Exam 1 contd Flashcards
(ancient egypt- akhenaton and the amarna period) around 1350 BCE, a revolution uncured in religion and society.
Akhenaton abandoned most gods in favor of … (identified with the …) as the universal and only god. emptied the temples, enraged the priests, and moved the …
Aton; sun disc; capital
(ancient egypt- akhenaton and the amarna period) akhenaton declared himself … and …of Aton. no … or … form represented–simply the sun disc
son; prophet; human; animal
(ancient egypt- akhenaton and the amarna period) akhenaton, from the temple of Aton, Egypt, 18th dynasty ca. 1353-1335 BCE:
colossal sculpture. non traditional and … (the … sun disc)
very short lived style and era
there was a return to worship of …after he died
androgynous; sexless;
Amen-Re
(ancient egypt- akhenaton and the amarna period) Books of the Dead:
the ritual of … (the granting of …) is recorded in the egyptian book of the dead
These papyrus scrolls were
essential in well-to-do tombs of the dead and could be 70 feet long. The texts consist of a number of …
intended to assist a dead person’s journey through underworld, and into the afterlife.
Osiris; eternal life;
magic spells
(ancient egypt- akhenaton and the amarna period) Books of the Dead:
Some are intended to give the
deceased … in the afterlife, or perhaps to identify them with the …: Others are incantations to ensure
the different elements of the dead person’s being were… and …, and to give the deceased… over the
world around him.
mystical knowledge; gods; preserved; reunited; control
(ancient egypt- akhenaton and the amarna period) Books of the Dead:
Still others protect the deceased from various… forces, or guide him through the underworld past
various obstacles. Famously, two spells also deal with the judgment of the deceased in the ….ritual
hostile; Weighing of the Heart
(ancient egypt- akhenaton and the amarna period) last judgment of Hu-Nefer, from tomb at Thebes, Egypt, 19th dynasty, ca. 1290-1280 BCE.
… (jackal headed god of embalming) leads Hu-nefer in to weigh his heart against a … of the goddess Maat.
…, devourer of the sinful, awaits the verdict.
the Ibis-headed Thoth … the vent.
gods above witness the event as Hu-nefer kneels before them. Horus brings him to … to be granted eternal life
Anibus; feather; Ammit; records; Osiris
(ancient egypt- akhenaton and the amarna period) Temple of Horus, Edfu, Egypt, ca. 237-47 BCE
Pylon temple 1000 yrs after Amen-Re in Karnak
has a massive facade.
egyptian art forms had a long and lasting impression on its people and their perception of …
everywhere else in the mediterranean world, … was the norm
depicting imagery;
change
(ancient egypt- stylistic continuity of ancient egyptian art) portrait statue of mentuemhet, Karnak, Egypt. 660-650 BCE
… (mayor) of thebes and fourth prophet of …
intimate yet formal, exuding both strength of … and …,
prince of the city; Amen;
character; serenity
(ancient egypt- stylistic continuity of ancient egyptian art) portrait statue of mentuemhet, Karnak, Egypt. 660-650 BCE
is an example (except for the rendition of the face) of the return to … aesthetics and values promoted by the Kushite kings of dynasty 25. he virtually ruled the whole of … he is one of the few great officials of whom several distinctive portrait statues have survived
middle kingdom;
middle egypt;
(the prehistoric aegean) the aegean culture is the link between …, …, and … art
near eastern; egyptian; Greek
(the prehistoric aegean) this was the age that was later celebrated in … writers and orators employed cities and geographic specifics to their myths
people inhabited the region as far back as … BCE or so. Its heyday was not established until around … BCE, much later than the great civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and South Asia
Greek mythology; 10000;
2000;
(the prehistoric aegean) there are 3 distinct geographic areas with distinct styles:
… (circle of Islands)
… (Crete)
… (greek mainland) later stages called … (after Agamemnon’s citadel in Mycenae).
cyclades;
minoa;
helladic; mycenaean
(the prehistoric aegean) figurine of a woman, from syros (cyclades), greece, ca. 2500-2300 BCE
- cyclades is a circle of islands including Naxos and Paros where … was abundant. artists made strikingly simple abstract figurative sculpture that is admired and desired by contemporary collectors
- like most ancient sculpture, this piece represents a … woman with her arms on her …
marble;
nude; abdomen
(the prehistoric aegean) figurine of a woman, from syros (cyclades), greece, ca. 2500-2300 BCE
- these figures are found in … and in … and range from 2 in to 6 ft in scale
- large simple … dominate form. figures do not stand upright. they must have been formed to be placed …
graves; settlements;
triangles; lying down
(the prehistoric aegean) figurine of a woman, from syros (cyclades), greece, ca. 2500-2300 BCE
as in other Stone age art, we’re not exactly sure what they represent. that being said, only the … and … are emphasized. slight paunch could mean she’s …
breasts; pubic area; pregnant
(the prehistoric aegean) 1. 1700 BCE marked the rise of … and the … of Crete
2. this is the first …
large structures; golden age;
great western civilization
(the prehistoric aegean) 1700 BCE
- first conscious step toward … in the arts
- the … fits the … –> legend states that … built the great fortresses
aesthetic perfection;
function; form;
Cyclops
(the prehistoric aegean) palace of knossons (crete), greece, ca. 1700-1400 BCE
- the largest … built
- it radiates with … through the elaborate architectural planes and volumes that were clustered around the central courtyard and scores of residential and administrative structures
- the elegant wall frescoes which decorated the walls speak of a people who approached the subtleties of life and the splendor of nature with a …
minoan palace;
joyous exuberance;
joyous disposition
(the prehistoric aegean) bull-leaping, from the palace at knossos (crete), ca. 1450-1400 BCE
minoan ceremony. men– … , women- … are in the ancient convention
figures have stylized typically minoan …
very elegant, animated and descriptive rendering
dark-skinned; light-skinned;
pinched waists
(the prehistoric aegean) snake goddess, from the palace at knossos (crete), greece, ca. 1600 BCE. Faience
faience is a glasslike silicae. scholars believe she is a mortal … to the … but exposed breasts suggest …
attendant; dead; fertility deity
(the prehistoric aegean) snake goddess, from the palace at knossos (crete), greece, ca. 1600 BCE. Faience
snakes in head and the animal on her head also imply … as in a deity
costume is distinctly …, especially the … (laced up top of a dress) and …
power over the animals;
Minoan;
open bodice; narrow waist
(the prehistoric aegean) degree of … is without precedent in ancient art
realism
(the prehistoric aegean) harvester vase from Hagia Triada (crete), greece, ca. 1500 BCE
- first surviving …
- this composition bursts with energy and individual characterization
- minoan importance faded about … as the … became prominent
minoan relief sculpture;
1400 BCE; mainland
(the prehistoric aegean) harvester vase from Hagia Triada (crete), greece, ca. 1500 BCE
- riotous crowd … and …
- figure shown in full profile, with inflated lungs/ribs showing
- first artist to show …
singing; shouting;
underlying physical attributes
(the prehistoric aegean) harvester vase from Hagia Triada (crete), greece, ca. 1500 BCE
- belies the mindset of the Greeks and the admiration and glorification of the … as well as the …
- great detail and accuracy despite small scale. … and … in minute detail - even the faces
physical; spiritual;
muscles; form
(the prehistoric aegean) vault of tholos tomb (treasury of atreus) ca. 1250 BC, mycenae, Greece
the treasure of atreus is considered the most splendid monumental structure of mycenaean architecture at its peak.
was in use over a long period of time
tomb was built of smooth almond-stone … blocks
lintel is an enormous stone weight 240,000 pounds and is relieved above by a …
the tholos is 45 ft in diameter and 43 ft high.
the largest … in the world for 1500 yrs. only the … in Rome surpassed it
ashlar;
relieving triangle;
dome;
Pantheon
(Ancient Greece) The Greeks made significant contributions to the world in …, …, …, and …, but initially owed much to the Near East and Egypt
art; science; literature; politics
(Ancient Greece) they valued …, …, and …
military valor; heroism; athleticism
(Ancient Greece) never formed single nation, but instead were … and regarded themselves as … an ancient name for Greek
independent city-states; Hellenes
(Ancient Greece) … has always been the symbolic capital of greece
in 776 BCE, the separate states all participated in the first …
Athens; Olympic games
(Ancient Greece) Greeks worshiped various gods, some from the Eastern Cultures. Their gods looked human but were …
“Greeks made gods into humans, and humans into gods.”
they focused on portraying. … believed in developing both the … and … “A sound mind is a sound body”
immortal;
beautiful humans;
mind; body;
(Ancient Greece) education was divided into 3 parts: …, … and …
Greek architecture has had a longer and more profound impact on architecture than any other style
grammar; music; gymnastics