of the Minotaur. Athens was forced to pay an annual tribute of seven maidens and seven youths to King Minos of Crete to feed the Minotaur‚ half man‚ half bull‚ that inhabited the labyrinthine palace of Minos at Knossos. Theseus‚ determined to end Minoan dominance‚ volunteered to be one of the sacrifices. On Crete‚ Theseus seduced Minos’s daughter‚ Ariadne‚ who conspired to help him kill the Minotaur and escape by giving him a ball of yarn to unroll as he moved throughout the labyrinth. Theseus managed
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Summary Page for: CHAPTER 5 ART OF ANCIENT GREECE Context: Cultural Belief System (religion) / History / Social / Political / Economic / Geographical Greek art influenced Western civilization to present / city states=democracy first evolved-also abstract reasoning‚ inquiry‚ philosophy‚ drama‚ poetry‚ & history / rugged mountainous terrain / Greeks felt themselves superior & called all other people "barbarians"/ After Persian army was repulsed Athenians established a democratic government headed
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judge of the dead in the underworld. The Minoan civilization of Crete has been named after him by the archaeologist Arthur Evans. By his wife‚ Pasiphaë (or some say Crete)‚ he fathered Ariadne‚ Androgeus‚ Deucalion‚ Phaedra‚ Glaucus‚ Catreus‚ Acacallis and Xenodice. By a nymph‚ Pareia‚ he had four sons‚ Eurymedon‚ Nephalion‚ Chryses and Philolaus‚ who were killed by Heracles in revenge for the murder of the latter’s two companions.
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COSMOLOGICAL CENTER: KNOSSOS IN PALATIAL CRETE What accounts for the apparent cultural dominance of Knossos in Crete and its influence elsewhere in the Aegean‚ even among people who are not Minoan? The influence’of this one site on its neighbors‚ particularly in the New Palace period‚ is a well-documented phenomenon of Minoan civilization which appears repeatedly in the material record of Aegean archaeology. It takes many forms which may however be grouped into three general categories of influence: 1) the
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the large concentration of iron in Attic clay‚ and resulted in the black shiny colour in the ’painted’ areas from the mixture of clay with the alkaline earth. It was by such a simple process of experimentation in firing that the Greek vases were moulded‚ those vases and works of art which Pindar so aptly described to be ’of great variety and beautiful’. [p. 222] Kyriazis‚ Constantine D. Eternal Greece. Translated by Harry T. Hionides.
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beliefs. Communication was difficult due to the numerous islands and mountainous terrain that bisected the communities of people. Democracy‚ classical art and architecture‚ philosophy‚ and drama all can trace their lineage to ancient Greece. Antique vases and statues abound with figures of women‚ some carrying over to modern times. The Statue of Liberty in New York harbor is based on the Greek style of depicting a female goddess. In front of the United States Supreme Court building sits justice‚ portrayed
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Atlantis Argumentative Essay There is much controversy when determining whether Thera and the Minoan civilization is the myth of Atlantis or if they were two different civilizations. There is more evidence pointing towards the myth of Atlantis actually being Thera and the Minoan civilization. The geographical make up and natural disasters were practically the same between Atlantis and The Minoan civilization‚ the religion of the two civilizations were amazingly alike‚ and both civilizations had
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female deity’s and faïence figurines in Minoan culture (Patron). The actual representation of the Snake Goddess is unknown; however‚ a majority of perceptions would all agree that the Snake Goddess is an important female deity in Minoan civilization. By analyzing the importance of symbolism‚ the role of women in Minoan civilization and The Snake Goddesses role in Minoan culture‚ it will become evident that The Snake Goddess plays a significant role in Minoan art‚ religion and society (Witcombe). Discovered
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STUDY GUIDE FOR TEST 1 (Prehistoric - Roman) FORMAT All questions will be multiple choice. Some will be accompanied by images while others will rely on your use of your knowledge without visual reference points. COVERAGE Visual Material: Selected from the works of art and architecture we have studied - see list below. These have all been discussed IN CLASS AS WELL AS IN THE TEXTBOOK or other readings. (If we do not cover all the works listed below in class‚ you will not be responsible for them on
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Although both the Harappan and the Minoan civilizations disappeared‚ the civilizations had some of the greatest religions‚ writings and laws‚ and evident social hierarchy and city structure. Ancient civilizations are fascinating‚ brilliant‚ beautiful‚ and harsh. Each civilization had a quality that made it special‚ but each civilization also had a quality that made it horrible. The Harappan and Minoan‚ both civilizations people know virtually nothing about‚ were one of few ancient civilizations that
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