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| Which rivers is Mesopotamia between? |
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| Tigris and Euphrates. They now run along modern-day Iraq and Syria. |
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| A group of languages from the near east. Akkadian languages. Most semitic languages spoken today are arabic. |
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"land of the civilized kings"
People are called Sumerians |
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| Sumerian Theocratic society |
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| A society thought to be headed by "the rule of god" |
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King Ur-Nammu c. 2100 BC
Under his rule built the Ziggurat |
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| Ziggurat of moon god Nanna |
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Built by king Ur-Nammu
Terraced structure built on high.
made of sun dried brick and faced with firebrick.
Mountain shape of building was religious - as to lewer gods in |
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"waiting room"
only priests used the chapel
on special occasions/anniversaries god would spend the night |
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also known as asphalt.
highly viscous or semi solid form of petroleum |
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| Historical- early dynastic period |
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Tell Asmar (Eshnunna)
Temple of abu |
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| Worshipper figures c. 2700 BC |
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| object displayed in a sacred place with no intention of use or recovery. Made to gain favor from supernatural sources. |
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| Sumerian Stone sculptures |
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Found in abu
Worshiper figures, because they have hands together in prayer ( one hand over the other) some hold hands around cups a to offer drinks to the gods. LIBATION.
Stylized figures
-"Canon of proportions"
- cylindrical form, broad shoulders, big eyes
2700BC down to 2500 BC |
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| offering of drink to gods |
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capital of Akkadian empire
Emperial period C. 23040 -2159 BC |
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Reign c. 2334 BC – 2279 BC
King adopted name Sharuking "rightful god" now called king Sargon.
Started war of expansion and by the end of his reign owned most of mesopotamia |
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latin. Stela
imperial period 2340-2159 BC
6 1/2 Foot tall statue from victory of naram sin
Sargons grand son |
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Name of the people of the Gutian Dynasty
2150 BC
destabalized Akkad |
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Statue of King Naram Sin
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Victory_stele_of_Naram_Sin_9068.jpg/220px-Victory_stele_of_Naram_Sin_9068.jpg |
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"stele"- upright slab of stone used as a marker
Made of purple Red sand stone
Ancient near eastern treasure
Purposes: Body marker, grave marker, military victory.
Analysis:
Troops in Background are Akkadian
-Kings are portrayed as warriors
-King has horns (represents Deity)
-dinger -pictograph of deity over looking event |
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Group of tribes in the 3rd millenium BC
Found on naram-sin Stele with sharply pointed beard |
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| Ancient city east of the euphrates river |
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| was an ancient civilization centered in the far west and southwest of modern-day Iran, stretching from the lowlands of what is now Khuzestan (Persian: خوزستان) and Ilam Province (Persian: عیلام), as well as a small part of southern Iraq. |
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| an ancient city of the Elamite, Persian and Parthian empires of Iran. It is located in the lower Zagros Mountains |
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| greek clay vessel used to store whine or olive oil |
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| Greek art aesthetic of geometric style |
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Balance and harmony
Abstract thought of the "ideal" being a search for order coming out of disorder |
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Vase standard of quality.
Dipilon= double gateway
5ft high
Found by the Dipilon entrance in the wall around Athens. |
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| Analysis of Dipilon amphora |
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Not made for home practical use.
funerary scene-figures hands above head in grief.
plato 400 years ealier said, geometry is the highest truth. |
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| fear of leaving empty space |
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