IRL 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Khan Academy, Eshnunna, Smarthistory
1 Dec 2017
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We need to consider what a culture and its elites value to figure out how art does this. This encompasses how things are depicted and what is shown: iconography. Stylistic consistencies over a long period of time and radical breaks from them. In order to study for the next test, i would like students to watch to the smarthistory discussions listed below. Statues from abu temple at tell asmar c. 2900-2600 (length 4:47) https://www. khanacademy. org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/ancient-near-east1/sumerian/v/standing- male-worshipper. Victory stele of naram-sin 2254-2218 b. c. (3:23) https://www. khanacademy. org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/ancient-near-east1/akkadian/v/victory-stele- of-naram-sin-2254-2218-b-c-e. The cultures of the middle east and north africa shifted from neolithic small scale settlements to the empires of mesopotamia, and egypt around 3,000 b. c. ; empires did not appear in china until a bit later, about 2,000 b. c. These empires were based on the success of organized agriculture, which depended on reliable irrigation systems and the means of transporting grains and other necessary bulky goods long distances. In short, these empires grew up along rivers.
