ARH 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Nanshe, Inanna, Calcite
20 Sep 2016
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The bronze age is part of the 3rd millennium. Writing created between 3100-2900 bc was first created in ancient near east and egypt. The minoan palaces in crete islands in greece. Development is heavily relied on trade and transportation. Production of an agricultural surplus to fund government and a differentiated society. Uruk period evidence of first cities were discovered which led to discoveries of other cities that continue the path of the uruk city. Beveled-rim bowl they were payments for the workers that were working on architectures. Earliest documents of ancient near east show them. Picture writing was done on a clay tablet which shows administrations and recording of movement of food from storage units to the people. Pillared halls are the sources made of mud which they would cut into cylinders and press them into the wall which showed the first decorations of walls in the world since they will then paint with different colors.
