1 October 20‚ 2014 The Bull Lyre and The People of Ur The Bull Lyre was discovered in Iraq in 1929 by the archeologist‚ Sir Leonard Woolley. In 1926 Leonard Woolley had been elected by the Pennsylvanian and British museums of Archeology and Anthropology to lead an excavation that would examine the surrounding area of the mysterious ziggurat of Ur. Along with his team of excavators‚ Woolley was the first to unearth the “Royal Cemetery” of Ur‚ a mass grave full of private burial chambers and massive
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their grain‚ and they began developing a token system to record trade and accounts. Between 3500 and 3000‚ for reasons still not well understood‚ the civilization of Southern Mesopotamia underwent a sudden growth and change‚ centered in the cities of Ur and Uruk. This development was perhaps driven by climatic change which rendered the old ways of agriculture less productive. People clustered into fewer‚ but larger‚ locations and the plough‚ potter’s wheel and the introduction of bronze can be seen
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Religion between the two civilizations varied because of different ideas of worshiping. One similarity that the two share is the belief of multiple deities‚ otherwise known as polytheism. The Ancient Mesopotamians prayed to gods such as Enlil (Supreme deity and god of air)‚ Enki (God of water and underworld)‚ and Shamash (god of law and sun). One of the most prominent gods throughout all four Mesopotamian empires was An/Anu‚ one of the three supreme deities and the god of heaven. The Egyptians also
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Mary Heapy Melanie Duffey CADS 2300 Due: 9/4/2013 Impact of Permanent Settlement on City Design in Mesopotamia Introduction The desire to have a place to call home is deeply rooted in the ancient history of our world. While hunting and gathering proved to be sufficient up until this point‚ life in settlements and cities was‚ and remains to be paramount. Even prior to other worldly connections‚ the region of Mesopotamia developed into several successful villages and cities. While tensions
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01.15.2014 B.C.E. = C.E. B.C = A.D. Form - the visual aspects of art and architecture‚ line‚ shape‚ color‚ light‚ texture‚ space‚ math‚ volume‚ and composition. Style – the combination of form and composition that makes a work distinctive. Content – includes subject matter or meaning and a work of art. School of artists – a group of artist usually working at the same time and sharing similar style influences and ideas Iconography – identify and studying and subject matter and conventional
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Sharru-Kin (Sargon) from Nineveh – wig helmet of rulers Sargon united the Sumerian states. Gold head of a bull as a decoration of the harp (University Museum‚ Philadelphia) Statues made of limestones‚ shells and gypsum in Temple of Abu. Ziggurat of Ur Ziggurat means high. Priests climbed this to
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but speaks a different language/semitic)‚ Neo-sumerian‚ and Babylonian Cemetery of Ur Primary Epic: Epic of Gilgamamesh What most concerned these cultures? How does their art reflect this? Some deities to know from Mesopotamia Ishtar – the most important goddess in all periods of Meso. History. Unknown if she ever had any figurative representation at time of her worship Nanna – also called Sin… chief god of Ur Enlil – lord of the winds and the earth… Ashur – Assyrian god sometimes identified
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Two civilizations started out at the same time and evolved into empires of great similarities‚ yet compelling differences lie between them. The two countries represent societies beginnings with their impressive work and there astonishing achievements with such little technology at their disposal‚ nevertheless brilliant minds found ways to design massive buildings and a new form of language at their time. Mesopotamia and Egypt show there similarities in the aspects of economic‚ political‚ and social
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- ----------------------- Dialectical Notes on Chapter 2 Text -meso=land btwn 2 rivers -first cities: Uruk‚ Ur‚ Kish‚ Nippur‚ Lagash] Sumer -unpredictable flooding -exposed w/ no geo barriers so attacks from nomads -changes of weather -mood of fear and insecurity GODS -gods assoc. w/ nature and forces -gods were fierce and capricious -myths w/ woe -cosmology w/ chaos and conflict -The Babylonian Creation=sumerian poem creation explained thru spontaneous generation‚ then there was
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World History Midterm Exam Review ****You will also be given a series of maps‚ charts‚ graphs‚ etc) Terms/names bronze Neolithic Revolution civilization Homo erectus Catal Huyuk culture Neanderthal cuneiform Ur trade Fertile Crescent pharaoh Polytheism Shang Hammurabi loess Indus Valley dynasty Hieroglyphics pictographs the Royal Road Hyksos Babylon Legalism Confucianism Great Wall of China Kush Assyria Meroe Persia Demosthenes Dorians Mycenaeans Rhodes phalanx Peloponnesian
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