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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As the course textbook states‚ "the arts give form to what is imagined‚ express human beliefs and emotions" (xv) and "for the majority of their history‚ artists have expressed the dominant beliefs of a culture" (xv). When studying the humanities‚ you can examine written works‚ musical works‚ works of art‚ and architecture to get a sense of what the creators of those works and the cultures from which those creators came believed. Much of this involves placing these artifacts into the context of what
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Venus of Willendorf from Willendorf‚ Austria 28‚000 – 25‚000 BCE Limestone Naturhistorisches Museum‚ Vienna Paleolithic - representation of a woman - female anatomy is exaggerated - serves as a fertility image - no facial features‚ just hair/hat - freestanding sculpture Statuettes of 2 worshipers from the Square Temple at Eshnunna (Tell Asmar)‚ Iraq 2700 BCE (early dynastic/Sumerian) Soft gypsum and inlaid with shell + black limestone Iraq Museum‚ Baghdad - represent mortals praying
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cultures? How does their art reflect this? Some deities to know from Mesopotamia Ishtar – the most important goddess in all periods of Meso. History. Unknown if she ever had any figurative representation at time of her worship Nanna – also called Sin… chief god of Ur Enlil – lord of the winds and the earth… Ashur – Assyrian god sometimes identified with Enlil Inanna – goddess of love and war Shiva – destroyer‚ yet has creative powers Warka Head: found in Uruk… the first independent city state
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The History of Absolutism Absolutism is an ideology‚ a set of think which one leader‚ usually a monarch‚ centralize the power using divine rights‚ claiming the monarch is chosen by god. When absolutism is being discussed‚ the European absolute countries in history is often taken as examples. Yet‚ it is a wonder whether absolutism has appeared in earlier eras in human history or not. It will be intriguing to investigate how absolutism survived through history and how it is still influencing countries
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Every great empire has always started with the foundation of slavery. Slavery was used as a cheap reliable source for labor. Culture also played a major role in helping survive the harshness of life. Nevertheless the dynasty of the ones who lived before the 1500s are still remained uncertain. Culture is defined as the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively. Meaning that a culture is basically what one or a group of people live by. Also the culture that
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Many civilizations in our world have given rise to great kings‚ queens‚ and emperors leading lavish lives with powerful influences on their people. However‚ not all rulers had such honorable reigns. Many question the political legitimacy of those kings and queens that governed centuries ago‚ saying that their rules were all solely based on military power. (I find this to be) This is partially accurate because of the variety of different aspects that were taken into account in addition to military
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Hammurabi (1792-50)‚ Stele of Hammurabi Middle Babylonian Period (1595-1155) Old Assyrian Empire (?-1500) Middle Assyrian Empire (1500-1200) Neo-Assyrian Empire (1000-612) -Tiglath-Pileser III (745-27) -Shalmaneser V (727-22) -Sargon II (721-05) -Sennacherib (704-681) New Hittite Empire (1400-1150) Neo-Babylonian Empire (747-539) -Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562) -further developed base on Sumerian foundation e.g. Ishtar Palace (c.575BC) Hammurabi’s Stele (c.1760) Assyro-Babylonian
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from Ain Ghazal‚ Jordan‚ ca. 6750-6250 1-16 Catal Huyuk‚ ca.6‚000 B.C. 1-18 Landscape‚ Catal Huyuk‚ ca.6150 B.C. 1-20 Stonehenge‚ ca. 2250-1600 B.C. Chapter 2: The Art of Ancient Near East 2-1 Hammurabi and Shamash‚ detail Stele of Hammurabi‚ Susa‚ Iran‚ ca. 1780 B.C. 2-2
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GUIDE 3 UNIT 1 EGYPTIAN ART [pic] Children of the Deceased (detail of a limestone relief). Tomb of Ramose in Thebes. 1375 B.C. Many students find ancient Egypt a fascinating subject‚ and so do I. This is why I have provided some additional information in this guide. The last pages are offered for extra learning. [pic] EGYPTIAN
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