Exam 4: Art of the Ancient Aegean

The stones used in the citadel of Mycenae are so massive that they are called __________.

About 3,500 years ago, the city of __________, now called Santorini, was destroyed by a volcanic eruption.

Scholars believe the Bull Leaping mural from the palace of Knossos on Crete represents _____________.

In the city of Mycenae, there was a large audience hall called a __________, or great room.

Sir Arthur Evans named the Minoan civilization after the legend of __________, whose half-man, half-bull son was said to live in a maze below the palace.

What types of materials were traded during the Aegean Bronze Age?

A __________ is a large bowl for mixing water and wine.

Why are Minoan metalwork and ceramics techniques so sophisticated?

What continuity exists in the art and architecture from the Old Palace period to the New Palace period?

Depictions of sea life decorating works like Octopus Flask characterize the __________in Minoan pottery.

Trace the development of the Aegean world from the Cyclades Islands to Crete and then to the Greek mainland.

Famed for its thin walls and use of color, the ceramic work called __________was named after the cave on Mount Ida where it was first discovered.

Which of the following is characteristic of Kamares ware?

Mycenaean tholos tombs are popularly called ______tombs because of their rounded, conical shape.

The column and entablature on the Lion Gate most likely _____________.

Cycladic sculptors created marble statues of nude women that ALL ______________

The beautiful Harvester Rhyton may have been covered with _________.

Aegean artists created exquisite luxury goods from imported _________.

How did the Mycenaean tomb develop from the shaft grave to the tholos tomb?

What makes Minoan wall painting an eloquent art form?