The Harappans and Sumerians are distinctly different politically. While the Sumerians developed the world’s first monarchy‚ the Harappans may have developed the first democracy. Very little evidence has been found of a king in the Indus Valley‚ only one white priest-king idol and a silver crown; not enough to establish that the "royalty" were the rulers. Instead the empire was divided into regions with half a dozen cities functioning as capitals and was governed by a group of people. Archeologist
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With few precedents to guide them‚ the population of Mesopotamia adapted and created Answer | | Social organization | | | Writing | | | Agricultural cultivation | | | Development of religion | | | Competition amongst different groups | 1 points Question 2 The earliest urban societies so far known emerged in the Answer | | First millennium B.C.E | | | Third millennium B.C.E | | | Sixth millennium B.C.E | | | Second millennium B.C.E | | | Fourth millennium
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Chapter One Notes Before Civilization (Circa Lorraine) Culture: constituted by learned patterns of action and expression FOOD GATHERING AND STONE TECHNOLOGY Stone tool-making first appeared around 2 million years ago Stone Age Lasted from 2 million to about 4‚000 years ago Misleading label: bone‚ skin and wood just survive poorly Paleolithic = Old Stone Age Neolithic = New Stone Age Foundations of science‚ art‚ and religion begin here May have believed in afterlife In game-rich areas
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Frank Ching‚ D.K.‚ Mark Jarzombek‚ Vikramaditya Prakash‚ “A global History of architecture” (New Jersey‚ John Wiley & sons‚ Inc.)‚ (2007) 32-34 Frankfort‚ H.‚ “The Town Planning Review‚” Vol 21‚ No.2 (1950): pp98-115 Ghirshman‚ Roman. “The Ziggurat of Tchoga-Zanbil.” Scientific American‚ 204 Issue 1(1961): 69-76 Hansen‚ Donald‚ P. “Royal Building Activity at Sumerian Lagash in the Early Dynastic Period”‚ The Biblical Archaeologist‚ 55‚ No. 4 (1992): 206-211 Leo Oppenhein. “The Mesopotamian
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Cited: Stokstad‚ Marilyn. Cothren‚ Michael W. “Art: A Brief History.” Fifth Edition. College Art. (2012) http://www.architecturecourses.org/ziggurat-ur. Figure 12-4. Windows Internet Explorer. Google Images. (02/02/2014). “Ghent Altarpiece.” https://www.google.com/search/ghent/altarpiece/. Figure 12-7. Windows Internet Explorer. Google Images. (02/02/2014). “Portinari Altarpiece.” https://www
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They told stories of the Gardens and palm trees‚ of Nebuchadnezzar’s royal residence‚ of the Tower of Babel and the Ziggurats‚ and of the city dividers. These stories were circled around‚ and through the creative energy of writers and recorders‚ the story‚ or even the account of the presence of one of the miracles of the world cameto be. Very nearly everybody that expounded
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STUDY GUIDE FOR TEST 1 (Prehistoric - Roman) FORMAT All questions will be multiple choice. Some will be accompanied by images while others will rely on your use of your knowledge without visual reference points. COVERAGE Visual Material: Selected from the works of art and architecture we have studied - see list below. These have all been discussed IN CLASS AS WELL AS IN THE TEXTBOOK or other readings. (If we do not cover all the works listed below in class‚ you will not be responsible for them on
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The epic of Gilgamesh is about the ruler of uruk Gilgamesh and his quest to receive everlasting life. Gilgamesh wanted to receive everlasting life because he saw his best friend enkidu die of a slow agonizing death witch lead Gilgamesh to put his own mortality to question.. Enkidu died this death as punishment for the thing he and Gilgamesh did like kill the bull of heaven and chop down all the trees in the cedar forest after killing the demon humbaba. So Gilgamesh goes to the end of the earth to
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Importance of Ancient Works of Art Artwork has and still remains a very important part of people’s lives. The visual and performing arts allow people to express their beliefs and feelings in an open manor. People have been doing this for over 30‚000 years. Since most art expresses the feelings and beliefs of a person‚ the art also express much of their culture. Historians and students can learn from this artwork about a certain culture. Most prehistoric and ancient cultures do not have many
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As a result of brick construction‚ architectural examples of the period are monolithic in appearance‚ often with rectangular ascending platforms and harshly angled stairs‚ exemplified in the strict geometry of the Temple of Ur (fig.3). These structures are known as ziggurats‚ originating from the Akkadian word ziqquratu‚ meaning summit or height. An interesting design emerges with The Oval Temple at Khafaje(fig.4). Although no archaeological ruins of the Oval Temple remain for examination‚
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