1. Chapter Five Examples Beginnings of Western Art Art timeline images for study and discussion.

2. I should be able to… 5.1 describe the style, techniques, and skills of prehistoric artists. explain how the art and culture of ancient Middle Eastern and Egyptian communities reflect their advanced societies. explain that the exact use of Old Stone Age art is unclear, but that the works served as more than mere decoration. describe how prehistoric artist deliberately stylized their work to evoke the natural world. Art History Learning Target

3. Truly the gods have not from the beginning revealed all things to mortals, but by long seeking mortals make progress in discovery. Xenophanes of Colophon

4. Mediterranean Sea

5. Hall of Bulls 15,000 BCE, Lascaux, France carbon and pigment on stone Virtual Tour

6. Hand Painting (stencil) The Cave of Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc blown pigment on stone

7. Rhinoceroses The Cave of Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc carbon and pigment on stone

8. Venus of Willendorf c. 25,000 BCE, found in Austria Paleolithic period, carved stone

9. Bison c. 10,000 BCE Peleolithic period, carved reindeer antler

10. Plastered Skull c. 7000 BCE, Jordan Neolithic Period, dried plaster on human skull

11. Stonehenge 2000 BCE, Salisbury Plain, England neolithic period, stone

12. I should be able to… 5.2 identify the art of a succession of sophisticated civilizations that ruled the fertile lands of Mesopotamia starting somewhere between 3599 and 3000 B.C.E. analyze how Mesopotamian art honored both the rulers and the gods. Art History Learning Target

13. Mediterranean Sea

14. Ziggurat at Ur 2000 BCE, Iraq

15. Ziggurat at Ur 2000 BCE, Iraq

16. Standard of Ur: Peace c. 2685 – 2645 BCE, Iraq Virtual Tour

17. Votive statues c. 2900 – 2600 BCE, Eshnunna (modern Tell Asmar, Iraq) Limestone, alabaster, and gypsum

18. Ashurnasirpal II 875BC – 860 BCE alabaster wall panel, relief

19. Ashurbanipal 645 – 635 BCE alabaster wall panel, relief

20. Ashurbanipal 645 – 635 BCE alabaster wall panel, relief

21. Stele of Hammurabi c. 1760 BCE stone

22. Xerxes' gate, Persepolis c. 500 BCE limestone

23. Bull Capital, Persepolis c. 500 BCE limestone

24. I should be able to… 5.3 identify the factors that provided the necessary stability for Egypt’s culture to thrive for several thousands of years. explain why a strong belief in the afterlife was an essential ingredient in Egyptian art and culture. Art History Learning Target

25. Map of Ancient Egypt

26. Step Pyramid of King Zoser c. 2600 BCE, Egypt

27. The Great Pyramids 2530 – 2470 BCE, Giza, Egypt

28. The Great Pyramids (detail) 2530 – 2470 BCE, Giza, Egypt

29. The Great Sphinx 2575 – 2525 BCE, Giza, Egypt

30. Mycerinus and His Queen c. 2470 BCE, Giza, Egypt slate

31. Katep and His Wife c. 2563 BCE, Memphis, Egypt painted limestone

32. The Funerary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut c. 1480 BCE, Deir el-Bahari, Egypt painted limestone

33. Model from the tomb of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II c. 2000 BCE, Deir el-Bahari, Egypt

34. Painted wooden model boat c. 1985-1795 BCE, Egypt

35. Temple of Amun 1830 BCE, Egypt

36. Temple of Amun 1830 BCE, Egypt

37. Greenfield Papyrus 1080 BCE, Egypt

38. Mask of King Tutankhamen 1352 BCE, Egypt

39. Queen Nefertiti c. 1360 BCE, Egypt

40. Temple of Ramses II c. 1257 BCE, Egypt