Guided Notes 11: An Age of Empires

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1 Name: Date: Guided Notes 11: An Age of Empires 1. Sometime around 1200 BCE, climate change brings about a period of cultural decline called the Dark Age. In the Aegean and Mediterranean world, both the and civilizations disappear. This means that both their system of writing, as well as means of artistic production, was lost. 2. Ancient Greece is the ancient civilization where the celebration of,, and begins. 3. The ancient Greeks date the official beginning of their culture to BCE, the year in which the first Olympic Games were held. 4. What are some of the inventions and/or ideas of the Greeks that remain with us today? 5. What are the two of the most important artistic ideas to come out of Greece (at least in terms of sculpture?) 6. List the materials used to create the Warrior from the Sea near Riace.

2 7. Describe the form of the Warrior. 8. Describe the content/meaning of the Warrior. (Hint: This is Mrs. D. s FAVORITE Greek sculpture and the odds of it being on future quizzes and exams are extremely high). 9. What is the name of the first life-sized female nude in the history of art? 10. Where was the statue displayed? 11. How did the original audience react to her?

3 12. How are Hellenistic sculptures slightly different from Classic Greek sculptures? FORM: CONTENT: 13. Tell the story of Laocoon. How did he end up in this terrible dilemma? 14. The greatest empire in the west, ancient Rome, was promoted through and. In other words, the story of Greek art does NOT end in 30 BCE. Many Roman masterpieces were made by Greek artists. 15. The Roman Republic was established in. 16. What kinds of artworks were favored in the early period? How was a realistic (veristic) image sometimes created?

4 17. Julius Caesar was slain in, marking the end of the Roman Republic. The Roman Empire was established by in 27 BCE, which also marks the beginning of the, or era of Roman Peace. 18. Describe the form of the Augustus Primaporta: Roman/Italian features: Greek features (shared with the famous statue ) 19. What is that next to Augustus leg? What is this a symbol of? 20. How would the original audience have read the content of this image? 21. The artist and architect Apollodorus is credited with creating the in 113. The length of the frieze decoration is approx. ft.

5 22. What is the subject matter of this work? 23. Where is it located, and who was the intended audience? 24. What is its content? 25. The monument we know as the Colosseum was originally named the. It is located in the city of. 26. List the ABC s of the cutting edge engineering and technology exhibited in this and other early Empire architectural monuments: A: B: C:

6 27. What was the Colosseum used for? Propaganda. During Construction: During Use: Its very name: 28. The first civilization in Mesoamerica is called the today. They are viewed as the ancestors to the Maya, and are known for creating, as well as art that celebrated both their and Some people mistakenly believe that Pre-Columbian societies were barbaric, lacking in the most basic of necessities. What types of objects from Olmec sites show this is simply not true? 30. What are the most famous of Olmec objects called? 31. Describe the form (especially the scale!) and dress seen on these works.

7 32. Do we know who they are? Why or why not? 33. Who gave his name to the first unified Empire in China? 34. What project began under his leadership that is still seen in China today? List its measurements. 35. What materials were used during this project during the Qin Empire? 36.What were some of the original functions of this monument? 37. After the death of Qin, his empire fell apart. Several years later a new Empire arose called the. 38. A beautiful banner carried in front of the funeral process of, which was then deposited into her tomb, shows both a mastery of weaving silk as well as painting religious imagery.

8 39. What symbols are used to represent heaven? 40. What symbols are used to represent earth? 41. What symbols are used to represent the Underworld?

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