Arts (Pre Historic Ancient Arts) Flashcards
windows of life at dawn of civilization showing how people lived and what they believed
Ancient arts
dates back to the time before people kept written records about their culture, ideas, beliefs and living customs
Prehistoric art
The ancient arts maybe divided into.
Paleolithic period or Old Stone Age Neolithic period or New Stone Age
man lived in danger, hunger and fear and a struggle to survive from extreme cold and wild animals. Caves were dwelling places for the people during the
Paleolithic period.
Most art work during this period were cave paintings hunting rituals. Models of animals were made of clay, bones. Shells and ivory.
Old stone age or paleolithic period
saw the development in the building of structures in the form of Megalith a post and lintel system where a crossbeam is placed above two post
The New Stone Age or Neolithic period
In new stone age / neolithic period The most famous of this is the
Stonehenge in England.
During the Ancient period different major civilization developed in at different major parts of the globe:
Egypt
China
India
Mesopotamia
Rome
Greece
Ancient Egypt developed along the banks of the Nile before
3000BC
The arts of __________ reflect the endurance and solid foundation of their culture.
Ancient Egypt culture
Egypt was ruled by a leader called _______, who was also considered as their God.
Pharaoh
What does Pharaoh mean?
Great house
The greatest achievement of the Egyptian art was architecture in the
construction of the great pyramid.
divided into periods known as dynasties or ruling class.
Ancient Chinese Arts and Culture