Wine was a delicacy‚ more sophisticated than beer. It was reserved for the prestige in ancient Greece and Rome‚ reflecting their power and status. Those who drank wine often looked down upon beer drinkers. Wine was often shared between guests at a symposium‚ where individuals would participate in intellectual discussions about a variety of subjects‚ ranging from political topics to philosophical questions and rhetoric. The formal atmosphere of the gatherings was a reminder of how civilized the Greeks
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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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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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Chapter 9 Multiple Choice 1. The supervision by one individual or group over the artistic expression of another individual or group is known ascensorship 2. In 1878‚ Eadweard Muybridge photographed a galloping horse‚ and discovered thathorses occasionally gallop with all four hooves off the ground. 3. The use by artists of the camera obscura (literally dark room) began inthe Italian Renaissance. 4. Artists like Peter Campus became interested in video because video signals could be
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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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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
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(October 2006) Calvert‚ Amy Smith‚ W. Stevenson‚ and Simpson‚ William Kelly. ”The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt‚” 3rd edn. 1998‚ Yale University Press. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_of_ancient_Egypt. Department of Greek and Roman Art. "Geometric Art in Ancient Greece". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: TheMetropolitan Museum of Art‚ 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/grge/hd_grge.htm (October 2004) Collins‚Neil
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Emily Wilson October 10th‚ 2014 Professor Cruz Art into History Greek and Roman Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art has many different exhibits with ancient portraits‚ sculptures‚ steles‚ freezes‚ paintings and many more. The Greek and Roman exhibit was very interesting. The way the Greeks and Romans portrayed their feelings and life experiences through art is very diverse. During my visit to Metropolitan‚ I had gone for a tour of this exhibit and was amazed by the works of art I was seeing. Just
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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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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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