Question

Directions: Complete the Critical Thinking questions below as fully as possible. Your answers should be your own and not from a book or the internet. Each response must be at least 3-5 complete sentences in length.

      What is art? Give your definition, not one you look up in a book or online. Think about what it means to you.

      Why study art history?

      Who has the ability and authority to create and/or define art?

      What continually draws human beings to the creation and appreciation of artistic endeavors?

      What does the term Mesopotamia mean?

      Where is the fertile crescent?

      Who developed cuneiform?

      Why were votive statues important?

      What are three things that preserve Egyptian design?

      Who was the first female pharaoh?

Answer 1

1. What is art? Give your definition, not one you look up in a book or online. Think about what it means to you.  

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Art is any creative work; it might be a painting, it might be a line drawing or it might be a sculpture. I may also be a good literary work like a poem or a shot story or an art film.

2. Why study art history?

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To know the history of invaluable art creations and to pass the legacy to next and future generations.

3. Who has the ability and authority to create and/or define art?

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Artists, painters, musicians, sculptors, writers, poets and filmmakers have the ability and authority to create and/or define art.

4. What continually draws human beings to the creation and appreciation of artistic endeavors?

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The creative beauty of a variety of great creations that are being created by skillfull artists, painters, musicians, sculptors, writers, poets and filmmakers draws human beings to the creation and appreciation of artistic endeavors.