Art In Early Civilization

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Civilization relate to latin term?

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Civitas or “City”

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Complex human society that may have certain characteristics of cultural and technological development

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Civilization

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term usedto describe a period of historywhen stones were used to make tools for survival

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Stone Age

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image of men and women dressed in
skin, huddling before a fire in a cave

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Conjures

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Span of Stone Age

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14,000 to 2000 BCE

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3 Periods of Stone age

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Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic

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3 Periods of Stone age

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Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic

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The late yrs of old stone age

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Paleolithic

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Middle stone age

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Mesolithic

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New Stone age

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Neolithic

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product of climate change. As the climate got colder, part of the early humans’ instinct is to look for shelters that would provide them
warmth.
Caves became protective havens
for the early humans and these caves
paved the way for the birth of their first attempt to create art.

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Paleolithic Art

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Hall of Bulls

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Paleolithic Art

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This figure is a highly abstracted woman
From highlighted body parts associated with fertility.

The representation may show the
importance of taking care of these
body parts for procreation and
consequently the survival of species.

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Venus of Willendorf

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Middle Stone Age, is an ancient cultural stage that existed between the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age), with its chipped stone tools, and the Neolithic (New Stone Age), with its polished stone tools.

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Mesolithic art

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very small stone tools intended for
mounting together on a shaft to
produce a serrated edge

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Microliths

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has developed especially when
life for the early humans has
become more stable.
- They have learned to cultivate
the land and domesticate animals

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Neolithic Art

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starts from the banks of the Nile
River, which flows north to Africa and ventures into the Mediterranean.

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Fertile Ribbon

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3 Periods of Egyptian Civilization

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Old
Middle
New Kingdom

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art should be something religious and
spiritual

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Egyptian Art

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it was evident that religion was
bound to the afterlife. A concrete manifestation of this would have to be the erection of tombs.

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Old Kingdom

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palette that utilized and applied dark colors around King Narmer’s eyes. The palette was also a symbol that commemorates the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt.

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Narmer Palette

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One of the architectural wonders was also constructed.
A pyramid constructed to serve as a tombs since their main purpose was to provide a resting place for the pharaohs.

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The Great Pyramid of Giza

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a shift in the political hierarchy. There is an emergence of powerful groups of landlords that threatened the authority and rule of the pharaoh.

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Middle Kingdom

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some references from the Old Kingdom, however there were some experimentation in terms of style that transpired during this period. Portrait
sculptures and fresco paintings that were freely drawn are some of the styles that emerged during this period.

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Middle Kingdom Art

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hadreferences from both of the preceding kingdoms.
- During this period, Egypt has established itself as a more advanced and powerful civilization

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New Kingdom

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During this period, the only god to be revered was Aton. Egypt became monotheistic and Akhenaton ordered all to tear down all monuments of other gods

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Amarna Revolution

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Who attempted to introduce ____ or the worship of a single god, to the formerly polytheistic Egyptians.

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King Akhenaton
Monotheism

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emphasis to life-like features of the face like an elongate jaw and thick-lidded eyes. Most artists created artworks that are natural and seemingly real, highlighting the features of their subjects.

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Queen Nefertiti

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was not only used to depict the
pharaoh but also was used for members of the royal family.

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Naturalism

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She has a bust that is long and sensous neck

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Queen Nefertiti

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He became king at a very young age
and died at the age of eighteen.

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King Tutankhamen

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discovered his tomb in ____. They were astonished to find gold artworks and that the coffin was made out of solid gold. The body of the young king was covered in linen and a gold mask covered his face.

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Howard Carter
1922