Quiz 1 ReviewThis tell us about life back thenThis tells us that the Minoans had a ritual practice involving bullsTells complete storyGender yes, but there is a debateGeometric PeriodLarge vessels found near Dipylon Gate of the Kerameikos Cemetery were used as grave markersStood on top of the graves and depicted funerary events in their decorations- Mourners tearing hair out- Charioteers bodies hidden behind shields- Stylized horsesDipylon Painter- most famous artist associated with these vessels (type of artist)Dipylon Amphora, From Dipylon Cemetery, Athens, C. 750 BCE. Height 5ft 1 inc. National Museum, Athens. (Storage Vessel that has handles on two sides on the shoulder – Belly handle vessel with repeated freezes patterns)- Prosthesis- laying of the dead body on the funeral bier- Depictions of children (maybe family members)- Entirety of space filled with geometric patterns (never have wide open space)Krater Vessel (big bowl on a stand built in – used to mix wine and water)- Shows the status of the deceased, depicting him as a warrior- Huge (1.55m / 4ft tall)- Chariot cart and warriors with shields- Funerary precession to burial ground – ekphoraBurials connected with warriorso Armor for a heroic burial at Argos, Bronze, late 8th c. BCEo Bronze urn, west gate cemetery, Eretia (island)ERETRIA, EUBOEA (MAP LOCATION)800-750 BCE (late geometric)Early temple located under later Temple of ApolloMovement of religious out of rules houseArchitecture: Horse- shoe shaped, Constructed of woodThe Temple of Artemis At EphesosAt this and other sites, a return to the megaron form for templesElements of a Greek SanctuaryTemple and Alter for blood sacrificeAlter is outside not in the templeSacrifice of bulls, sheep and pigs (animals) the god does not get all the meat, they prefer the smell of the fat around the thigh bones. Meat gets redistributed to public through feast/festival Primary function of the Temple – image of the God and protected, House of the God. Used to store dedications. A place to safeguard religiously important things/ dedicationsTemenos (precinct) wall – defines the space. What is inside the wall = sacred / belongs to the God. What is outside the wall = belongs to the world.Reasons for Construction of a Temple:o Religious – appease the godso Dedicated space for ritual and burialo Tourist destinationso Establish the city as a long-term settlement o Political necessity (controls wealth, labor, power, space)o Storage of offerings, including cult statueo Control space / defining space (fosters community)o Claiming LandPanhellenic Shrineso Ex: Olympia, Delphi, Dodonnao In Geometric period, dedications more important than architecture at these shrineso Principle of reciprocity o Bronze figures, bronze tripod caldrons for cookingWhy?- Conspicuous consumptions and competition because people worship close to home- Dedicating elaborate things- Orical- predict the future or answers yes/ no questions (magic eight ball) Special place with special connection with divine to get answers about their