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Flashcards by Luke Scheller, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Who wrote the Iliad & Odyssey? | Homer |
| Which topics are included within the Iliad & Odyssey? | 1. Greeks Vs Trojans 2. Odysseus's journey home |
| Where is King Minos's Palace located? | Knossos on Crete |
| Where is King Agamemnon's Palace located? | Mycenae on Mainland Greece |
| Where was the Painted Minoan Sarcophagus found? | Hagia Triada - Southern Coast of Greece |
| Who did the Painted Minoan Sarcophagus belong to? | King Minos |
| How are the Painted Minoan Sarcophagus and Minoan Palaces similar? | 1. Artistic technique 2. Color scheme 3. Figure style 4. Frescos |
| On the Painted Minoan Sarcophagus, what is depicted on the undivided side? | 4 women and 1 man (with double flute) gathered around a table with tied up Ox on table |
| On the Painted Minoan Sarcophagus, on the LEFT side of the divided image, what is depicted? | 1 woman pours Ox blood into vessel. The vessel sits between 2 double axes. Another woman carries 2 more jars. The man is playing the flute |
| What is a common gender color convention within ancient art? | Women painted lighter, Men painted darker |
| On the Painted Minoan Sarcophagus, on the RIGHT side of the divided image, what is depicted? (story & history) | 2 men carry sacrificial animals, 1 man carries a boat. The dead man is standing in front of his grave. In Medieval Art, others are depicted as raised from the dead such as the biblical Lazarus. |
| Which 3 characteristics are featured within Minoan burial rites? | 1. Sacrificial Animals 2. Music 3. Gifts by the tomb |
| What is the meaning of the Painted Minoan Sarcophagus & the Minoan language | Both remain unknown |
| First great Greek literature | The Iliad |
| What was Homer's Iliad considered before & after 1870 | before: fiction after: fact |
| What did Heinrich Schliemann discover? | many cites mentioned by Homer |
| Where did Schliemann begin his work? | Hissarlik, Turkey |
| How were the cities structured that Schliemann found? | Stacked on top of one another. One city was burned |
| Who lived in Mycenae? | Agamemnon & his brother Menelaus |
| What is this called and who is this gate associated with? | "Lion Gate" Agamemnon & Menelaus Mycenae, Greece |
| What is this called and who is this grave associated with? | "Grave Circle A" Agamemnon & Menelaus Mycenae, Greece (Mycenaean) |
| What is this called and who is this treasury associated with? | "(outside) Treasury of Atreus" Agamemnon & Menelaus Mycenae, Greece (Mycenaean) |
| What is this called and who is this treasury associated with? | "(inside) Treasury of Atreus" Agamemnon & Menelaus Mycenae, Greece (Mycenaean) |
| What is this called and who is this treasury associated with? | "Gold funerary Mask" Grave Circle A, Mycenae, Greece (Mycenaean) |
| What is this called and who is this treasury associated with? | "Lion Hunt Blade" Grave Circle A, Mycenae, Greece (Mycenaean) |
| Who found this palace? | Arthur Evans, GB (Minoan) |
| Where is this palace located? | Knossos palace of king Minos on Crete Island, Greece (Minoan) |
| Which monster is associated with | Minotaur. Eats children (Minoan) |
| Who are the Minoans named after? | King Minos, Knossos palace on Crete island, Greece |
| Where were more Minoans found? | Phaistos, Hagia Triada, Gournia |
| Who was the first woman to lead an excavation? | Harriet Boyd Hawes |
| Which documents helped decipher the early Aegean? | Linear A & B Mostly B (early form of Greek) |
| How long have people been living in Greece? | Since Paleolithic, villages existed during Neolithic Crete |
| How many geographic areas are included in the prehistoric Aegean? | 3. - Cycladic (early) (Cycladic islands) - Minoan (middle) (Crete) - Helladic (late) (Mainland Greece) (aka Mycenaean) |
| What is this Cycladic figure of a woman made out of? | marble. Only 10% are authentic (Cycladic) |
| which geographic area is this figure of a woman from? | Syros, Cycladic Islands (early) (Cycladic) |
| Which islands are associated with Cycladic art (early)? | Syros, Delos, Paros, Melos, Akrotiri, Thera, Keros, Naxos |
| Which of the Cycladic Islands (early) had lots of marble? | Naxos |
| How tall is this figurine of a woman? | 1.5ft tall 0.5 inches thick (Cycladic) |
| What are some Cycladic (early) figurines painted with? | Painted eyes & mouth. Some had Red & Blue jewelry. Dots painted on neck & cheek (Cycladic) |
| Where was this Cycladic (early) male harp player found? | Keros, Cycladic Islands (early). Thought to be placed in grave to entertain the diseased. (Cycladic) |
| What animal is featured on the harp? | Either Duck-Bill or Swan-Head (Cycladic) |
| Hallmark of Middle Minoan Period? | Palaces |
| During the Middle Minoan Period, what ended the old palace period? | Fire & Earthquakes |
| What is the Late Minoan or New Palace Period considered? | The Golden Age of Crete |
| Which first rose during the Late Minoan / New Palace Period? | Great Western Civilization |
| When not used for living, what were Great Palaces of Middle Minoan used for? (7) | 1. Administrative 2. Commercial 3. Religious Center 4. Courtyards/ Pageants 5. Ceremonies 6. Games 7. Offices with Storage |
| Where are the principle palaces of Middle Minoan Crete? (5) | 1. Knossos 2. Phaistos 3. Malia 4. Kata Zakuro 5. Khania |
| Middle Minoan Palace of Knossos. What is 1? | Theatre |
| Middle Minoan Palace of Knossos. What is 2? | Magazines |
| Middle Minoan Palace of Knossos. What is 3? | North-South Corridor |
| Middle Minoan Palace of Knossos. What is 4? | Throne Room |
| Middle Minoan Palace of Knossos. What is 5? | Central Court |
| Middle Minoan Palace of Knossos. What is 6? | East-West Corridor |
| Middle Minoan Palace of Knossos. What is 7? | Grand Stare way |
| Middle Minoan Palace of Knossos. What did the floor plan inspire? | Cretan Labyrinth with Minotaur that ate children. Killed by King Theseus. |
| Who lived in this largest cretan palace? | King Minos |
| Who helped King Theseus escape this Labyrinth? | King Minos's daughter Ariadne. Gave him thread spindle. |
| What do the "Labrys" or "double-ax" doors signify? | Reoccurring motif throughout Minoan Palace as well as in Minoan art. Signifies sacrificial slaughter. "House of the double ax" |
| Where was this built and what surrounded it? | Against the slope of a low hill. It's surrounded by Villas of the Minoan Elite. |
| What's the central feature of this palace? | Great Rectangular Court. Rooms were built around this structure. |
| What's special about the Knossos Palace Columns in the residential area? | They're wider at the top and taper inwards. Opposite of Egypt & Greeks |
| What will these Minoan columns later resemble? | Those of later Greek Doric order |
| West of the great court (6) is which corridor? What does it divide? | North/South Corridor. Separates Official & Ceremonial rooms from Magazines |
| What was stored inside magazines? | Wine, Grain, Oil, Honey. All in large jars |
| East of the courtyard (6) is which corridor? What does it separate? | East/West Corridor. Separates Administrative & Workrooms |
| What did the steps of the North/West Theatre inspire? | Greek Theatre (maybe) |
| Which palace has a theatre similar to that of the Knossos Palace? | The Phaistos Palace |
| Which technological features does the Knossos Palace have? | Interior light, air wells, rain drainage (Terracotta, clay pipes under building) |
| The Knossos Palace is built on a hill. What was built on steep slopes? | more floors; stories |
| What kind of art was common in the Knossos Palace? | Mural Paintings |
| Where was she found? | Knossos Palace, Crete |
| what is her name? | La Parisienne. |
| Why was she given her name and what is she depicting? | Elegant Dress, Fancy Haircut, Rouge Lips. She's depicted in a ceremonial scene. |
| what's special about her eye? | head in profile, frontal eye like in Mesopotamian and Egyptian art. |
| Is she a mortal or a god? | Most likely goddess, no arm. |
| What is Buon Fresco and who were the first to use it? | Apply paint onto wet plaster. Color and plaster fuse together. Had to work faster. Minoans first to use it. |
| Which style is Buon Fresco opposite to? | Egyptian, they worked much slower |
| where is this mural located? | Knossos Palace, Crete |
| How much of this piece is original? | Only the dark patches, rest was restored |
| What does this scene depict and what's left out? | Bull-leaping ceremony. Men grabbed the horns and vaulted themselves onto the bull's back. No setting present. |
| What's typically Minoan about this piece? | pinched hips of the figures |
| Which figures are the Minoan figures similar to? | None. No earlier art resembles the Minoans figure representation. |
| Which historical gender coloring convention is present in this piece? | Men painted darker. Women painted lighter. |
| Whats the main difference between Minoan figures & Egyptian figures? | Minoan figures much curvier. Egyptian figures very stiff. |
| What does Akrotiri belong to? | Cyclades Islands |
| What's the difference between Akrotirian Frescos & Cretan Frescos? | Akrotirian much better preserved |
| How was Thera significant to the Minoans during the late Cycladic? | They may have been in their political and artistic orbit |
| Why are Theran Frescos so well preserved? | Volcanic eruption. |
| Where are Theran frescos mostly located? | Houses & Shrines NOT Palaces... |
| What is this Akrotirian fresco called? | "Spring Fresco" |
| Why is this fresco significant? | Oldest and best preserved landscape painting of prehistoric |
| Where is this located? | Akrotiri on Thera (Cyclades) |
| Which room is this in? | South and West walls of room Delta 2 |
| What are common topics within Akrotiri murals? | Landscape (natural setting, rhythm of nature, no people) Seascape |
| What are Akrotiri murals the opposite of? | Paleolithic European. They focused on people and animals, not landscape or seascape |
| Where was this mural found? | Akrotiri on Thera (Cyclades) |
| Which room was this found in? | Room 3 of building Xeste 3 |
| What was the Xeste 3 room? | Puberty initiation for girls |
| first (unillustrated) scene? | girl with bleeding foot sits on rock, woman with necklace behind her |
| second (illustrated) scene? | elegant girls gather crocuses. one girl's head is shaved with lock on back because she's young. crocuses used for color and for cramps |
| third (unillustrated) scene? | girls carry flower baskets towards woman sitting on rock. woman sitting on rock is flanked by blue monkey & griffin. (If goddess unknown) |
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