Activity Sheet: HUMN 11: Art in Early Civilization

Name: CYS: Date:

Cadalin, Shaina BSES 1-B 03-25-2024

Task: Fill in the table with what is asked based on the reading materials provided above.

Art in Early How was art used What are the themes What techniques were How was it linked
Civilization during this era? of their artwork? used? to religion?
Prehistoric Art –During this age, art – The primary focus of – A wide range of – Many
served as a potent primitive art would be techniques were prehistoric cave
means of passing hunting. The subjects employed by paintings, carvings,
along knowledge would include prehistoric artists to and sculptures are
between tribes and hunters, animals, and produce their artwork. said to depict gods
generations. For hands, which were Drawings, reliefs, and or religious
example, the typically carved into paintings were among characters like
Lascaux caves in little artifacts like them. They additionally shamans, creating
southern France use amulets or talismans added depth and a connection
fundamental for protection or dimension to their between art and
narrative structure painted in caves. artwork by utilizing religion from the
and iconography Prehistoric art is methods like stippling, very beginning of
from 15,000 B.C. to generally believed to cross-hatching, and human civilization.
illustrate hunting have been more perspective. These pieces of art
skills. ceremonial or spiritual might have been
in nature. During this time, associated with
– Prehistoric art also numerous cultures ceremonies calling
served as a means –The most striking were also creating new upon animal
of communication symbols in prehistoric technologies, including spirits.
between their tribe art are the metallurgy, which Archaeological
and other groups. In representations of enabled them to sites worldwide
addition, it was animals, which are produce art using novel have yielded
employed in present practically materials like gold, religious items and
shamanic rituals for everywhere. Early silver, and bronze. artwork showing
ornamental humans left their religious themes,
purposes, to mark. indicating that art
regulate fertility and served as a
reproduction, and to conduit for
facilitate prehistoric people
communication to communicate
between the artist their religious
and the cave. practices and
beliefs.

Egyptian Art – Ancient Egyptian – Ancient Egyptian art – The Egyptians – Egyptian art
art was used for is distinguished by its employed a unique frequently
religious, spiritual, regularity and method called sunken included
memorial, meticulous portrayal relief, which works pharaohs, gods,
communication, of humans, gods, best in intense goddesses, and a
aesthetic pleasure, valiant conflicts, and sunlight. The primary variety of religious
education, and the the natural world. A figures in reliefs follow rites and beliefs.
creation of practical significant amount of the same painting- Religious stories
Activity Sheet: HUMN 11: Art in Early Civilization
goods, among other the surviving art was based figure and beliefs were
cultural functions. created with the conventions. communicated
Temples were intention of bringing through elaborate
frequently comfort and support – The ancient Egyptians paintings,
ornamented with to the departed in the also employed sculptures, and
deities, burial art hereafter. papyrus, which they hieroglyphics
served as protection exported to many adorning temples
for the dead, other ancient states for and tombs. Apart
pharaohs were use in writing and from being a
honored in painting. means of honoring
monuments, and pleasing the
information was gods, art was also
communicated thought to possess
through magical qualities
hieroglyphic that could help
inscriptions, and both the living and
propaganda the dead. In
benefited from the general, art played
usage of images of a significant part in
the kings. the spiritual life of
the ancient
Egyptians and was
a potent medium
for communicating
and preserving
religious concepts.
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