ARS 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Sarpedon, Headache, Classical Architecture
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Homer: greek epic poet authored lliad and odyssey. Lived around 850 bc or close to trojan war. Heinrich schliemann: german archeologist, excavator of homeric troy and mycenaean sites, discovered mask of agamemnon/priams treasure/treasury of minyas/dagger blade with lion. Arthur evans: british archeologist, unearthed great palace at knossos in crete and named civilization minoan after king minos. Tholos tomb: aka beehive tomb, definition- a small round building. Sometimes build into the ground as a mycenaean tomb. Structure is built in a way to resemble a beehive. Black figure: the black-figure pottery (greek, " ,melanomorpha) technique is a style of ancient. Greek poetry painting in which the decoration appears as black silhouttes on a red background. Red figure: red-figure vase painting is one of the most important styles of figural greek vase painting. It developed in athens around 530 bc and remained in use until the late 3rd century bc.
