ARTH 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Dur-Sharrukin, Neolithic Revolution, Jamb
14 Apr 2016
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Agriculture possibility of permanent setlements in ciies rather than just in villages. Near east: agriculture lourished ferile crescent, ancient mesopotamia, in bible, garden of eden surrounded by the tigris river and euphrates river. Sumer collecion of city states, each ruled independently. Records in cuneiform characters pressed into wet clay. Sumerians believed in gods of nature because the city was dependent on weather. Reconstrucion of palace area with ziggurat and temple. Accessible to the top so that elite people could reach their god. The god of the moon (nana) orders the king to build temple. The god gives the king tools: the god would be larger in scale because of his importance, hieraic scale more important igure = larger in scale. King may not have been the one who did the work, but he was in contact with nana and gets the credit. Relief sculpture the design projects from the surface. Hands folded right over lef: ritualisic, prayer.
