Answer the questions to the text. · Who was the first human ancestor?

· Who was the first human ancestor?

· Is the prehistoric art primitive and modern – complex?

· What techniques and materials were used in the prehistoric era?

· What are the main characteristics of the prehistoric art?

· Did Mesopotamian paintings depict animals?

· Give the examples of realistic features in Mesopotamian and Egypt art.

· Why did Egypt art remain stable for thousands of years?

· What are the main features of Egypt paintings and sculptures?

2. Look at the picture of «Venus of Willendorf». Describe it and answer the questions, use the cloud of clues or click on the link to read the Wikipedia article.

1. What is it?

2. Why is it called the «Venus of Willendorf»?

3. How long has it been in the museum?

4. How did the museum acquire it?

5. What does it represent?

6. What is it made of?

7. How was it made?

8. Where is it displayed?

9. Who discovered it?

10. Why is it important?

11. When does it date to?

Translate the sentences from English into Russian.

1.For thousands of years three art forms – painting, sculpture, and architecture – embodied the ambitions, dreams, and values of their cultures.

2. The first «paintings»were probably made in caves approximately 15,000 years ago. These pictures of bison, deer, horses, cattle, mammoths symbolized good luck in hunting.

3. Drawings were often superimposed randomly, perhaps because new images were necessary before each hunt.

4. Colossal architecture and Egyptian art existed to surround the pharaoh's spirit with eternal glory.In the pursuit of permanence, the Egyptians established the essentials of a major civilization: literature, medical science, and higher mathematics.

5. Much of what we know about ancient Egypt comes from the surviving tombs.

4. Retell the text according to the plan:

1. The birth of art.

2. Mesopotamian art.

3. Egypt art.

Unit 2

Ancient ART: Greek and roman

1. Discuss the following questions:

· What famous pieces of ancient art do you know?

· When did the Classical period in Greece start?

· Why are Greek sculptures naked?

· Who influenced the Roman art?

· What are the main features of Greek and Roman art?

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