Chapter 4 Study Guide

Prehistoric Aegean

Cycladic*

●      Keros Musician, c. 2600-2300 BCE

Minoan*

●      Palace of Knossos, c. 1700-1370 BCE

●      Bull-Leaping Fresco, c. 1400-1370 BCE

●      Snake Goddess, c. 1600 BC

Mycenaean*

●      Lion Gate, Mycenae, c. 1300-1250 BCE

●      Treasury of Atreus, c. 1300-1250 BCE

●      Funerary Mask (‘Death Mask of Agamenmon’), c. 1600-1500 BCE

*(Must identify name of specific culture on quizzes and tests, not simply ‘Prehistoric Aegean’)

1. Where did each of the three unique cultures of Prehistoric Greece flourish?

2. Which features of the Palace of Knossos likely gave rise to the legend of King Minos and the Minotaur? (list 2)

3. In Minoan painting, how are men and women most easily distinguished?

4. Unlike the Egyptians, who painted in fresco secco, the Minoans painted their walls using a ‘true fresco’ method. Explain what this means and list one benefit and one drawback of true fresco.

5. What is particularly significant about the depiction of the human figure on the Harvesters Vase?

6. Explain Cyclopean Masonry. What does it mean and how did the term come about?

7. What is the largest sculpture from the Prehistoric Aegean?