[CLAS 2P34] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 29 pages long Study Guide!
29 Mar 2017
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Some of the cradles of civilization: we will consider mesopotamia, near east, the nile river. The curse of akkad: poem written c. 2000bc = 4000 yrs old; it tells the story of a great civilization = the city of. Akkad and her empire: on sakai: psr 1 optional reading. Akkadian empire in trouble: attacked from outside, but also internal famine, external in ation = nally collapsed, city is lost to time - only from writings, empire of akkad c. 2300-2100 bc. T-shaped pillars: carvings: animals: eg. lions, bulls, snakes, scorpions, vultures, cats, is this an example of compels mythology, totem = protective symbols; or clan symbols, or zodiac, = religious imagery. Gobekli tepe: sacred symbols: animals in art - as far back as palaeolithic cave paintings = 40,000+ years ago, but some pillars are human like, very abstract: arms and belts, = interpreted as gods, anthropomorphic = man-like.
