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30,000 BCE
The Stone Age Begins
The beginning of human civilizations. Not much is known of this time because of the lack of record keeping in writing. Arts in this time included cave paintings, and small Venus carvings from bone and stone. -
10,000 BCE
The Stone Age Ends
The end of the Stone Age is marked by the beginning of the use of metal and metalwork. By the end of the stone age, the majority of people were still nomadic but many began to settle in permanent civilizations where they were able to create simple pottery, carvings, and buildings. Art like stone circles, and cave paintings are believed to have been created in this time. -
3300 BCE
The Bronze Age Begins
The Beginning of the Bronze Age is marked by the beginning of metalwork. The Bronze Age was when River Valley civilizations began to appear such as, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Indus Valley, and Huang He. Each of these civilizations created artwork and architecture unique to them. -
1200 BCE
The Bronze Age Ends
The End of the Bronze Age is marked by the invention of the wheel and the beginning of use of iron. Many river civilizations declined as well as continued to develop and flourish. We left the bronze age with new writing and record keeping systems, jewelry, dress, and architecture. -
Period: 753 BCE to 476
Ancient Rome
The Romans took a lot of inspiration from their predecessors, the Greeks in terms of art, architecture, and literature. The Romans based their architecture on the Greek themes of balance and harmony and added to it. the Romans perfected the dome and the arch using their invention, concrete. New plays and epics were also preformed in Rome based on Greek plays and epics. -
Period: 700 BCE to 323 BCE
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece made many important contributions to art, literature, and architecture. Greeks strived for a look of balance and harmony in all their creations, especially architecture. Beautiful temples and buildings were made by the Greeks using pillars, marble statues, and wall carvings. One famous building that still stands today is the Pantheon. Poems, books, epics, plays, and other text from these peoples are still presented and studied to this day. -
500
The Medieval Age Begins
The Medieval ages were a dark time for cultural development, but some new and old art forms still persisted. The Christian Church united the people of this time and kept art alive by creating stained glass, pictures in books, and paintings depicting the story of Jesus to educate the illiterate. A new style of architecture was born called Gothic architecture. Characteristics of Gothic buildings include, large stained glass windows, ribbed vaults and ceilings, pointed arches, and ornate decoration -
1400
The Italian Renaissance (The Early Renaissance)
The Renaissance was a time of renewed interest in ancient art, literature, philosophy and learning. It began in Florence, Italy where the philosophy of Humanism was born and later spread to countries near Italy in the Early Renaissance. Early Renaissance artists such as, Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Donatello practiced their genius during this time. The Church and the Medici family were major patrons of the arts at this time. -
The Late Renaissance
By the Late Renaissance, the renewed interest in learning and humanism already spread all across Europe and was developing in different ways in different countries. Many new art styles and philosophies were born and different people took inspiration from many different philosophies and art forms.
