AP Chapter 4 Questions: Aegean Mrs. Cook

Key Terms: • Linear A/Linear B • labyrinth, citadel, cyclopean masonry, megaron, relieving triangle, post and lintel, corbelled arch, tholos, dome, dromos • true/wet , , faience, chryselephantine , sculpture, , repoussé

Ideas/Concepts: 1. What are the basic differences between the cultures of (Minoan) and mainland Mycenaean 2. Compare and contrast Minoan and Mycenaean architecture (i.e. Palace of and the Citadel of Mycenaea.) 3. Why did the Mycenaean culture appropriate Minoan artifacts/images? 4. What is the role of women in religion/as goddess in Minoan culture? 5. How is abstraction/stylization used in and Karmares ? 6. What accounts for the difference in appearance (and content) of (esp. ) in contrast to other ancient cultures (esp. the Egyptians)?

Exercises for Study: 1. Enter the approximate dates for these periods: Early Cycladic: Minoan art: Mycenaean art: 2. Summarize the significant historical events and artistic developments of the prehistoric Aegean.

3. Compare and contrast the following pairs of artworks, using the points of comparison as a guide.

A. Lion Gate, , Greece, ca. 1300‐1250 BCE (Fig. 4‐19); Harvesters Vase, from (Crete), Greece, ca. 1500‐1450 BCE (Fig. 4‐14); o Periods o Medium, materials & techniques o Subjects o Stylistic features & composition o Function B. of a woman, from (), Greece, ca. 2600‐2300 BCE (Fig. 4‐2); Female head, from Mycenae, Greece, ca. 1300‐1250 BCE o Periods o Medium, materials & techniques o Scale o Subjects o Stylistic features & composition o Probable function C. Marine Style octopus flask, from Palaikastro (Crete), Greece, ca. 1450 BCE (Fig 4‐11); Warrior Vase (krater), from Mycenae, Greece, ca. 1200 BCE (Fig. 4‐26) o Periods o Medium & materials o Subjects o Stylistic features & composition