Ancient Greece was arguably one of the most influential cultures throughout world history‚ creating its greatest impact in the realm of art and architecture. DEspite commonly being perceived as a single‚ uniform time period‚ there were several distinct periods of artistic styles including the Geometric‚ Classical‚ and Hellenistic periods. Each period is marked by distinctive characteristics that set it apart and often also reflect the historical and mythological aspects of Greek society. The Geometric
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A History of the World in Six Glasses Written by: The beautiful Jack Liu 1. Describe the origins of wine and evidence of this. The earliest physical evidence of wine was in 5400 BCE‚ with residue found in a pottery jar from Hajji Tepe. Hajji Tepe is a Neolithic village located in the Zagros Mountains. 2. Describe how the Greeks distinguished themselves from the “non-civilized.” The Greeks distinguished themselves from the non-civilized in many ways. For example‚ the uncivilized would drink beer
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Funerary Vase (Krater) 1) A painted clay vessel showing an early style of Greek figurative art‚ also embodies some core Greek beliefs. 2) Grave Marker: a) A Krater is a wide-mouthed clay vessel for mixing wine and water. 3) Terracotta: a) The vessel is made from Terracotta (Terracotta‚ Terra cotta or Terra-cotta (Italian: "baked earth"‚ from the Latin terra cotta)‚ a type of earthenware‚ is a clay-based unglazed or glazed ceramic where the fired body is porous. Its uses include
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Art Work Analysis My choice was VUW Classics 1957.1. This vase can be identified as an amphora as it has two upright handles joint to the body and a neck narrower than the body. Amphorae are usually used for carrying wine or storing oil. This particular Amphora is used for wine; this conclusion can be deducted from the vase’s decoration. Common people at symposia would have used this to drink wine; simple wares were used for everyday household purposes. We know that the vase was used regularly
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Introduction to Art: Final Exam Study Guide 1. The decorative top of a column. Capitals 2. The middle section of the horizontal entablature in ancient Greek order. Frieze 3. The square areas between the triglyphs in the frieze area of the entablature. Metope 4. Ionic columns have capitals with a scroll like motif called volutes. 5. 6. Decorative vertical or raised lines on a column are called? flutes 7. The elements of an order are- column with capitals‚and the entablature
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Greek Art No matter how accomplished they might be‚ the works of art we have discussed so far seem alien to us. The ancient cultures that produced them were so different from our own that we find few references in those works to our time. Greek architecture‚ sculpture‚ and painting‚ however‚ are immediately recognizable as the ancestors of Western civilization‚ despite their debts to earlier art. A Greek temple reminds us of countless government buildings‚ banks‚ and college campuses; a Greek statue
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Mesopotamia Between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers Part of the Fertile Crescent Invented writing and beer (Kassi) Purpose? Records of goods and services 2700 BCE: rough date assigned the historical Gilgsmesh‚ King of Uruk Images: The Euphronios Krater 18 inches high 22 inches wide. Made 515 BCE The Ziggurats at Uruk and Ur: sunbaked‚ mud-brick stuck together with asphalt‚ 100 meters high‚ temple on top Created so humans could reach the heavens The Bull-Headed Lyre Cylinder Seals c 2400
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Stigma Heta San Qoppa Sampi Greek diacritics Greek Alphabet. (Listen to the Greek alphabet) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Problems listening to this file? See media help. Dipylon inscription‚ one of the oldest known samples of the use of the Greek alphabet‚ ca. 740 BCThe Greek alphabet is a set of twenty-four letters that has been used to write the Greek language since the 8th century BC.[2] It is still in use today. It is
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Period Lion Gate‚ Citadel at Mycenae‚ c.a. 1500-1300 B.C.E. Funerary Mask (gold)‚ possibly of Agamemnon‚ c.a. 1500 Greek: Archaic Period Funerary Krater with “Geometric” Decoration‚ c.a. 750 B.C.E. Calf-Bearer‚ ca. 575-550 B.C.E. Achilles and Ajax Playing Dice‚ black-figured amphora‚ c.a. 530 B.C.E. Death of Sarpedon‚ red-figure krater‚ ca. 515 B.C.E. Greek: Classical Period Kritios Boy‚ c.a. 480 Doryphorus (Spear-Bearer)‚ by Polycleitus‚ 450-440 B.C.E Zeus‚ c.a. 460 B.C.E. Aphrodite
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1. In Ancient Greece‚ the death of a loved one or prominent person was met with a period of grieving and celebration of their life. Alongside the somber rituals of interment‚ viewings‚ and the distinguishing of graves the celebration of the person’s life took place. The people of Ancient Greece saw passing as an inescapable element of the circle of life. The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s article "Death‚ Burial‚ and the Afterlife in Ancient Greece" (Department‚ 2003) offers additional information
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