Discipline: History

Ancient Egyptian culture was extremely hierarchical and militant. Explain how these qualities are expressed in their art. Select and include an image of a piece of art to support your response.

The art of ancient Egypt is based upon the qualities of timelessness and permanence.  If our present-day culture defines itself in contrast to these two ideals, what has taken their place?  What is lost and what is gained by your choices?

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My favorite reading would probably be Week 4’s Heinrich Kramer’s Malleus Maleficarum. The reason it was my favorite is because it’s a mix of different concepts that I enjoy reading about. There’s social matters, religion, narrative storytelling, and it comes almost in a fantasy form. It didn’t give me a new perspective, but rather gave […]

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In a short paragraph, tell me about Galileo Galilei, “Letters on Copernicanism and Scripture” your favorite MMW13 reading. Why was it your favorite? Did it give you a new perspective? Did you relate to the author or find the topic personally relevant? Or was it just interesting on a detached, academic level? What did the […]

Define the following terms: hieratic scale, composite view, static, frontality, stylized.  In addition to the definition include one specific example of an artwork that illustrates the term.  Please select the examples from artworks that we have discussed in this unit.  In addition to the definition, include an image of the artwork, the title, date, and […]

The prehistoric cave paintings discussed in Unit 1 represent some of humankind’s first forays into making art.  In a world without visual images, what might prompt a person to make art?  In 300-500 words, discuss your ideas as to why these images were created.  Using additional examples from this chapter please discuss how art was […]

What sorts of messages were encoded in Babylonian and Assyrian art?  In what ways could these messages be considered propagandistic?  Please select one example of Babylonian art and one example of Assyrian art to compare and contrast in your first post. 

Women were frequent subjects in prehistoric sculpture.  Do you find the argument that fertility objects such as the Woman of Willendorf  (1.14) and the Woman from Brassempouy (1.13) were created by women convincing?  Why or why not?  In your opinion, what accounts for the abstract design of these fertility objects?  Please select one specific example […]