Connections visual review_art_architecture_writing
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This document provides images and brief descriptions related to notable works of art, architecture, and literature from different time periods and locations. It includes slides on Stonehenge, the Parthenon, the Colosseum, the Pantheon, Hagia Sophia, the Dome of the Rock, works by Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Erasmus, Sir Thomas More, Gutenberg, and Petrarch. Additional slides provide context on Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Phoenicians. The document is intended to highlight connections between these topics and provide key information about the locations, time periods, rulers, religions, and cultures represented in each work.
Connections visual review_art_architecture_writing
- 1. Visual Review of Art & Architecture & Writing Targeted WHI SOL 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13 L Gibson WWHS Portsmouth Va 2013
- 2. DIRECTIONS • What connections can you make between the images on each slide? • What do you know about the art, architecture, location, writing, or related information shown here? • Some possible answers follow each image slide. They are not inclusive but list the key points you should know!
- 4. Stonehenge • England • Begun Neolithic Era • Completed Bronze Age • Archaeologists use carbon dating to analyze settlements & remains like this
- 6. Parthenon • Athens on Balkan Peninsula • Greek city-state • Leader Pericles rebuilt after Persian War • Worshipped – Athena here • Other Gods/Goddesses- Zeus, Hera, Apollo, Athena, Aphrodite, Ar temis • Sculptor: Phidias • Doric column
- 8. Colosseum •Rome on Italian Peninsula •1st Emperor Augustus •Gladiators and festivals •Used arches
- 10. Pantheon • Rome on Italian Peninsula • 1st Emperor Augustus • Worshipped – Jupiter, Juno, Apollo, Minvera , Venus, Diana • Roman Empire
- 12. Hagia Sophia • Constantinople • Emperor Justinian • Christian Church • Split/schism in 1054 – • Roman Catholic vs. Orthodox • Byzantine Empire
- 14. Dome of the Rock •Jerusalem •Muslim Mosque •Islamic Empire
- 16. Da Vinci •Mona Lisa •Last Supper •Italian Renaissance
- 18. Michelangelo •David •Sistine Chapel, Ceiling •Italian Renaissance
- 20. Machiavelli • Wrote The Prince • About- Absolute Power of Ruler • “Do good if possible, evil if necessary” • “The ends justify the means” • ItalianRenaissance
- 22. Erasmus •1611 •Wrote Praise of Folly • About- Church Corruption & Usury •Northern Europe Renaissance
- 24. Sir Thomas More •1616 •Utopia • “Perfect place”- no war or crime •Northern Europe Renaissance
- 26. Gutenberg • Moveable Type Printing Press • Replaced copying by hand • 1st Book Printed-Bible • Spread/Disseminate Ideas • Northern Europe Renaissance - Germany
- 28. Petrarch •Wrote Sonnets •Father of Humanism – celebrates the individual & worldy matters •Northern Europe Renaissance
- 30. Mesopotamia • Between Tigris & Euphrates Rivers • Located inside Fertile Crescent • Ruler: Hammurabi and his Code of Law • Writing Cuneiform
- 32. Egypt •Northern Africa •Nile River •Hereditary Ruler: Pharaoh •Writing Hieroglyphics •Nubia further south of Egypt
- 34. Phoenicians •Mediterranean Coast •Sea faring people; traders •Writing - alphabet
- 35. Florence, Venice, and Genoa were: A. Italian city states who became banking centers during the Renaissance period B. In the southern part of present day Italy C. Were the capitals of Italy during the Renaissance period Florence Genoa Venice