Ancient Greece:
In preparation for class, please watch the following four videos dealing with art and mythology in Ancient Greece:
VIDEO: The Greek Gods
VIDEO: TICE ART 1010 Greek and Roman Art
Please, watch just the first half as it pertains to Greek art (ends at 4:40)
Ever heard of Odysseus (Ulysses in Latin), Helen or the Trojan Horse?
VIDEO: The Trojan Horse
VIDEO: TED Ed Tim Hansen - Music and Creativity in Ancient Greece
Friday, January 30, 2015
Friday, January 23, 2015
Egypt
Below you will find some videos that may help you better understand ancient Egypt and its society. Please watch them in preparation for class next Friday. Watch them as often as you need to understand the basics of the political structure, the art and the concept of afterlife in Ancient Egypt.
I PHARAOHS
Pharaohs were the supreme rulers of Egypt. Most pharaohs were male, but did you know that there were several that were female? Learn about their role in the two videos below.
VIDEO: BrainPOP - Pharaohs
VIDEO: TedEd - Kate Narev -The pharaoh that wouldn't be forgotten
II ART
Ancient Egyptian art is easily recognizable, but what is it that makes it so? Below there are two videos that will help you understand Ancient Egyptian Art. The relevant info in the first one starts at 2.02. You can see actual photos of the art drawn int he video at the end, during the credits, so watch the end also.
VIDEO: TICE ART 1010 Ancient Near Eastern and Ancient Egyptian Art
In the video below, a segment of the animated film the Prince of Egypt, you can watch the story of baby Moses imagined as mural art. Notice how the Ancient Egyptians represented the body as two dimensional, combining different perspectives, and emphasizing recognizable features. Most of the action in this short is constrained by clearly delineated pictorial "bands" or "strips", a common way to organize narratives in mural art.
VIDEO: The Prince of Egypt - Moses Nightmare
III THE AFTERLIFE: RELIGION, PYRAMIDS AND BURIAL PRACTICES
Like most cultures, Egyptians were concerned with the afterlife. The following videos will explain some of their main deities (notice how some, like Anubis, have animal heads), the importance of the pyramid as a funerary building, and the process of mummification as a means to preserve the body for posterity.
VIDEO: Major Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
VIDEO: Amazing Facts About Ancient Egypt
VIDEO: Timothy Fruik - Claymation of the mummification process
VIDEO: How to make a mummy.
I PHARAOHS
Pharaohs were the supreme rulers of Egypt. Most pharaohs were male, but did you know that there were several that were female? Learn about their role in the two videos below.
VIDEO: BrainPOP - Pharaohs
VIDEO: TedEd - Kate Narev -The pharaoh that wouldn't be forgotten
II ART
Ancient Egyptian art is easily recognizable, but what is it that makes it so? Below there are two videos that will help you understand Ancient Egyptian Art. The relevant info in the first one starts at 2.02. You can see actual photos of the art drawn int he video at the end, during the credits, so watch the end also.
VIDEO: TICE ART 1010 Ancient Near Eastern and Ancient Egyptian Art
In the video below, a segment of the animated film the Prince of Egypt, you can watch the story of baby Moses imagined as mural art. Notice how the Ancient Egyptians represented the body as two dimensional, combining different perspectives, and emphasizing recognizable features. Most of the action in this short is constrained by clearly delineated pictorial "bands" or "strips", a common way to organize narratives in mural art.
VIDEO: The Prince of Egypt - Moses Nightmare
III THE AFTERLIFE: RELIGION, PYRAMIDS AND BURIAL PRACTICES
Like most cultures, Egyptians were concerned with the afterlife. The following videos will explain some of their main deities (notice how some, like Anubis, have animal heads), the importance of the pyramid as a funerary building, and the process of mummification as a means to preserve the body for posterity.
VIDEO: Major Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
VIDEO: Amazing Facts About Ancient Egypt
VIDEO: Timothy Fruik - Claymation of the mummification process
VIDEO: How to make a mummy.
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Mesopotamia
I. MESOPOTAMIA: Sumer, Akkad, and Babylon
Mesopotamia is a cultural/geographic enclave located between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers; hence the name, mesos (middle, in between) - potamos (rivers). Many civilizations, city states and empires developed in this area throughout history. The two videos below explain the rise of the Sumerians, one of the first cultures to develop in the area as well as the Akkadians and Babylonians.
VIDEO 1: Mesopotamian Civilization
Video 2: Early Dynastic Period and Hammurabi.
II. TECHNOLOGICAL and CULTURAL DEVELOPMENTS.
You can learn more about the history, inventions and discoveries of the civilizations that rose this area by watching these two videos (the narrator takes a little bit to get used to). You will also learn some basics about Hammurabi's Code of Laws.
VIDEO 3. Inventions and Discoveries in Ancient Mesopotamia (Part 1).
VIDEO 4. : Inventions and Discoveries in Ancient Mesopotamia (Part 2)
III. ART, WRITING, BELIEFS and LITERATURE.
You can learn some more about Mesopotamian Art by watching these last two videos. The first one deals with the art of both Mesopotamia and Egypt. Just watch the first half (up to 2:01). The second one is a great summary of all that you have learned above and explain in some detail the development of writing in the area as well as some creation myths and the Epic of Gilgamesh.
VIDEO 5: TICE ART - Mesopotamian and Ancient Egyptian Art
VIDEO 6. : Discovery - Mesopotamia The Development of Written Language
Mesopotamia is a cultural/geographic enclave located between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers; hence the name, mesos (middle, in between) - potamos (rivers). Many civilizations, city states and empires developed in this area throughout history. The two videos below explain the rise of the Sumerians, one of the first cultures to develop in the area as well as the Akkadians and Babylonians.
VIDEO 1: Mesopotamian Civilization
Video 2: Early Dynastic Period and Hammurabi.
II. TECHNOLOGICAL and CULTURAL DEVELOPMENTS.
You can learn more about the history, inventions and discoveries of the civilizations that rose this area by watching these two videos (the narrator takes a little bit to get used to). You will also learn some basics about Hammurabi's Code of Laws.
VIDEO 3. Inventions and Discoveries in Ancient Mesopotamia (Part 1).
VIDEO 4. : Inventions and Discoveries in Ancient Mesopotamia (Part 2)
III. ART, WRITING, BELIEFS and LITERATURE.
You can learn some more about Mesopotamian Art by watching these last two videos. The first one deals with the art of both Mesopotamia and Egypt. Just watch the first half (up to 2:01). The second one is a great summary of all that you have learned above and explain in some detail the development of writing in the area as well as some creation myths and the Epic of Gilgamesh.
VIDEO 5: TICE ART - Mesopotamian and Ancient Egyptian Art
VIDEO 6. : Discovery - Mesopotamia The Development of Written Language
Thursday, January 1, 2015
Hunter-gatherers and Early Farmers
1. PALEOLITHIC: Hunter-gatherers
This silly animated short gives you an idea on the subsistence food patterns of Prehistoric hunters and gatherers during the Paleolithic (early or "old" stone age).
VIDEO: BBC- A Day in the Life of A 10-Year-Old in Ancient Britain
2. NEOLITHIC/AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION: New food technologies
The following two videos deal with the Neolithic (later or "new" stone age) also known as the Agricultural Revolution. This revolution consisted in the adoption of agriculture (domesticated plants) and husbandry (domesticated animals), as well as other technological achievements by different societies, sometimes independently in many parts of the planet.
VIDEO: BrainPOP-Agricultural Revolution
VIDEO: Human Prehistory-Agriculture Rocks Our World.
3. PREHISTORIC ART: paintings, carvings, and ceramics
Finally, the last two videos deal with Prehistoric art in Europe. The fist one is a short video interpreting some cave art and bone carvings from Portugal and France in the form of simple animations. The Second one shows an old Neolithic village in the Balkans (Southeastern Europe). One of its dwellers mixes clay and some grog to create ceramic sculptures that then are hardened and/or fired in a hearth, oven or primitive kiln.
VIDEO: Prehistoric animations emerge from cave walls New Scientist
VIDEO: Life in prehistoric European Vinča culture
This silly animated short gives you an idea on the subsistence food patterns of Prehistoric hunters and gatherers during the Paleolithic (early or "old" stone age).
2. NEOLITHIC/AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION: New food technologies
The following two videos deal with the Neolithic (later or "new" stone age) also known as the Agricultural Revolution. This revolution consisted in the adoption of agriculture (domesticated plants) and husbandry (domesticated animals), as well as other technological achievements by different societies, sometimes independently in many parts of the planet.
VIDEO: BrainPOP-Agricultural Revolution
VIDEO: Human Prehistory-Agriculture Rocks Our World.
3. PREHISTORIC ART: paintings, carvings, and ceramics
Finally, the last two videos deal with Prehistoric art in Europe. The fist one is a short video interpreting some cave art and bone carvings from Portugal and France in the form of simple animations. The Second one shows an old Neolithic village in the Balkans (Southeastern Europe). One of its dwellers mixes clay and some grog to create ceramic sculptures that then are hardened and/or fired in a hearth, oven or primitive kiln.
VIDEO: Prehistoric animations emerge from cave walls New Scientist
VIDEO: Life in prehistoric European Vinča culture
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