Prehistoric, Mesopotamian and Egyptian Art (copy)

prehistoric

before written history

cave drawings

one of the earliest examples of prehistoric art

paleolithic period

what period were cave drawings made in

stone tools

what tools did paleolithic people use to create cave drawings?

animals

most popular subject of cave drawings

ritualistic ceremonies

what were the cave drawings used for?

megaliths

huge stone structures

stonehenge

most famous example of megaliths

burial ground & observatory

what were some of the uses of stonehenge?

world heritage site

what was the stongehenge declared as by the unesco?

angono rizal

where was the artifact angono petroglyphs discovered?

angono petroglyphs

one of the oldest artifacts in the philippines that was made during neolithic/new stone age

127 stylized depictions of humans and animals

what kind of stone carvings did the angono petroglyphs have?

natural cultural treasure

what was the angono petroglyph declared as by unesco?

egypt, india, china

what countries were mesopotamian citizens found in?

they were near bodies of water, ruled by a monarch, believed in a nature-based religion, and developed impressive artworks

what similarities did the early civilizations have?

sumerians

one of the most dominant groups found in mesopotamia

cuneiform

writing system of the sumerians

ziggurats

what do you call the megaliths that the sumerians built?

ziggurats

structures used as temples to honor different gods

pharaoh

lead ancient egyptians and were believed to be and treated like gods

pyramids

these were used as tombs for pharaohs

food, pieces of jewelery, and other luxuries

what can you find in a pyramid?

great pyramid of giza

largest pyramid

pyramid of khufu / pyramid of cheops

what was the great pyramid of giza also known as?

chamber

where in the pyramid is the pharaoh’s body kept?

polished white limestones

what were pyramids covered with before?

mummification

bodies were preserved through?

sarcophagus

name of the coffin that the mummified body was placed in

life of the pharaoh and stories of the gods & goddesses

what was illustrated in the comic strips inside the interiors of temples & pyramids?

they had to draw the whole human body and used scale to signify importance

what rules did ancient egyptian artists have to follow?

hieroglyphs

writing system of the ancient egyptians

logography

writing system that uses characters that represent words or phrases, and alphabetic, which is a writing system composed of a set of letters

egyptian sculpture

used to safeguard the pharaoh’s body after death

great sphinx

one of the best-known examples of egyptian sculpture

sphinx

mythical creature that has the head of a man and the body of a lion

in giza near the great pyramid

where is the monument of the sphinx found?

limestone

what is the great sphinx carved from?

pharaoh khafra

who does the face of the sphinx represent?

to honor the pharaoh khafra as well as the sun god horus

what was the purpose of the great sphinx?

alexander the great’s conquest

one of the contributing factors of the demise of egyptian civilization