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- 1. Ancient Art History Survey, Week 7 Aegean, Cyclades (Cycladic), Crete, Minoans (King Minos), fresco, Knossos, Linear A/B, Minotaur, Labyrinth (labrys), hermeneutics, Arthur Evans, pithos, Thera (Santorini), bull leaping, rhyton, Mycenae (Mycenaeans), Pylos, Tiryns, Heinrich Schliemann, Homer/Odyssey, Troy, Agamemnon (Death Mask), cyclopean masonry, corbelling, relieving triangle ("Lion Gate"), megaron, grave circles, tholos (beehive) tombs, Treasury of Atrius, Greece, Geometric Period, amphora, krater, kylix, Dipylon vases/Dipylon Cemetery (Athens), Orientalizing Period, Exekias, Kleitias, Ergotimos, Black Figure/Red Figure/White Ground Vase Painting, kore, Archaic Period, archaic smile, kouros, Persian Wars, Delian League Possible essay questions: What are some characteristic elements of Mycenaean architecture? Who was Heinrich Schliemann? What were some of his important discoveries, and why is he considered a controversial figure in the history or archeology? Discuss the painting process for Black and Red Figure vases. What were Dipylon vases, and how were their shapes gender-specific? Images from text: Cycladic Harp Player, Idol, c.2500 BC, pages 68, 69 Bull-leaping (Toreador) fresco, c.1400 BC, page 72 Lion Gate, c.1300 BC, page 78 Funerary Mask (Agamemnon?), c.1600 BC (?), page 80 Dipylon Vase (geometric krater), c.740 BC, p. 88 Achilles and Ajax by Exekias, c.530 BC, p. 101