• Understand the Cultural Changes in the Neolithic Revolution As They Relate to the Art and Architecture
Goals • Understand the cultural changes in the Neolithic Revolution as they relate to the art and architecture. • Understand the concept of civilization and the importance of Sumer in the ancient Near East. • Examine the artistic materials, techniques, subject matter, styles and conventions developed in the ancient Near East. 1 Mesopotamian Religion, Mythology, Gods and Goddesses • How are ancient Near Eastern ideas about religion different from Paleolithic and earlier Neolithic ideas? • Explore how these ideas are depicted in Sumerian sculpture, seals, and funerary objects. • How does the visual representation of the human form evolve in ancient Near Eastern art? Does it retain any elements of the Paleolithic and earlier Neolithic periods? 2 The Ancient Near East Map 2-1 Ancient Mesopotamia and Persia. 3 Chapter 3.1 The Prehistoric and Ancient Mediterranean PART 3 HISTORY AND CONTEXT Mesopotamia: The Cradle of Civilization . “The land between the rivers” (Tigris and Euphrates) often called “Cradle of Civilization” Early urban centers Earliest forms of writing . Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians battled for control . The role of King is now developed Gateways to Art: Understanding the Visual Arts, Second Edition, Debra J. DeWitte, Ralph M. Larmann, and M. Kathryn Shields Chapter 3.1 The Prehistoric and Ancient Mediterranean PART 3 HISTORY AND CONTEXT Sumerians . First great power in Mesopotamia . Cuneiform Earliest known form of writing Wedge-shaped symbols . Probably invented the wheel . Polytheistic . Buried treasures with their leaders-and more Gateways to Art: Understanding the Visual Arts, Second Edition, Debra J. DeWitte, Ralph M. Larmann, and M. Kathryn Shields CUNEIFORM 6 Figure 2-2 White Temple and ziggurat, Uruk (modern Warka), Iraq, ca.
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