Humanities

Humanities

1. EGYPT

   • Palette of Narmer
     • depicts the unification of upper and lower egypt.
     • bulls = strength
     • dying people + submission but deaths are respected
     • so popular he was thought to be a god
     • predynastic
     • hawk = Hora, sky god, approval. debraining enemies.
     • Blueprint for all future Egyptian art
   • Akhenaten
     • new kingdom
     • art is relaxed not idealized
     • armana period
     • focused on new religion rather than the needs of egypt
     • all changes destroyed after death
     • died mysteriously
     • demanded everyone other than family to bow
     • Highly unpopular
   • Armana Period
     • first monotheistic religion
     • bricks invented
     • weakened egypt due to akhenatens lack of interest
     • relaxed art style (dad bod) (family portrait)
       • realism over idealism
     • capital moved to thebes

2. Ancient Near East

   • Lamassu
     • ancient assyrians
     • spiritual guradians of city

3. Minoans

   • Cycladic Figures
     • pre-greece
     • highly stylized
     • males= dark
     • females = light
     • varying sizes
   • Architecture
     • Palace of Minos
       • 3 stories
       • limestone blocks
       • red orange columns, tapered at bottom, mushroomed at top
       • plumbing
   • Paintings
     • mainly frescos
     • depict life at the time
     • woman = light
     • men = dark
     • composition farm ( 3 quarters unnatural turn )
     • emotions shown

4. Myceneans

   • Architecture
     • Citadel at Mycenae
     • Lion's Gate