Visit the museum or cultural heritage website and complete all facets of the tour.
Virtual Tour 1: The Caves at Lascaux
http://archeologie.culture.fr/lascaux/en
alternate link if above link doesn’t work: http://archeologie.culture.fr/lascaux/fr#/en/00.xml
Describe what you saw in the tour. Discuss how Prehistoric humans first started communicating with a visual language as seen in the Lascaux Caves. These images are some of the only clues we have about life during this time, especially since there were written records left behind (hence the term “pre” history – before written history). What stories do these pictures tell us about our Prehistoric ancestors.
Note: Do not focus on when the caves were built (scientific vs. Christian dating), that is not the point. We are looking at the earliest expressions of humankind, regardless of when they were created, we all agree they are the earliest. Focus on the meaning, purpose, skillfulness, the ART.
Virtual Tour 2: The AncientCity of Petra
https://www.google.com/maps/about/behind-the-scenes/streetview/treks/petra/
Describe what you saw on the tour of Petra; relate your Biblical knowledge to the historical site of Petra.
Virtual Tour 3: The Pyramids of Giza
https://www.google.com/intl/en/maps/about/behind-the-scenes/streetview/treks/pyramids-of-giza/
Describe what you saw on the tour. Discuss the pyramids of Giza in detail. Consider how ancient cultures built monuments and burial chambers compared to Judeo-Christian monument and burial practices.
Virtual Tour 4: Greek Acropolis
http://www.yougoculture.com/virtual-tour/athens/myth
Describe what you saw on the tour.
Choose two (2) architectural structures from the virtual tour and discuss how each building represents the most important factors of Classical Greek Architecture. Describe each building using architectural terms from the tours and the textbook – what type of columns (doric, ionic, corinthian) were used? –what building techniques were used? and so forth. Discuss the purpose and functionof the buildings.
Finally, make a modern connection: how are Greek architectural forms used today in civic and religious architecture today?
Your discussion should be based on the information you learned in the virtual tours. Be sure to use specific examples and details in your explanation.