UNIT GUIDE ANCIENT AEGEAN ART
1. Complete Separate Study Chart from your Reading
2. Key Questions (take notes/answer here or on sep paper):
Public/Private: Why is it unclear whether Cycladic figures were public or
private forms of art?_______________________________________________________________
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Art & Nature: How does Minoan design and architecture display sensitivity to
the natural world? How does this reflect their culture?
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Art and War: How does Mycenaean art embody themes found in the Iliad?
How does this reflect their culture?
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Art Currents: How do we see Ancient Near Eastern & Egyptian influences in
Aegean art? How did trade between the Minoans and Mycenaeans change
their artistic styles?
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FLASHCARD ART LIST – TAKE NOTES!
Cycladic Island Art (Neolithic & Late Bronze Age)
1. Figure of a Woman, Cyclades, c 2500-c2000 BCE marble
Crete & The Minoan Civilization –
Palace Complex (Palace of Minos), Knossos, Crete c. 2000-1300 BCE. Why is
palace a problematic term for this site?___ __________________
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Leaping Bull (Toreador Fresco), from Knossos, 1500 BCE
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Landscape (Spring Fresco)- how does this differ from Egyptian landscape?
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Octopus Flask from Crete, 1500 BCE, ceramic Stephanie Ramirez
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Terms (define/know):
Legend of the Minotaur__ ________________________________________
Labyrinth_______ _________________________________________________
Fresco___________________________________________________________
Mainland Greece and the Mycenaean Civilization (Helladic Cultures)
1. Lion Gate, Mycenae c. 1300-1200 BCE Stephanie Mendez
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2. Treasure of Atreus, Mycenae________ _________________________
3. Mask of Agamemnon______ __________________________________
Vocabulary:
Tholos_____________________________________________________
Relieving Arch___________________________________________
Corbelled Arch_______________________________________________
Resources:
Chapter 4, Text – read what applies to Unit Guide only
 The Iliad - How does Homer’s Iliad & The Odyssey connect to
archaeological discoveries from Mycenae? - Asad
 The Legend of the Minotaur Activities & Assignments
Snake Goddess Independent Research, Cerego App, Unit Guide, Pop Quiz, In
class presentations (if you don’t present this time, you will present in next unit)