What You’ll Learn To Do: Examine Ancient Aegean art and its impact on art history.

In Chapter 4 we will examine Ancient Aegean art. We will look at how this art contributed to the larger development of Western art. It is imperative to understand Ancient Aegean art in order to see how it impacted later artistic developments.

Learning Activities

The learning activities for this module include:

• Review: Key Learning Items

Ancient Aegean Overviews

• Read: An introduction to the Ancient Aegean

Cycladic Art

• Read: Introduction to Cycladic Art
• Read: Cycladic Sculpture and watch “Harp Player” within the segment
• Watch: Cycladic Frescoes
• Read: The Great Pyramids of Giza
• Read: Pyramid of Khufu
• Read: Pyramid of Khafre and the Great Sphinx
• Read: Pyramid of Menkaure

Minoan Art

• Read: Introduction to Minoan Art
• Read: Minoan Architecture
• Read: Minoan Painting
• Read: Minoan Painting
• Read: Minoan Sculpture

Mycenaean Art

• Read: Introduction to Mycenaean Art
• Watch and Read: Mycenaean Architecture: The “Palace” and Grave Circle A
• Watch: The Lion Gate
• Watch: The Treasury of Atreus
• Watch and Read: Metallurgy: The Mask of Agamemnon
• Read: Mycenaean Ceramics

Extra Review

• Review: External Resources