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Content Area 2: Ancient Mediterranean (3500 BCE to 300 CE)

4 dot points across 4 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How did Greek art move from rigid early figures to the naturalistic ideal body, and how did its temples express the values of the city-state?

Why does Egyptian art look so consistent for three thousand years, and how does it serve the king, the gods, and the afterlife?

How did the first cities of Mesopotamia and Persia use art and architecture to serve the gods and glorify their kings?

What links the art of the Near East, Egypt, Greece, the Etruscans, and Rome into a single content area, and how do their differences shape your analysis?