EXAM I VOCABULARY Paleolithic and Neolithic Vocabulary to Know: * Paleolithic – 40‚000-8‚000 BC Old Stone Age‚ mankind produced * Neolithic – New Stone Age 1. Comes about at different times at different locations due to ice age ending unevenly 1. Development of organized system of agriculture (replacing hunting gathering community) 1. Domestication of animals 1. Permanent architecture (year round settlements) * Iconography – pictoral representations * sculpture
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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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from the 34th century BC down to the 2nd century AD. The cuneiform script proper developed from pictographic protowriting in the late 4th millennium BC. Mesopotamia’s "protoliterate" period spans roughly the 35th to 32nd centuries. The Code of Hammurabi was carved upon a black stone monument‚ eight feet high‚ and clearly intended to be reared in public view.t begins and ends with addresses to the gods. Even a law code was in those days regarded as a subject for prayer‚ though the prayers here are chiefly
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defend as it had no natural barriers. As a result the Samarians fell to the Akkadians. Later‚ the Babylonians invaded and expanded their own empire thus bringing civilization to other parts of the Middle East. The Babylonian King and military leader‚ Hammurabi ruled the former Akkadians and changed their code of law. Hammurabi’s new code‚ “An eye for an eye” stated that the punishment given should fit the crime that was committed. Although located on the same continent‚ this process of change in the political
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language they spoke.China and Mesopotamia both used Barter Systems. Politics and laws in the Huang-He river valley and Mesopotamia had several similarities and differences. The law code from Mesopotamia was Hammurabi’s Code; made by its king‚ Hammurabi‚ meanwhile in China it was the Mandate of heaven. The Hammurabi’s Code helped keep order in the society‚ on the other hand‚ the mandate of heaven gave the king
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Comparative Essay Although Old Kingdom Egypt and Ancient Mesopotamia shared some similarities in their economic and social aspects of civilization‚ they differed greatly culturally and in their political order. There are known to be many parallels between the famous Old Kingdom Egyptians and Ancient Mesopotamians. In particular‚ they had very similar economies in terms of the kind of work they did‚ what they produced‚ and how they distributed it. Either civilization probably would not have
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Change Over Time Writing assignment: From 5‚000 BCE to 600 BCE‚ the politics of Mesopotamia shifted from a religiously-led nation‚ to a secular nation due to the replacement of hunting and gathering for food‚ with agriculture. In 5‚000 BCE‚ Mesopotamia was settled by the Sumerians‚ who built the main framework for the Mesopotamian Civilization. Mesopotamia is located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers‚ which is what made it an excellent place for growing crops. This change in lifestyle sparked
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There are many similarities that characterize the two governments of Egypt and Mesopotamia. For example‚ both civilizations had manuscripts and inscriptions. These were written down to make sure that civilians would understand‚ follow‚ and obey their laws. These law writers were called Scribes. Their job would be writing things down. Sometimes‚ there were the only people in the land who were literate. This way‚ when people were caught disobeying a law‚ they could not escape the consequences. Also
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Asian Studies Reviewer for 2-25 St. Romuald Prepared by: Ian Dominic Mallillin Teacher: Ms. Lanie Pabilona I. EVOLUTION OF MAN: Evolution – Change over a long period of time Theory: * Charles Darwin’s Theory: His book was published on 1859 with the title of “On the origin of the Species of Man” This book stressed that man and all other species on earth were products of a long process of evolution. All species are related to each other and evolved over a long period of time.
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Chapter 4- Days of Week based after Gods. Mesopotamia‚ unlike Egypt was ruled by many kings‚ most important tribes are Sumerians‚ the Babylonians‚ and the Assyrians. Sumerians had already built houses and temples of brick‚ at Ur. 1700 BC King Hammurabi rules Babylonia‚ oldest law book. Abraham leaves Ur. Cretans have built palaces etc. Cuneiform 600 BC Nebuchadnezzar‚ last great Babylonian king. Chapter 5- Abraham leaves Ur. Jews find Jerusalem‚ first king Saul. 1000 BC Kong Solomon in Jerusalem
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