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Who is Sir Arthur Evans?
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Archeologist - Inspired by Heinrich Schliemann who discovered the Minoan Culture c. 1900.
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What are the bracket dates for Minoan Art?
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3000 - 1400 BC
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Identify the following work of art: Bull-Leaping Fresco
(Medium, Culture/Style, Bracket Dates) |
Fresco, Minoan, 3000 - 1400 BC
(stylized Minoan figures, highly animated) |
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What are the bracket dates for Mycenaean Art?
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1500 - 1200 BC
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Identify the following work of art: The Lion Gate
(Medium, Culture/Style, Bracket Dates) |
Architecture, Mycenaean, 1500 - 1200 BC
(heraldic animal figures, relieving triangle, post and lintel) |
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Identify the following work of art: Palace at Knossos
(Location, Medium, Culture/Style, Bracket Dates) |
Greek Island of Crete, Architecture, Minoan, 3000 - 1400 BC
(sophisticated w/ running water and sewer systems, structure added on to over period of yrs, stylized bull horns on bldg) |
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What are the Key Concepts of Minoan Culture?
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1. Urbanized, maritime culture, located on many islands
2. Peaceful, traders & merchants 3. Palace may be source for myth of Minotaur 4. Defeated by warrior culture frm Greek mainland |
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What are the Key Concepts for the Mycenaean Culture?
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1. On Greek mainland
2. Militaristic 3. Built massive defensive structures |
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Who is Heinrich Schliemann?
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Archeologist who discovered Troy and Mycenaean Culture based on information in Homer's Iliad in the Late 19th Century.
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