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Scatter: ancient civilizations and art

cave painting
early art showed man's relationship to spiritual ritual, nature and hunting
egyptian art
emphasized the unknowable mystery of the afterlife
greek art
emphasized the perfection of the human form, human activity
roman art
began to portray actual individuals. Includes, sculpture, frescoe, jewlery and crafts. Incredible architectural, engineering feats.
byzantine art
also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, in Constantinople, now Istanbul, the early church developed Eastern Orthodoxy and iconic Christian images proliferated
summerian art
early art from Mesopotamia (Ancient Iraq) from the mid 6th millennium BC to the early 2nd millennium BC
african art
Varied and complex, discoveries of these, often figurative works, prompted many of the inventions of modern art.
mayan culture
1500 B.C. to 900 A.D. This is the most advanced civilization of the time in the Western Hempishere. Famous for its awe-inspiring temples, pyramids and cities. A complex social and political order.
polytheism
a religion having many gods
monotheism
a religion having one god
asian art
refers to a vast array of cultural works east of Mesopotamia
dark ages
period after the fall of Rome. Much of the knowledge gained by earlier civilizations was lost.

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african artVaried and complex, discoveries of these, often figurative works, prompted many of the inventions of modern art.
asian artrefers to a vast array of cultural works east of Mesopotamia
byzantine artalso known as the Eastern Roman Empire, in Constantinople, now Istanbul, the early church developed Eastern Orthodoxy and iconic Christian images proliferated
cave paintingearly art showed man's relationship to spiritual ritual, nature and hunting
dark agesperiod after the fall of Rome. Much of the knowledge gained by earlier civilizations was lost.
egyptian artemphasized the unknowable mystery of the afterlife
greek artemphasized the perfection of the human form, human activity
mayan culture1500 B.C. to 900 A.D. This is the most advanced civilization of the time in the Western Hempishere. Famous for its awe-inspiring temples, pyramids and cities. A complex social and political order.
monotheisma religion having one god
polytheisma religion having many gods
roman artbegan to portray actual individuals. Includes, sculpture, frescoe, jewlery and crafts. Incredible architectural, engineering feats.
summerian artearly art from Mesopotamia (Ancient Iraq) from the mid 6th millennium BC to the early 2nd millennium BC
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