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MESOPOTAMIA

Some Apples, Bananas And Peaches


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SUMERIAN (SOME) The Sumerian society was agriculturally based and

they had the foundations for a written languagecalled cuneiform.

Draw example of cuneiform

writing.


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CUNEIFORM WRITING


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SUMERIAN

Because of this the Sumerians developedextensive trade and commerce both by land and

sea. They were not rich in natural resources like

the Egyptians who did not leave Egypt.

Because of this trade orientation they created

items to meet their needs. Cylinder Seals wereused to create a packing slip. Seals can beeither flat (a stamp) or round a Cylinder Seal.


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SUMERIAN

Sumerians built substantial city-states, whichwere self ruled through a limited democracy.

The Sumerian society was governed by a

priestly class. Sumerian citizens were amongthe most devoutly religious anywhere in theancient world.

They were polytheistic they worshipped manygods, each city-state placed a greater emphasisone or another of the gods.


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ZIGGURAT OF UR


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SUMERIAN GODS

Anu god of the sky

Bel creator and ruler of earth

Sin the moon god Shamash the sun god

Ishtar goddess of love, fertility and later

associated with battle.


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THE BULL LYRE


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THE BULL LYRE

Heraldic Compositions- asymmetrical arrangement on

either side of a figure in this case

it is the bulls.

The hero embracing the two

human-headed bull is apopular subject of the time.


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STELE OF THE VULTURES

Stele (stee-lee) is a

carved stone slab used

to commemorate a

historical event.


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STELE OF THE VULTURES

It takes its nicknamefrom a fragment

with a gruesome

scene of vultures

carrying off thesevered heads and

arms of the

defeated enemy

soldiers.


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AKKADIAN (APPLES) The Sumerians were basically peaceful, but

there were belligerent people from aneighboring city-state known as the Akkadians.

The Akkadian period began when the city-stateof Akkad came under the rule of Sargon.

Sargon wanted power and he introduced the

idea of royal power. His son and grandsonfollowed in his food steps. His grandson,Naram-Sin was the bossiest of all!


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VICTORY STELE OF NARAM-SIN

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At the top, he is greeted by two

gods, presumably Shamash, the

sun god and either Sin, god of themoon or Ishtar, now exercising her

roll as goddess of war and battle.

Naram-Sin is the largest person

on the work, this is known as

Hierarchy of scale largest

person is most important


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BABYLONIAN (BANANAS) Babylon was just one of many similar towns

with a gene pool mix of old Sumerian stock.

They remained completely autonomous until

the rise of an uncommonly good administrator,

Hammurabi.


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STELE OF HAMMURABI

Hammurabi was

Babylons most

powerful king.

He is best knowtoday for his law

code.

The code is inscribed

in cuneiform on the

stele


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ASSYRIAN (AND)

Assyrians were warriors and very powerful.

The ruler was Sargon II.


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LAMASSU


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LAMASSU

This was a guardian for palaces or citadels.

It is a winged human-headed bull.

The purpose was to show power of the king and

frighten enemies.


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PERSIAN (PEACHES) The Persians conquered the Babylonians

The Persian Empire was the largest in the

world.

The Persians are now modern day Iran.


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AUDIENCE HALL OF DARIUS AND XERXES

There is no

religious

architecture , only

palace or citadels


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ISHTAR GATE

The made from glazed

brick not stone as

others were.

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