AP ART HISTORY MEDSKER-MEHALIC RELIGION AND MYTHOLOGY IN ART NAME_______________________________________________ PERIOD_______________ DATE____________ We have covered a variety of religions, cultures and beliefs thus far and we still have more to come  . A culture’s religious beliefs heavily influence their lifestyle and their artwork. I want you to review/research the religions/beliefs that we have already covered. The next couple of chapters cover Judaism and Christianity so I want you to read the handouts and answer the questions about the religious stories often depicted in art.. Thanks! Religion “Review” For each of the following cultures, please list the religious beliefs, afterlife practices, stories, important gods/goddesses or prophets, symbols, architecture, artwork… (you may use textbooks and past handouts) MESOPOTAMIAN (pg. 35 )

CONFUCIONSIM (pg. 196)

BUDDHISM (pg. 171)

EGYPTIAN (pg. 57 )

GREEK (pg. 107) HINDUISM (pg. 178)

DAOISM (pg. 196)

ROMAN (pg. 107)

Judaism and Christianity Stories Often Depicted in Art Please answer the following questions using pages 305, 308-9 in your textbook as a reference. Questions based on Jewish Subjects in Christian Art excerpt 1. Was Jesus a Jew or Christian? __________________ 2. The Old Testament in the Bible (the first five chapters are the basis of Hebrew Torah, the sacred text for the Jewish religion) includes many stories that Christians believe _____________________ the New Testament? (ex. Jonah compared to Jesus) 3. What happened to Jonah because he had disobeyed God? _______________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What happened to 90 year-old Sarah after three angels visited her? ____________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What do Christians believe the three angels that visited Sarah symbolize? ______________________________ 6. What did God tell Abraham, Sarah’s husband, to do to his new son? __________________________________ 7. What did the Persians do to Daniel because he prayed?_____________________________________________ 8. What did Eve do?_________________________________ and what did God do to punish both her and Adam?___________________________________________________________________________________ Questions based on The Life of Jesus in Art excerpt 9. Who do Christians believe that Jesus was? ______________________________________________________ 10. Who wrote the Gospels of the New Testament? __________________________________________________ 11. How is God’s presence at the Incarnation indicated in art? _________________________________________ 12. What three “people” compose the Trinity? ______________________________________________________ 13. How is Saint John related to Jesus?____________________________________________________________ 14. In Byzantine art, where is Jesus shown as being born? ____________________________________________ 15. Who does a bright star alert that the King of the Jews was born?_____________________________________ 16. What does Simeon think of Jesus? ____________________________________________________________ 17. What does King Herod do when he thinks a rival king was born? ____________________________________ 18. Where does the Holy Family (Jesus, Mary, Joseph) escape? ______________________________________ 19. What does Passover celebrate? _______________________________________________________________

20. At what age was Jesus baptized? ______________________________________________________________ 21. What is the Greek meaning for apostles? ________________________________________________________ 22. What does Jesus turn to wine? ________________________________________________________________ 23. What does Jesus symbolically give to Peter? _____________________________________________________ 24. What do Peter, James and John see Jesus transform into? ___________________________________________ 25. What does the root of the word Passion mean in Latin? _____________________________________________ 26. What is story is celebrated on Palm Sunday? _____________________________________________________ 27. During the Last Supper what did Jesus say to his disciples about wine and bread? ________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 28. What does Judas do to Jesus? _________________________________________________________________ 29. Why was Jesus brought before the Jewish high priest? _____________________________________________ 30. What do the Roman soldiers do to Jesus? ________________________________________________________ 31. What are two important things about Mount Calvary? ______________________________________________ 32. What do Christians celebrate on Good Friday? ____________________________________________________ 33. In art, what is happening in a Pieta? ____________________________________________________________ 34. What is Jesus’ body lowered into? _____________________________________________________________ 35. What does Jesus do during the three days following his death? _______________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ 36. What happens on the third day?________________________________________________________________ 37. What happens on the 40th day? ________________________________________________________________ Critical Thinking 38. What are the major differences between the religious beliefs of Jews and Christians?