Unit 2 FRQ Long Response: Comparison

Palette of King Narmer and Column of Trajan

The work shown is a battle scene from the Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon, created c. 175 B. Select and completely identify another work that also depicts a battle or conflict. You may select either the Column of Trajan OR the Palette of King Narmer.

For both the Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon and your selected work, describe the subject matter of the battle or conflict that is depicted.

Using specific visual evidence from both works, explain at least two similarities and/or differences in how the imagery depicts the battle or conflict.

Explain one similarity in how the imagery of battles or conflicts in both works reinforces concepts of power or leadership. Use specific contextual evidence from both the Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon and your selected work in your explanation.