Test 1, Aegean Bronze Age, AS Classical Art & Archaeology

Fresco

a wall painting made by rapid application of colors to plaster while still damp

Redistributive Economy

System where palace centers collected agricultural goods and redistributed them to the population; typical of Minoan palaces.

labyrinth

a complex maze-like structure, often associated with the mythological minotaur, and layout of the Minoan Palace at Knossos

citadel

a fortified, high-ground palace complex (on acropolis) -The city's defense center and hub of administrative life

Lintel

Horizontal stone beam spanning an opening, often above a doorway.

Troy

Archaeological site in northwestern Anatolia, linked with the Iliad and Mycenaean trade or warfare. Famous for trojan war

Cyclopean masonry

Monumental stone construction using massive, irregular boulders, thought to have been built by “Cyclopes.”

corbeling 

Technique in which stones are laid progressively inward to form an arch or dome.

Iliad

Epic poem by Homer recounting the Trojan War (focused on final stage)Ho; reflects Mycenaean heroism and social hierarchy.

Homer

Ancient Greek poet credited with composing the Iliad and Odyssey, reflecting distant memories of Mycenaean culture.

Tholos tomb

Beehive-shaped burial chamber built into a hillside using corbeling technique.

Fresco Example

Bull Jumping Fresco; Knossos Palace

Tholos Tomb Example

Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae

Homer Example

Iliad (references to Troy and Mycenaean heroes)

Redistributive economy Example

Palace of Knossos

Lintel Example

Lion Gate, Mycenae

Iliad Example

Mask of Agamemnon (linked to Homeric kingship)

Labyrinth Example

Palace of Knossos

Corbeling Example

Treasury of Atreus

Citadel Example

Citadel of Mycenae

Cyclopean masonry Example

Lion Gate, Mycenae

Troy Example

Heinrich Schliemann’s excavations