(a) Briefly describe the elements of xeste 3, which suggests it had a public purpose. (b) Using the ‘elements of Theran wall painting’ table from the textbook, page 199, complete the following table to record information of the frescoes below. name of fresco location subject Techniques and materials used (eg colours, motifs) information revealed about Thera and Theran life Young Boxers Fresco Found in Room 1 of the Beta sector River Scene Fresco Found on the east wall of Room 5 in the West House (c) What evidence supports the conclusion by archaeologist, Christos Doumas, that the manufacture of pottery was centralised somewhere on Thera?
ANCIENT HISTORY
(a) Briefly describe the elements of xeste 3, which suggests it had a public purpose.
(b) Using the ‘elements of Theran wall painting’ table from the textbook, page 199, complete the following table to record information of the frescoes below.
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name of fresco |
location |
subject |
Techniques and materials used (eg colours, motifs) |
information revealed about Thera and Theran life |
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Found in Room 1 of the Beta sector |
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River Scene Fresco
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Found on the east wall of Room 5 in the West House |
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(c) What evidence supports the conclusion by archaeologist, Christos Doumas, that the manufacture of pottery was centralised somewhere on Thera?
(d) Using evidence, briefly explain how historians know what styles and types of furniture was used in Bronze Age Thera.
(e) Using evidence, briefly describe how it was concluded that weaving took place in Akrotiri.
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