ARTH 101 Lecture 10: Art 3:9
Document Summary
Change of nomadic people to village famers and herders. Abstraction rather than naturalism of animal forms development of tech for working with clay (pottery) development of pictographs = early beginning of writing with simpli ed pictures. Civilization distinguish cultures that have complex social orders and high degrees of technical development. Characteristics cooperative living in urban and rural communities food production through agriculture and raising animals occupational specialization some of the earliest civilizations. Mesopotamia - the land between the rivers - the broad plain between the tigris and euphrates rivers (now iraq) land rich highly desirable but easy to invade. Sumerian - 1st major civilization developed worlds 1st writing.