Thursday, September 06, 2012

Aegean Art, Chapter 4 Homework

Answers to these questions are due no later than Wednsday, Sept. 12

1. Which ancient myth is inspired by and later led to the discovery of the archaeological remains of the Minoan civilization? Why might this myth be applied to the archeological discovery?

2. What differences do you note between the Palace at Knossos and the Palaces of Nimrud and Nineveh in Assyria? What do these differences demonstrate about the two cultures?

3. How do Minoan fresco paintings compared to Egyptian paintings in form and content?

4. What is the Treasury at Atreus and what is significant about its construction technique?

5. How was gold utilized in the artwork of Mycenaean culture? Give a specific example.

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