Visual Arts of River Civilizations, Egyptians, Claasicism, Greco-Roman Tradition, and Roman Civilization

Question 1

RIVER CIVILIZATION

Answer 1

• The first human settlements grew along the banks of rivers
• produced art with a strong focus on religious and ritualistic themes.
• often carved into stone or clay tablets, depicting gods, mythical creatures, and daily life

Question 2

THE RIVER CIVILIZATIONS (ARCHITECTURE)

Answer 2

• Sumer (Ziggurat)
• Egypt (The Great Pyramid of Giza)
• The Indus Valley civilization (Hanumangarhi in Ayodhya)
• China (Forbidden city)

Question 3

THE RIVER CIVILIZATIONS

Answer 3

Sumer
Egypt
The Indus Valley civilization
China

Question 4

THE RIVER CIVILIZATIONS (PAINTING)

Answer 4

• Standard of Ur - Sumer
• Egyptian Tomb Painting - Egypt
• Mohenjo Daro: An Ancient Gem of the Indus Valley Civilization - The Indus Valley civilization
• Nymph of the Luo River - China

Question 5

EGYPTIANS

Answer 5

enduring style and focus on eternal themes

Question 6

EGYPTIAN ARCHITECTURE

Answer 6

• The Great Pyramid of Giza
• The Great Sphinx of Giza
• Luxor Temple

Question 7

EGYPTIAN PAINTING

Answer 7

• Egyptian Tomb Paintings
• The Egyptian After life
• Cartouche of Tutankhamun

Question 8

EGYPTIAN SCULPTURE

Answer 8

• Nefertiti Bust by Thutmose
• Khufu Statuette
• Amarna Period Art

Question 9

GREEK CIVILIZATION (Archaic Period)

Answer 9

the period of artistic development in Greece

• Kouros was a nude male figure
• kore was a fully clad female figure
• Faces were animated in sculpture withthe distinctive “Archaic smile,”

Question 10

GREEK ARCHITECTURE

Answer 10

• Doric and Ionic architectural orders
• designs that are more intricate and symmetrical.

Question 11

CLASSICAL OR HELLENIC PERIOD

Answer 11

• Classical art are celebrated human form and beauty.
• complex of aesthetic and philosophical deals.

Question 12

HELLENISTIC PERIOD

Answer 12

covers the time in Mediterranean history after Classical Greece, between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC to the death of Cleopatra VII

Question 13

ROMAN ART

Answer 13

• identified by colorful blocks painted on the wall to resemble large marble slabs.
• the plaster on the wall is molded into raised backs
• covered a variety of subjects, including animals, still life, portraits, mythological and historical scenes, and landscapes.

Question 14

VISUAL ART

Answer 14

• These periods reflect unique cultural, religious, and aesthetic values that continue to influence contemporary art.
• engineering skills, artistic sensibilities, and cultural values.