Classical Art (Bronze Age)

Question 1

What type of art (Cycladic, Mycenaean, Minoan) do we know the least about, becuase looters would often take them from graves?

Answer 1

Cycladic

Question 2

In what general location was Cycladic Art often found? Who would steal such art from these locations?

Answer 2

Graves; Tomb-looters

Question 3

What type of art (Cycladic, Mycenaean, Minoan) features abstract representations, often lacking detail, with rounded areas?

Answer 3

Cycladic

Question 4

What type of art (Cycladic, Mycenaean, Minoan) inspired a 1911-1912 sculpture by Modigliani, called Female Head?

Answer 4

Cycladic

Question 5

Cycladic art inspired this sculputor to make the following piece in 1911-1912:

Answer 5

Modigliani

Question 6

The following sculpture is an example of what type of art (Cycladic, Mycenaean, Minoan)?

Answer 6

Cycladic

Question 7

Minoan Art was mainly based from what island, and what city?

Answer 7

Crete; Knossos

Question 8

What type of art (Cycladic, Mycenaean, Minoan) was based from Knossos, Crete?

Answer 8

Minoan

Question 9

What type of art (Cycladic, Mycenaean, Minoan) is based off of the Mythology story involving King Minos and the Minotaur?

Answer 9

Minoan

Question 10

Minoan art is based off of this famous Cretan king, whose wife Pasiphae gave birth to the famous Minotaur

Answer 10

Minos

Question 11

What type of art (Cycladic, Mycenaean, Minoan) features Bull iconography?

Answer 11

Minoan

Question 12

Minoan art features iconography involving what specific type of animal?

Answer 12

Bull

Question 13

What type of art (Cycladic, Mycenaean, Minoan) was popular from around 3000-1100 BC?

Answer 13

Minoan

Question 14

During what time period was Minoan art widely used?

Answer 14

3000-1100 BC

Question 15

Where on the map below would you find the place where Minoan art was based?

Answer 15

The very bottom one (Crete)

Question 16

Where on the mpa below would you find the place where Cycladic art was based?

Answer 16

Question 17

In what city would you find the following:

Answer 17

Knossos, Crete

Question 18

What type of art (Cycladic, Mycenaean, Minoan) is the following:

Answer 18

Minoan

Question 19

What is the following art piece called:

Answer 19

North Portico

Question 20

In what city would you find the following:

Answer 20

Knossos, Crete

Question 21

What type of art (Cycladic, Mycenaean, Minoan) is the following:

Answer 21

Minoan

Question 22

What type of art (Cycladic, Mycenaean, Minoan) rarely if ever shows violence or war, and features marine life?

Answer 22

Minoan

Question 23

Does Minoan art usually show violence? How about marine life?

Answer 23

No; Yes

Question 24

What type of art (Cycladic, Mycenaean, Minoan) is free-flowing?

Answer 24

Minoan

Question 25

Where would you find the following artifact TODAY:

Answer 25

Herakleion, Greece

Question 26

What type of art (Cycladic, Mycenaean, Minoan) is the following:

Answer 26

Minoan

Question 27

What type of art (Cycladic, Mycenaean, Minoan) was widely used mostly from 1600-1100 BC?

Answer 27

Mycenaean

Question 28

During what time period (roughly) was Mycenaean art used?

Answer 28

1600-1100 BC

Question 29

What type of art (Cycladic, Mycenaean, Minoan) came about when its main city, Mycenae, absorbed the Minoans and all its culture into itself?

Answer 29

Mycenaean

Question 30

From what city is Mycenaean art thought to have originated from?

Answer 30

Mycenae

Question 31

From what location was Mycenaean art originally from on the following map?

Answer 31

Mycenae:

Question 32

What type of art (Cycladic, Mycenaean, Minoan) is based off of King Agamemnon from the Trojan War?

Answer 32

Mycenaean

Question 33

What king’s supposed riches attracted early explorers/looters, which may be why his art, Mycenaean, was so widespread across Greece during its use?

Answer 33

King Agamemnon