HECOL268 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Linen, Wool, Silk
20 Nov 2018
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Assumption of change - rapid or gradual. Inherent symbolism - understand what something means. Magical" function of clothing - lucky socks, etc. the logical conclusion is that decoration of the self is a basic human practice. India - cotton, mesopotamians - wool, egyptians - linen. Mesopotamia = between the rivers" place, but doesn"t refer to the civilizations small city states that have a lot of regional power. Assyrian social structure similar, similar religious beliefs, same kind of economic interests. Sumerian men wear their hair long, curled heads are frequently bald, but with long beards and sometimes side locks wear long fringed skirts, kilt lie garments typing at the wasist, if the fabric was long enough (see notes) Temples of the goddess bau: lagash, ca, 2350 b. c buried with worldly posssesions, and with other people buried with towels that described her households.
