poetry and music. Crete was the centre of Europe’s first advanced civilisation‚ the Minoan . This civilization wrote in the undeciphered script known as Linear A. Early Cretan history is replete with legends such as those of King Minos‚ Theseus and the Minotaur‚ passed on orally via poets such as Homer. Their commercial contact with ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia undeniably influenced their own culture‚ and the Minoan
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PAINTING Painting – is among the fine arts‚ which creates meaningful effects‚ depicting different intrinsic human values‚ by the use of clustered imagination of lines and color. Painting is placed on a flat surfaced by the use of pigments. Painting expresses the artist’s perceptions and feelings on a particular selected subject. Usually‚ the artist’s selection of a subject comes from the understanding and interpretation of his feelings and emotions. Some artist may love country scenes‚ like landscape
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It has been widely accepted that the Minoans participated in ritual actions‚ as it was such a huge part of the Minoan religion. Details of these ritual actions can often be found in iconography. Rutkowski (1986: 81). It has been argued that a lot‚ if not all the iconography that represents peak sanctuaries has been found only in Minoan palaces. Therefore‚ suggesting that there is a link between palaces and peak sanctuaries. Peatfield (1984: 89-90). From this iconography as well as some literary evidence
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behind Catholicism and tell stories of Christ’s life and passion. Paintings was exclusively for the churches and for religious purposes. Occassionally used for propaganda. Tagalog painters Jose Loden‚ Tomas Nazario and Miguel delos Reyes‚ did the first still life paintings in the country. They were commissioned in 1786 by a Spanish botanist to paint the flora and fauna in the country. The earliest known historical paintings in the Philippines was a mural at the Palacio Real in Intramuros entitle
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Religion was very important in the Minoan civilization. There were countless activities and artistic products that revolved around a religious cult. There were many objects that were sacred to the Minoans especially natural objects‚ animals‚ and weapons (Glotz‚ Gustave). One object that was sacred to the Minoans was unhewn blocks of stone‚ especially ones from mountaintops‚ they were believed to be inhabited by spirits (Glotz). Another sacred object was the double axe. In the earliest time stone
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found on the islands; which consisted of copper‚ gold‚ silver and marble were known as some of the finest in the world. “Aegean civilization of the Grecian islands was comprised of three different cultures: the Cycladic‚ the Minoan‚ and the Mycenaean. The Cycladic‚ Minoan and Mycenaean cultures are all highly unique; their work ranges from triangular‚ almost abstract depictions of form‚ to breezy depictions of nature‚ to sturdy architectural innovations for their citadels.” (WordPress) The Cycladics
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Approximately 3500 years before present‚ two sister civilizations grew tremendously due to the increase in complexity that the first cities gave. Out of the prosperous Mesopotamian and early Egyptian region‚ they slowly began to differ in their social‚ political‚ and religious practices as they grew larger. These two civilizations laid down the foundation of democracy we use to this day‚ such as the use of class systems. Their main differences include how they utilized their proximity to rivers‚
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Both Sumerian and Egyptian myths involve life stemming from a “watery abyss” or “Primal sea”. A constant threat of retribution and a traumatic water experienced incorporated into this.All of the elements(water‚ air‚etc) were separate deities. Humans were “Created” by the original “Sun” god. There is a creator and a destroyer. There is also a mediator. The differences stem around the reasons the “gods” became angry with the humans or justification for the flood. The forms that the deity show themselves
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Discuss the design and function of the Minoan palaces with emphasis on the palace of Knossos. The design and function of the Minoan palaces found throughout Crete enable modern day archaeologists to help determine possibilities of what life was like and how the civilization was portrayed as a group and society. What is known about Minoan palaces is based purely on what we know as archaeological findings and here say from various archaeologists throughout more recent years. From what little information
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When one thinks of a Pyramid‚ they most likely have one of the Egyptian or Mayan Pyramids in mind. They are both pyramids‚ but there are some similarities and differences to consider when thinking of them. The age‚ purpose‚ and size can shed some light on these structures. With only copper‚ stone‚ and wooden tools‚ people created what was thought to be impossible It is amazing that buildings as old as these lasted this long. According to Source 1‚ “Each was made by and for a different pharaoh:
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