Art History "Aegean" Flashcards
Crete
The island where the Minoans lived
Aegean Sea
two distinct cultures thrived along this river
Minoans
Created art that reflected their luxurious lifestyle
Mycenaeans
On the mainland of Greece
Built fortresses and monuments that show proof of their struggle to survive
illiad
Book written about the civilizations and people thought they were a myth
Homer
author of the illiad
Greece
The cultures’ influence developed into what became the new culture of this place
This influenced much of western civilization
Sir Authur Evans
Archaeologist
Went to Crete looking for what many thought was Homer’s mythological city of Minos
He uncovered the palace of the sea kings
Knossos
Also called the Palace of Minos
Palace of Minos
had running water, a sewage system, and a theatre
Frescoes
Paintings done in wet plaster, that becomes part of the wall
Minotaur
Mythological creature who had the Head Of A Bull, the Body Of A Man, and lived in a Labyrinth (a maze)
Heinrich Schliemann
Archaeologist
Worked for 20 years
Discovered Troy and Mycenae
Found layers of fortified cities built on top of one another
Cyclops
Mythological race of one-eyed giants
Warriors
Mycenaeans were this while the Minoans were merchants and traders
Lion’s Gate
Gateway that leads to the citadel at Mycenae
MINOAN ARTWORK
palace at Knossos Dolphin fresco Bull dance fresco Octopus jar Snake goddess
MYCENAEAN ARTWORK
lions gate
Beehive tomb
Funeral mask
Vaphio cups
Bull Dance Fresco
Sport in which women hurtle over a bull
Octopus Jar
Jar with an octopus on it
Snake Goddess
Carved from ivory and decorated with bands of gold
Funeral mask
Thin sheet of gold beaten down
Vaphio Cups
Crafted relied works that illustrate different methods that the Mycenaeans used to capture wild bulls
