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Prehistoric and Antiquity Flashcards

Lecture 1 (1/31)

1
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BCE

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Before the Common Era

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CE

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Common Era

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BC

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Before Christ

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4
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AD

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Anno Domini (“In the year of our Lord” in Latin)

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5
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Found spaces / nature made

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caves

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6
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Oldest painting dates back to

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35,000 years ago

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7
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Famous Cave system discovered

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Southwestern France - Lascaux

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8
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When were the Lascaux Caves discovered?

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1940

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9
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When did the Lascaux Caves date back to?

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15,000 BCE

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10
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Who were Funerary Steles done for?

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People of wealth or importance

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11
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How do we know what old interiors look like when wood and textiles didn’t survive?

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Stone art tablets with carvings

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12
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What age does The Ancient Kingdom of Phrygia belong to?

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The Bronze Age

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13
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Who was the first foreigner to dedicate an offering, a throne at the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi

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Midas

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14
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One of the earliest urban developments in the world

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Catalhoyuk, Turkey

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15
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Catalhoyuk, Turkey - Neolithic Site

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7,400 BC

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16
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Why is Catalhoyuk, Turkey on a sloped site?

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Houses started on flat site
Interiors were white washed and over time blacked by hearth
Repeatedly re-white washed causing the interiors to shrink
Would half demolish homes and rebuild larger homes above when too small
Causing the hill to form

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17
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There were no streets in Catalhoyuk, Turkey. How did they enter homes?

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Entrance from above the home

18
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What religious significance was in Catalhoyuk, Turkey homes?

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Would bury loved ones within the home
Bull skulls placed in home for religious significance

19
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What type of lifestyle did the people of Catalhoyuk, Turkey live and how do we know?

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Hunter Gatherers displayed in paintings

20
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What is the possible meaning for the 3 meter long painting found in Catalhoyuk, Turkey?

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Mellaart argued that this was a town plan and a volcano for some kind of a religious ritual

21
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Dolmens (Portal or megalithic tomb)

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2 or more upright stones and on horizontal stone

22
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Stonehenge and Salisbury Plain (Britain) use?

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Rituals connected with observation of astronomical movements

23
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Stonehenge timeline

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2750-1500 BC

24
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Why are roofs throughout history always an issue until advanced materials and construction methods?

A

Taller ceiling height = thicker walls = smaller spaces
Light has trouble getting through thick wall openings
Larger rooms aren’t possible until more materials

25
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Oldest build human shelter found in?

A

Terra Amata (Southern France)

26
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How old are the homes in Terra Amata (Southern France)?

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Believed to be 400,000 years old

27
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What were the Terra Amata (Southern France) building materials

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Hut made from tree branches

28
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“Primitive” shelters basics

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Generally quite small
Almost invariably circular
Use of local materials available
Use of materials with short lifespan

29
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Key inventions after permanent settlements?

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Controlled use of fire
Use of language
Development of agriculture

30
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Why did people settle?

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To remain close to harvest the crops
To exchange goods

31
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Sumerians dates?

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(3500-1800 BC)

32
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Sumerians government?

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Monarchy

33
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Sumerian structure?

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Ziggurat

34
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Ancient Egypt skills

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Great knowledge and skill in geometry and proportion evidenced in their monumental architecture

35
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Tomb of Pa-Schedu

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Thebes - 1,500 BC

36
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Wooden Drawing board with a figure of Thutmose III

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1450 BC

37
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Egyptian Interiors

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Axial Planning and Sequencing of spaces

38
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Skiomorphosis

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a design feature which no longer has any function but served some purpose in earlier periods

39
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Use of joinery

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mortise and tenon, miter, and dovetail

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Use of bas relief (low relief)

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surface is carved away to reveal an image

41
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Applied polychromy

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painted surfaces

42
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Incised ornament

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cut in or engraved ornamentation

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