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Help with AP Art History?

You can lecture me all you want but I've been swamped with so much homework and I really just need this done. BABYLONIAN ART 1. Why is the Stele with Law Code of Hammurabi important historically? Why is it important stylistically? ASSYRIAN ART 1. What is a Lamassu, and what was their function? Why do they have 5 legs? 2. What are the most common subjects of Assyrian wall reliefs? NEO-BABYLONIAN ART 1. What materials were used to construct the Ishtar Gate in Babylon? Describe the program of decoration and how it was executed. ACHAEMENID PERSIAN ART 1. Who were the Achaemenids? 2. Who were the Sasanians, and when did they rule? 3. Why is the architectural style of Persepolis so eclectic? What cultural influences can be clearly identified? ART OF ANCIENT EGYPT 1. What is the Palette of Narmer, and why is it important? What information can we discern from it? 2. What important conventions do we see in the work? Define and describe at least three important conventions. 3. What kinds of structures were used for Predynastic burials? 4. Briefly describe the origins of the Step Pyramid. Who were the important people involved? 5. How do the Pyramids at Giza differ from earlier examples? 6. What are the components of the complexes at Giza? How did they function? 7. What is a ka statue, and how did they function? Give an example from your text. How did the function of these works impact their design? 8. What is a ‘canon’, and how did the Egyptians apply it to their art? 9. What subjects were commonly depicted on the walls of Egyptian tombs and what was their purpose? 10. What were the functions of the temple complexes at Luxor and Karnak? 11. How did Egyptian conventions change with the Amarna style? Give specific examples. 12. After the reign of Akhenaton, did stylistic conventions change? If so, specifically, why might this have happened? ART OF THE AEGEAN 1. Describe the characteristics of Cycladic figurines. What may have been their function or purpose? 2. Aegean culture was immortalized in Greek myth and literature; what are some key examples that relate to the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations? 3. How does the fresco process used by the Minoan differ from that used by the Egyptians? 4. Describe the palace at Knossos. Give specific examples of architectural features and innovations. 5. Describe how Minoan figural conventions in painting are similar to or differ from those used by the Egyptians. 6. Describe how Minoan figural conventions in sculpture are similar to or differ from those used by the Egyptians. 7. What is a tholos tomb? How were these constructed (use specific vocabulary terms to refer to the components of the structure)? 8. How is the technique of repoussé executed? What may have been the purpose of the Mycenaean mask often referred to as ‘The Mask of Agamemnon”?

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1. That is a lot of questions.