7th Grade Intermediate World Art I Online

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Unit 1: Art Techniques

• Recognize that many cultures used the same or similar art techniques.
• Identify characteristics of Egyptian, Roman, and Chinese landscape paintings.
• Identify characteristics of Roman, Byzantine, and Islamic mosaics or tile work.
• Identify characteristics of Mesopotamian, Egyptian, and Roman relief sculpture.

Unit 2: Common Threads among Ancient Cultures

• Recognize common themes in decorations on artworks made by various ancient cultures.
• Compare and contrast ancient rock art from France, southern Africa, and Australia.
• Identify characteristics of Chinese, Minoan, and Native American pottery.
• Identify purposes and designs of cartouches and seals made in ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and India.
• Compare and contrast Scandinavian, Greek, Egyptian, and Aztec works depicting a sun disc or symbol.

Unit 3: Treasures from the Tomb

• Recognize that many of the best-preserved works of art from ancient times were those placed in tombs.
• Identify characteristics of the decoration on Pharaoh Tutankhamen's tomb goods.
• Identify characteristics of mummy portraits made in ancient Egypt.
• Identify characteristics of figures and models found in Egyptian and Chinese tombs.

Unit 4: The Human Presence in Art

• Recognize that humans have made works of art for and about themselves since ancient times.
• Compare and contrast the depiction of humans in Egyptian, Greek, and Roman sculpture.
• Compare and contrast the depiction of humans in Egyptian and Roman paintings.
• Identify characteristics of Egyptian, Chinese, Viking, Moche, and Roman jewelry.
• Identify characteristics of Teotihuacán, Greek, and Japanese masks.
• Recognize that humans artistically documented their history and beliefs.
• Identify characteristics of Celtic, Japanese, and Islamic illuminated documents.

Unit 5: Function and Beauty

• Recognize that people since ancient times decorated objects they used in their daily lives.
• Identify characteristics of the decoration on Chinese, Luristan, Italian, Viking, and Egyptian horse gear.
• Identify characteristics of Moche, Greek, Chinese, and Persian vessels.
• Identify characteristics of Egyptian, Japanese, and Byzantine containers.

Unit 6: Architecture: From the Pyramids to the Gothic Cathedral

• Recognize that architecture could be classified by its period or style based on similarities.
• Identify characteristics of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Gothic, Islamic, or Japanese architecture.
• Identify features of a Gothic cathedral in Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris.
• Identify characteristics of elaborate gateways or walls at building sites in ancient India, Mesopotamia, and Persia.
• Identify characteristics of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Mayan columns.
• Identify characteristics of Egyptian, Mayan, and Chinese guardian statues found at architectural sites.
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