giant Panda

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