Comparative Literature and Culture 1020 Quiz: Greek Art and Architecture
18 Apr 2016
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Minoan palaces (2300-1450) *** 1650 theran eruption. Mycenaean palaces (1700-1200: bronze age collapse. Mythical king of the island of crete king minos (story of the. Minotaur: excavator of knosses found the city in the late 1900s and assumed king minos lived here, so we call them minoans (we have no idea what their real name was) Thursday, september 24, 2015: technologically advanced works of art, no gold on crete, all gold and ivory were traded in from other countries. Neopalatial: naturalist art, animals, wildlife, plant life, vegetation, akrotiri, thera (santorini) island exploded around 1630bce. Entire architecture preserved, left exactly the way it was when the volcano erupted (pompeii situation) The mycenaeans: we name them after the city of mycenae (again, no idea what they called themselves, located on the greek mainland and some colonies nearby, late helladic i/ii. Mycenaeans depicted a lot of battle scenes in their art, especially on their weapons.
