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- Amarna, Egypt
- Limestone
- 1353-1335 BCE
- 18th dynasty
- Akhenaton, Nefertiti, & their 3 daughters
- The sun god , Aton, is giving life to
the royal family
- Akhenaton was monotheistic
- Akhnaton changed how things worked
during his reign
- Shows relation to the sun god |
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- Athens, Greece
- 600 BCE-150 CE
- represents government/democracy
- started off as a market place
- became a place of government during the
Archaic & Classical period
- Stoa was built for conducting business &
political discussions
- citizens didn't vote for a
representative; they participated,
whoever was a great speaker or was
wealthy
- in order to participate in governmental
decision they had to a citizen
- to be a citizen they must be a male
Athenian; Pericles changed the law to
having both parents as Athenians in
order to be a citizen |
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- Athens, Greece
- 447-424 BCE; marble
- to honor & thank the gods for helping
them conquer the Persians
- Parthenon worships the goddess Athena,
goddess of wisdom & military
- original Acropolis was destroyed by the
Persians
- the idea to rebuild Acropolis was
Pericles', he wanted to honor the gods &
acknowledge Athens' power |
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- Flavian Amphitheater
- Rome, Italy
- Imperial Roman; 70-80 CE
- stone & concrete
- used for executing Christians, live
naval battle ships, & other forms of
entertainment
- sand on the ground because it soaked up
the blood
- had aquaducts for the live naval battles
- had a velarium to provide shade for the
people & to keep them out of the rain
- land where Colosseum was built was
burned down by Nero |
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- Otricoli, Italy
- Roman Republic; 75-50 BCE
- marble
- shows true age to show wisdom
- represents wisdom/experience
- a patrician; patricians belong in the
upper class |
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- 460-450 BCE
- to mix water & wine in
- Niobe bragged that she was better than
the goddess Leto because she had more
children
- Leto had her children, Apollo & Artemis,
kill Niobe's 14 children as punishment
- krater was used during parties
- red-figure tech ique was an innovation &
faces showing in a 3/4 view was a new
technique |
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- Dur Sharrukin (modern Iraq)
- 720-705 BCE; Neo-Assyrian
- stood as a guardian; scared off the
king's enemies
- 5 legs to go with the front & side view
- human head = intelligence |
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- Rome, Italy
- Imperial Roman; 118-125 CE
- concrete & stone
- house for more than one god; Romans had
many gods
- dome = Earth, oculus = vault to thw
heavens
- oculus brings light in
- coffers made the ceiling lighter because
it was hallowed out
- hallow vases in the mix of concrete to
lighten the concrete |
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- Saqqara, Egypt
- Old Kingdom, 4th dynasty, 2620-2500 BCE
- painted limestone
- colored the scribe to make it more
lifelike
- intelligence; alert individual even
though they're poor
- society was largely illiterate & the
scribe is a lower figure |
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- Eshnunna, Iraq
- Sumerian; 2700 BCE
- replaces individuals from temples to
pray 24/7
- heights & sizes differ depending on
wealth & status
- symbolizes eternal prayers
- large eyes symbolizes their undivided
attention |
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