HON 1520 Chapter 2: archaic and early greek art textbook notes
17 Mar 2017
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After the mycenaean collapse, the greek world went into a decline called the dark ages. The states dissolve into small communities, and after the dark ages was a rebirth in art with a focus on geometry, in which the greeks attempted to order the universe. Mediterranean region and beyond, so they engage in a cultural exchange: lyric poetry written by sappho and alkaios, tyrants and aristocratic powers lead the greek world politically. Greek polis= city-state, or urban center and outlying territory of land. Each polis has a patron deity and a specific calendar of religious cults and festivals. Acropolis (greek is akropolis) contains a sanctuary to athena, built on a mycenaean royal place, which was a sacred precinct in the geometric period. Prytaneion- common hearth that keeps the sacred fire. Pnyx- meeting place of the assembly of citizens. Agora- civic center with administration and marketplace. Art emphasized the lives of the citizens and their inhabitants.
