ANTH 1413 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Logogram, Semitic Languages, Sumerian Language

• School: University of Oklahoma
• Department: ANTH
• Course: ANTH 1413
• Professor: Dr.Asa Randall

Document Summary

Mesopota(cid:373)ia: (cid:862)the cradle of civilizatio(cid:374)(cid:863: (cid:862)la(cid:374)d (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) ri(cid:448)ers(cid:863) o(cid:374) greek, between tigris and euphrates rivers, first clear states in the world, ca. Interest in connecting biblical references with real places: also, competition between national museums. Farming villages and towns situated within expansive floodplains. Many elements of (cid:862) u(cid:373)eria(cid:374)(cid:863) (cid:272)i(cid:448)ilizatio(cid:374) e(cid:373)erge at this ti(cid:373)e: economy centered around temples, canal irrigation. Uruk: the rise of the city: cities emerge 5,100 years ago, urban enclaves held up to 80% of regional populations, each city controlled a hinterland. Temple societies: temples formed the physical and ideological center of mesopotamian states, central point of surplus accumulation and redistribution, monumental architecture included palaces, gates, and city walls. Ziggurat: stepped temples: massive in scale and labor efforts, rebuilt many times, referred to as (cid:862)houses of mou(cid:374)tai(cid:374)s(cid:863) or (cid:862)gods(cid:863) Temple economy: redistribution: taxation and tribute could be exacted from food surplus, goods, or through annual labor.