Cave Paintings LASCAUX CAVE/ THE AXIAL GALLEY LASCAUX CAVE CAVERNE DE NIAUX (ARIEGE) THIS PAINTING HAS BEEN DISCOVERED TO BE LAYERED ABOVE OTHERS The First Artists Prehistoric Art is a term used to describe the artistic depictions of a people who haven’t yet implemented writing into their culture. The appearance of written word dates back to the Sumerians (3250 BC) and their use of pictographs‚ small pictures that tell their story‚ describe their lives‚ and record the data they
Premium Cave painting Sculpture
AP ART HISTORY EXAM STUDY PACKET KEY BARRON’S BOOK PAGE NUMBERS IN RED TEXTBOOK PAGES IN BLUE YEARS IN GREEN WORKS ARE UNDERLINED LOCATIONS ARE ITALICIZED PREHISTORIC ART Paleolithic Venus of Willendorf 68 17 Short‚ fat figure of a woman. It is small and meant to be carried around. Her large stomach and breasts show that she was a symbol of fertility. Lascaux Caves (Dordgone‚ France) 69 21/23 Huge set of cave paintings with many different
Premium Ancient Greece Parthenon
Some terms • Geographical informations system (GIS): Included digital elevation‚ streets‚ land use and cover‚ topographic map‚ hydrology‚ aerial photographs. Software app that brings spatial data together for consolidation. • Horizontal excavation: an excavation for which the goal is to excavate a broad area in order to expose the remains of a single point in time. • Vertical excavation: an excavation for which the goal is to excavate a significant depth of deposits to expose the record of a sequence
Premium Human Human evolution Neanderthal
Contents * Preface * Egyptian Culture & Society * Egyptian Culture & Society - The Social Pyramid of Power * Egyptian Culture and Society - The Nobles * Jobs - The Court Officials * Jobs - The Priests and Priestesses * Jobs - The Soldiers * The Literary Class * Egyptian Culture and Society - The Multitude * Egyptian Culture and Society - Promotion * Jobs - State Employment * Egyptian Culture and Society - The Laborers * Ancient Egyptian
Premium Ancient Egypt
THESIS STUDY OF VARIOUS ACCESSORIES THROUGH AGES SOUTH DELHI POLYTECHNIC FOR WOMEN SUBMITTED BY ROHINI COURSE ID UNDER THE GUIDENCE OF
Premium Mirror Pottery
Ancient Egyptian Architecture The Nile valley has been the site of one of the most influential civilizations which developed a vast array of diverse structures encompassing ancient Egyptian architecture. The architectural monuments‚ which include the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx of Giza‚ are among the largest and most famous. In Ancient Egypt and other early societies‚ people believed in the omnipotence of Gods‚ with many aspects of daily life were carried out with respect to the
Premium Ancient Egypt
History 4A Lecture Notes Fall 2012 The Origins of Western Civilization: The Ancient Mediterranean World 8/24/12 Introduction (power point on bspace contains images if desired) * Instructor: Carlos Norena * GSI: Patrick Clark‚ Brendan Haug‚ John Olmsted‚ Norman Underwood * historia (history) – Greek‚ lit. “inquiry‚ learning by inquiry; a [written] account of what has been learned by inquiry” Resources of History (example) * clay prism (Sumerian King List) * marble etchings
Premium Assyria Akkadian Empire Ancient Egypt
UNIT I: FOUNDATIONS (8000 BCE TO 600 CE) Of all the time periods covered in the AP World History curriculum‚ Foundations (8000 BCE - 600 CE) spans the largest number of years. It begins with an important Marker Event - the Neolithic Revolution - and ends after the fall of three major classical civilizations - Rome in the Mediterranean region‚ Han China‚ and the Gupta Empire of India. Broad topics addressed in the Foundations time period are: Environmental and periodization issues Early development
Premium Civilization Indus Valley Civilization Silk Road
What is History? interpretation of the past gathering evidence & analyzing it‚ making interpretations way to construct arguments about past based on evidence goal of class is to teach how to think historically Herodotus ca. 484-420 BC Greek writer of “The History of the Persian Wars” used the word Historion (greek word - questioning‚ inquiry‚ investigation‚ gathering of evidence) his work is an investigation on a war etc. it’s something active - History is investigation/questioning
Premium Ancient Greece
HUM 1000: WORLD CIVILIZATIONS NOTES THE NATURE AND ORIGIN OF CIVILIZATION IN AFRICA Definition of key terms As we begin this course‚ it is crucial to first discuss our understanding of the concept ‘civilization’. This is a comparative term which is usually applied in comparison to such words as ‘barbarian’ ‘savage’ and ‘primitive’. In classical antiquity the Europeans used the word ‘barbarian’ to refer to a foreigner who was regarded as inferior (Ogutu and Kenyanchui‚ An Introduction
Premium Ancient Egypt