Art Appreciation Test #2 Culture Contact Essay

Question 0

discuss the culture contact in the Toreador Fresco

Answer 0

Minoans borrowed idea of gender indication by color from Egyptians (pale skinned people are women, dark skinned are men)

Question 1

List 5 pieces of culture contact:

Answer 1

1. Toreador Fresco
2. Pantheon
3. Lion Gate
4. Funeral Mask of Agamemnon
5. Sarcophagus

Question 2

discuss the culture contact in the Pantheon

Answer 2

Romans borrowed Corinthian pillars from Greeks

Question 3

discuss the culture contact in the Lion Gate

Answer 3

Mycenaeans learned how to build using large stones from Egyptians

Question 4

discuss the culture contact in the Funeral Mask of Agamemnon

Answer 4

Mycenaeans borrowed gold funeral mask idea from Egyptians

Question 5

discuss the culture contact in the Sarcophagus

Answer 5

Etruscans borrowed archaic smile from the Greeks