AP Art History Summer Assignment 2014
Egyptian Art
Required:
The order of these tasks matters. If you “do” these tasks in the order I list them, then your life will be much happier and your experience with Egyptian art will be richer. I promise!
1. Check out a copy of Stokstad; check out a copy of Glancey.
2. Read pages 18-21 in Glancey. Lots of pictures. Easy reading. Glossy overview.
3. Watch the following videos on the Khan Academy SmartHistory website (located at YouTube).
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL26A5D7AA0F7CE7E7
Take three sets of Cornell! notes. Each set should be about two pages (two sides) long.
Set #1 should be titled: Egyptian Writing
Watch: Rosetta Stone, 196 B.C.E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFXY9-pec1I
The Seated Scribe, c. 2620-2500 B.C.E.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxs1d3N60UI&list=PL26A5D7AA0F7CE7E7
Judgement in the Presence of Osiris, Hunefer's Book of the Dead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WceVwMdN0eE&list=PL26A5D7AA0F7CE7E7
Set #2 should be titled: Egyptian Rulers
Watch: Ramesses II, Egypt, c. 1250
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXUKfJ4XDk4&list=PL26A5D7AA0F7CE7E7
House Altar Depicting Akhenaten, Nefertiti and Three Daughters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryycDVWXDvc&list=PL26A5D7AA0F7CE7E7&index=3
Set #3 should be titled: Egyptian Women
Watch: Thutmose, Bust of Nefertiti, c. 1340 BCE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZuYdIRAIAs&list=PL26A5D7AA0F7CE7E7
Portrait Head of Queen Tiye with a Crown of Two Feathershttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j55j1NZoAKk&list=PL26A5D7AA0F7CE7E7&index=42
4. Now, Read pages 92-126 in Stokstad.
Don’t panic. There are “only” 23 pages of actual reading, because there are lots of images. Read these pages—3-5 pages at a time—without taking notes. Then sort through the typed out notes provided by Bronwyn—see attached!—and fill in what I believe you must remember for always.
Extra Enrichment:
Which is a sneaky way of saying extra credit. If you find yourself hopelessly jazzed by Egyptian art, keep going! There will be lots of opportunities like this one throughout the year. If you are jazzed by a period or an “ism” there will always be more that you can study. And more work equals more points (extra credit!).
BBC resource: A History of the World in 100 Objects. These are fifteen minute podcasts that place object in cultural context. They are awfully good. I listed below the ones that pertain to Egypt.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/about/british-museum-objects/
Use the title of the object being explored as the title of your set of notes. One podcast equals one set of Cornell! notes (1.5 pages).
1: Mummy of Hornedjitef
11: King Den's Sandal Label
20: Statue of Ramesses II
33: Rosetta Stone
The Rosetta Stone is one of the most famous objects in the British Museum but the actual contents of its inscription is less well-known. The inscription is a decree that affirms the royal cult of the 13-year-old Ptolemy V on the first anniversary of his coronation in 196 BC. The same inscription is written in three different scripts: Greek, hieroglyphs, and demotic Egyptian. It was this Greek inscription that allowed modern scholars to begin to decipher hieroglyphs for the first time.
Why is the Rosetta Stone written in three different scripts?
In 332 BC, Egypt was conquered by Alexander the Great. After Alexander's death, his former general Ptolemy I ruled Egypt. His Greek descendents known as the Ptolemies ruled Egypt for the next 300 years. The Ptolemaic period witnessed a fusion of Greek and Egyptian cultures. Greek was the official language of the court, while hieroglyphs were limited to use by the priests. Demotic Egyptian was the native script used for everyday purposes.
Netflix resource: these videos are awfully good and stream live.
(Again, take Cornell! notes as a proof that you watched the documentary—each is approx. 50 minutes long).
Egypt: Engineering an Empire
Egypt's Golden Empire
episode two: Pharaohs of the Sun
episode three: The Last Great Pharaoh