Classics 10 Midterm

This image shows a Cycladic Harp-Player with a repeated stylized figure that we see from the Cycladic Islands around Crete from around 2700-2300BCE. The significance of this image is that it leads us to think that the Minoans were a non-warlike culture, peaceful, nature-loving, and musicians.

This image shows the The Franchti Cave from the Paeolithic and Neolithic communities. This image is significant because it provides evidence of pottery and trade.

This image shows pottery from Neolithic Dimini and it shows a unique spiral and geometric patterns. This image is significant because the patterns helps historians to date and shows the process of ideas and their way of thinking. The image also shows a type of town with a unique type of architecture that leads us to think about hierarchies within Neolithic culture.

This image shows Early Helladic Cemetary at Tepsi with a centralized cemetery structure organized by stones. This image is significant because we see signs of community organization and identity, grave goods, and prestigue of the past.

This image is the Rekhmire Tomb from Egypt 1400BCE and it shows a painting with people giving offerings and submission to the Egyptian King. This image is significant because it gives us more information on Egyptian hieroglyphics.

This image shows a Cycladic figuring, that differs from Naxos