Ancient Mediterranean Worlds, Christianity and the Formation of Europe (Getlein, pp. 327-371) and watching or reading the sources in Module 3 answer the questions below in your own words:
1. Describe the significance of the caves of Lascaux and Chauvet Caves. Why do you think the artwork was created?
2. Numerous Paleolithic female statuettes have been found across a broad region. What were they made out of? Who is the Venus of Willendorf? What does she represent? Feel free to utilize the Internet for additional information.
3. Read the section “Thinking About Art. Destroying Works of Art” in your textbook. Why are works of art destroyed? What prompts the destruction?
4. What influence did Ancient Greece have on later civilizations? Compare and contrast the differences between the Kouros and the Korai. Choose an example of each and describe it in great detail. Upload an image.
5. Describe the Parthenon in great detail. After reading The Puzzle of the Parthenon from Module 3 answer the question:
Mounted high on the exterior walls of the Parthenon was a series of 92 metopes, marble panels carved in high relief. Fifteen of these were removed from the east wall and taken from Greece by Thomas Bruce, (Lord Elgin) who sold them to the British Museum. Now that Greece has built the Acropolis Museum to house the sculptures should the British return the sculptures to their home country- Greece?
Read the section “Thinking About Art. The Marbles and the Museums” in your textbook. If the intentions of removing artifacts from their places of origin are for conservation and education, should such artifacts be returned when situations improve in the places of origin? How do politics, history, and technology factor into ownership of works of art?
6. What is so unique about the Hagia Sophia? How would you describe it to someone who has never seen it before? Compare and contrast the Hagia Sophia with Chartres Cathedral. How would you describe the Chartres Cathedral to someone who has never seen it before?