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- 4. ____ art was complex and ornate with clay being the most abundantly used material. Stone, wood and metal had to be imported into Sumer.
- 6. _______ or Iranian art has one of the richest art heritages in world history and has been strong in many media including architecture, painting, weaving, pottery, calligraphy, metalworking, and sculpture.
- 7. The ________ of Egypt is the period in the history of ancient Egypt following a period of political division known as the First Intermediate Period.
- 8. the art produced by the Bronze Age Aegean Minoan civilization from about 3000 to 1100 BC
- 9. the ancient Cycladic culture flourished in the islands of the Aegean Sea from c. 3300 to 1100 BCE
- 10. The ______ began about 2.6 million years ago when researchers found the earliest evidence of humans using stone tools and lasted until about 3,300 B.C. when the Bronze Age began.
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- 1. is named after the inhabitants of Mycenae descending from early Greek tribes of 2000 BC and approximately 3000 to 1100 BC
- 2. An ______ artistic style first began to appear around 1500 BCE. It featured finely detailed narrative relief sculpture in stone or alabaster - found mainly in the royal palaces - depicting most hunting episodes and military affairs.
- 3. also referred to as the Egyptian Empire, is the period in ancient Egyptian history between the sixteenth century BC and the eleventh century BC, covering the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth dynasties of Egypt.
- 5. a genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not recognize themselves as artists
- 6. His use of bold colors, exaggerated body proportions, and stark contrasts in his paintings set him apart from his contemporaries, helping to pave the way for the Primitivism art movement.