This document provides an overview of ancient art history from the 7th week, covering the Aegean, Minoan, and Mycenaean civilizations. It discusses the architecture of Mycenaean sites like Knossos, Tiryns, and Pylos. It also mentions important figures like Heinrich Schliemann and his discoveries at sites like Troy and Mycenae. Finally, it outlines the development of Greek vase painting styles from the Geometric period through the Archaic period, including black figure and red figure techniques as well as Dipylon vases from Athens.

1. Ancient Art History Survey, Week 7
Aegean, Cyclades (Cycladic), Crete, Minoans (King Minos), fresco, Knossos, Linear
A/B, Minotaur, Labyrinth (labrys), hermeneutics, Arthur Evans, pithos, Thera (Santorini),
bull leaping, rhyton, 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, Dipylon vases/Dipylon
Cemetery (Athens), Orientalizing Period, Exekias, Kleitias, Ergotimos, Black Figure/Red
Figure/White Ground Vase Painting, kore, Archaic Period, archaic smile, kouros, Persian
Wars, Delian League
Possible essay questions:
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?
Discuss the painting process for Black and Red Figure vases. What were Dipylon vases,
and how were their shapes gender-specific?
Images from text:
Cycladic Harp Player, Idol, c.2500 BC, pages 68, 69
Bull-leaping (Toreador) fresco, c.1400 BC, page 72
Lion Gate, c.1300 BC, page 78
Funerary Mask (Agamemnon?), c.1600 BC (?), page 80
Dipylon Vase (geometric krater), c.740 BC, p. 88
Achilles and Ajax by Exekias, c.530 BC, p. 101