1. ANCIENT ART HISTORY: Survey of Western Art I, Week 4
Next Week: In second half of class we will review for the Midterm Exam..
Names and terms: Mesopotamia (Ancient Near East), Sumer, ziggurat, cella, votive
figures, Ur, Akkad, Nanna (Sin), stele, Lullubi people, Zagros Mountains, Babylon, Code
of Hammurabi, cuneiform/hieroglyphs, Lagash, Gudea, Assyrians, citadel, Khorsabad
lamassu, lion hunting, Aegean, Cyclades (Cycladic), Crete, Minoans (King Minos),
Knossos, Labyrinth (labrys), Mycenae (Mycenaeans), Pylos, Tiryns, Heinrich
Schliemann, Homer/Odyssey, Troy, Agamemnon (Death Mask), cyclopean masonry,
corbelling, relieving triangle ("Lion Gate"), megaron, grave circles, tholos (beehive)
tombs, Treasury of Atrius, Greece, Geometric Period, amphora, krater, kylix
Possible essay questions:
--What is cuneiform and what is a stele? Who was Hammurabi and what was his
“Code”—what were some of the things listed?
--What are some characteristic elements of Mycenaean architecture? Who was Heinrich
Schliemann? What were some of his important discoveries, and why is he considered a
controversial figure in the history or archeology?
Images:
Tell Asmar figures, c.2700 BC
Stele of Naram Sin, c.2270 BC
Code of Hammurabi, c.1760 BC
Cycladic Idols, c.2500 BC
Palace of Knossos, c.1500 BC
Lion Gate (Mycenae), c.1250 BC