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Refer to the table given for this homework assignment.
Read through and use the notes provided to help you fill in the table (see the links on the side of this page).
Note: Don't worry if you are unable to fill in each blank space, just fill in as many as you can.
TIPS for filling in the table:
WHEN? -APPROXIMATE DATES When did these people live? When were these artworks created?
WHERE?
-LOCATION AND GEOGRAPHICAL INFO Where were these artworks created? -region (Northern Europe, the Americas, etc.) -desert
-sea -mountain -plains
WHO? -PEOPLE AND LIFESTYLE -hunter and gatherer -agrarian
(farmers) -city states -warriors -peaceful -government -religion -beliefs, issues -patrons
WHO?
-THE ARTIST(S) Who made these artworks? What drove these people to create?What was there status in the community? -individual(s)-
working alone -group(s)- more than one artist working together -artisan in workshop -individual genius
WHAT?
-THE OBJECTS AND STRUCTURES What kind of objects did these people make? Were they unique? How are they similar to other
objects created in the same time and place? What did other people of the time think of these objects? -form inclding size,
shape -media (sculpture, murals) -stylistic features -innovations -reception -content including subject
matter/ genre/ themes
WHY/ HOW? -FUNCTION OR PURPOSE Why do we believe these objects were created?
How were they used? -religious -superstitious -decorative -see getting started
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