Greece: The Bronze Age – Society in Minoan Crete Everyday Life (1) By Emily Gold Entertainment and leisure activities: Acrobatics was used in most leisure activities that the Minoan people used to keep themselves entertained‚ as running and leaping supplied to success in warfare ad hunting. Bull-leaping was the most famed and controversial of all Minoan sports‚ this sport consists of an athlete who would sprint head-long at a charging bull‚ grab the bulls horns and jump onto its back‚ then the athlete
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styles of Minoan painting versus Egyptian painting can be compared through the techniques and materials used‚ as well as the subjects portrayed. Techniques used Egyptian techniques Style of paintings Reason for paintings (religious‚ storytelling‚ etc.) Planning of murals Cultural influence Minoan techniques Style of paintings Reason for paintings Cultural influence Materials Egyptian materials "Canvas" used Colors used Brushes How pigments were made Minoan materials
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cone shaped or with an arched roof‚ in front of it there is entrance passage and the plural of this ancient Greek word is tholoi. Tholos started to be built and used by the Minoan period which was located in Crete‚ and then used and developed by the Mycenaean period which located in Peloponnese‚ and both are in Greece. In the Minoan period which was from 2‚700 BC to 1‚450 BC. They were a peaceful people so they were not concerned about building walls around their citadels and they were perfect in architecture
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Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations were very sophisticated and artistic in many ways. Both of this civilizations had very much in common as they both develop a style of writing‚ made art‚ build buildings‚ trade‚ had similar military‚ and had agriculture growth because of the weather. This explains a lot about these two societies meaning that even though their beliefs and most of their lifestyle was different‚ they lived good (most of the people). Their geography also shows that they were close to
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the visual aspects of art and architecture‚ line‚ shape‚ color‚ light‚ texture‚ space‚ math‚ volume‚ and composition. Style – the combination of form and composition that makes a work distinctive. Content – includes subject matter or meaning and a work of art. School of artists – a group of artist usually working at the same time and sharing similar style influences and ideas Iconography – identify and studying and subject matter and conventional symbols and works of arts. Representational –
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Minoan Harvester’s vase VS Mycenaean Warrior’s vase The Harvest Vase‚ Hanga Triada‚ Crete‚ New palace Period‚ c. 1950- 1450 BCE steatite diameter 4 ½” the lower half is missing so it was reconstructed. It was carved of steatite witch is a brown and greenish soapstone. The Minoan Harvest vase is egg shaped known as a rython it was believed to be used for pouring liquid. It is decorated with 27 men with individual characteristics. The figures overlap as they appear to move forward
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CLAS 133A‚ Greek Art December 6‚ 2006 Ancient Crete: The Double-Axe and Minoan Linear A MFA object # 58.1009 Votive Double Axe Late Minoan I A‚ about 1550-1500 B.C.E From the Arkalochori Cave on Crete Gold When Heinrich Schliemann with his literal belief in Homer discovered Hissarlik (his Troy) and Mycenae‚ he opened up a whole new idea in classical archaeology- that of myths being reality. Before his discoveries‚ the earliest recorded date in Greek history was the 778 B.C.E- the
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Year 12 – Ancient History Minoan Research Task Minoan Bull-leaper Statue The Minoan Bull leaper is a bronze statue of a bull and leaper‚ the statue is currently housed in the British Museum. The statue is made from bronze‚ which is an alloy of copper and tin. It contains about 96% copper and 1.5% tin‚ with about 1% zinc. The statue measures 15.5cm in length‚ 11.4cm in height and 4.7cm in width. Although bull leaping certainly took place in Crete during the time that the statue was created
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Art is a diverse range of human activities and the products of those activities; this article focuses primarily on the visual arts‚ which includes the creation of images or objects in fields including painting‚ sculpture‚ printmaking‚ photography‚ and other visual media. Architecture is often included as one of the visual arts; however‚ like the decorative arts‚ it involves the creation of objects where the practical considerations of use are essential—in a way that they are usually not for a painting
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What is considered art has been a controversial question for many years in history and today. There are various forms and types of art. Because art is very complex and diverse‚ it is viewed and conceptualized in many different ways. Nancy G. Heller states even though a type of artwork is hard to understand‚ it’s considered art‚ and artwork that people don’t understand shouldn’t be disregarded from other types of art. She feels as though people shouldn’t be intimidated by artwork that’s hard to understand
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