CL
17A - Introduction to Greek Archaeology
REVIEW SHEET FOR EXAM 2
General comments:
You will need to
bring a "blue or green book" exam booklet!
The test will consist of three parts:
1. Slide Identifications: images shown alone or in pairs with specific
questions on identifying characteristics and/or how they relate to
the culture or chronological period.
2. Short answers including term or word list identifications
(2-3 sentences - who/what/where/when and especially WHY) and
recognition
of specific names, sites and styles - both fill in the blank and
matching.
3. Essay. You will be given a selection of three
questions/topics from
which you will choose one to answer. The topics will require you to
discuss a range of periods, materials and especially cultures/regions, often in
comparison or contrast. You will be asked about the evidence for
archaeological reconstruction and will be expected to describe
developments over time and across cultures/regions. 3-5 "blue book" pages is
the suggested length. Be certain to draw from your readings and class
notes.
Remember to cite specific examples whenever possible!
Dates:
You should be able to give a date
range or period for important events, sites, developments, and arifacts
(especially pottery styles) for which
the dates are provided on the word lists or in your textbook. Many buildings and individual objects from the Geometric period onwards have fairly specific dates or date ranges that you should know.
Mycenaean
- LH III: palaces: key sites Pylos, Tiryns, Mycenae; megaron unit the central part; fortifications and organization and function of citadels
- kingdom administration--Linear B tablets, excavation, survey all reveal something
- pottery styles and their importance for chronology
- wall painting and minor arts--location, themes, technology
- evidence of religion--iconography, archaeological remains,
figurines, Linear B texts
- signs of trouble c. 1250--wall-building; unexplained
disasters c. 1200 B.C.
trouble for Egyptians, Hittites, etc. at same time; postpalatial lows
and highs; what is lost with the end of the palaces?
Dark Ages/Iron Age:
- dark for us, but dark for them? Lefkandi the exception
(burials in the Toumba building)
- Know the period divisions (Period of Decline, Isolation,
etc) and their characteristic traits (haves and have nots)
- Protogeometric vase style and the innovations that created
it; know the vase shapes and the most common function/s
- architectural developments
Geometric-Archaic periods:
- cultural history
8th century renaissance; population growth and prosperity; expansion of
religion and sanctuaries
colonies; writing rediscovered (from Phoenicians); rise of polis;
burial scenes and mythology beginning to appear in Geometric
vase-painting; Vase painting and chronological
periods; function in home and burial
- religion -- know the elements and characteristics of Greek religion, how and where it was practiced, and what evidence we have; be able to describe the rise of sanctuaries, their function/s, and importance at a local, regional, and a panhellenic level
- 7th century--orientalizing influence begins--in vase
painting, textiles, sculpture etc., vases pick themes from Greek
mythology; socio-political changes
- 6th century orientalizing motifs continue in vases, Ionic
temples, but Greek forms become standardized; tyrants and patrons;
ostracism
- c. 500, change in all areas
- c. 510 Athens throws off tyranny and settles for
democracy
- c. 500 Persians threaten Greeks in Asia Minor; Greek
revolt is put down by 494, but Persians vow to pay Greeks back
- 490 B.C. they invade; Athenians beat them in battle
at Marathon
- vase-painting
- geometric designs; silhouette figures c. 750;
narrative art by 700; Athenian styles and influences
- 720 Proto-Corinthian and Corinthian styles--typical
shapes, motives, and technique; chronological and economic importance
- 700 Proto-Attic vases show mythological scenes;
technique
- sculpture
- Daedalic style; uses and contexts of sculpture
- 600-500 kouros (male) and kore (female) statues
gradually become more 'lifelike'; know differences between Doric and
Ionic types
- c. 480 Aegina temple sculpture and Kritios Boy show
transition from Archaic to Early Classical Period (Severe style)
- where is sculpture used in its various form and why?
- architecture
- 7thc. architecture - monumental; elements of a
sanctuary; decorative elements and their development
- Archaic public works; stone temples; architectural
sculpture
- be able to identify and describe a Doric temple and an
Ionic temple, and give examples
- Know the important characteristics and be able to
identify Archaic Temples and their decoration. Know what deities they
belong to. Be ready to cite examples of architecture and sculpture that
are 'sign-posts' for stylistic dating esp. in other media, ie. Siphnian
Treasury.
Review the material in your lecture notes, word lists, the
readings and the images in the textbook!
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