Learning about the history of art through chapters 4 to 7 has opened my mind to a better understanding of cultural arts. It can be expressed through many different cultures around the world. I have not only learned that the idea of art had started out in prehistoric Western Europe, but also started to spread out in different parts of the world like, Mesopotamia, Jericho, Ur, Babylon, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, and many other regions around the globe. Each place went through different eras, periods, or dynasties as the history of the arts was expanding. Indeed, I will write about the Ancient Near East, Ancient Egypt, the Aegean, and the Art of Ancient Greece. In fact, each region has their own individual history in artwork. In this journal, my interests about each chapter will be expressing about what I have learned this week.
In chapter four, I was intrigued to know that the Neolithic Era was the time where its culture had developed 4,000 years earlier in the Near East. During that time, nomadic hunting and gathering had changed to animal gathering …show more content…
However, there cultures are coincided with the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms of ancient Egypt. As I read the section about the Minoan civilization, I noticed that their religious beliefs were little to know about. Although, images of priests and priestess, of bulls, double axes, trees, columns, and outdoor shrines had occurred in scenes of religious ceremonies. For example, a small statue of the so- called Snake goddess was found or made in Crete. This piece of Minoan art is a goddess or priestess holding snakes. Furthermore, Minoan pottery was another form of art that was created. They were decorated with energetic designs. Some of the pottery they made, for example, was the Spouted jar and the Octopus Vase. They are both located at the Archaeologist Museum in Crete, Greece for
In chapter four, I was intrigued to know that the Neolithic Era was the time where its culture had developed 4,000 years earlier in the Near East. During that time, nomadic hunting and gathering had changed to animal gathering …show more content…
However, there cultures are coincided with the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms of ancient Egypt. As I read the section about the Minoan civilization, I noticed that their religious beliefs were little to know about. Although, images of priests and priestess, of bulls, double axes, trees, columns, and outdoor shrines had occurred in scenes of religious ceremonies. For example, a small statue of the so- called Snake goddess was found or made in Crete. This piece of Minoan art is a goddess or priestess holding snakes. Furthermore, Minoan pottery was another form of art that was created. They were decorated with energetic designs. Some of the pottery they made, for example, was the Spouted jar and the Octopus Vase. They are both located at the Archaeologist Museum in Crete, Greece for