HIST - Aegean Flashcards
1
Q
stone and bronze age civilizations that arose and flourished in the area of the _________ Sea
A
Aegean Period (3,000 - 1,200 BC)
2
Q
examples of art are marble sculptures (eidolon) mostly found lying down in the gravel
A
Cycladic Art
3
Q
examples of art are pillow capitals, the Palace of Knossos - a palace of stone and wood for the King, vase paintings with sea motifs
A
Minoan Art
4
Q
a Mycenean funerary gold mask found in tomb V of the royal circle at the Acropolis of Mycenae
A
Mask of Agamemnon
5
Q
the Mycenean ruins are a fortress on a hill that is entered through the _____________
A
Lion’s Gate
6
Q
a term used to describe a type of megalithic architecture entailing the working of unusually large blocks of stone
A
Cyclopean Masonry
7
Q
a prehistoric throne room; aka “big room”
A
Megaron
