ARTH153 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Lamassu, Signify, Assyrian Culture

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Art History
• Course: ARTH153
• Professor: Jennifer Hintlian

Document Summary

Part 1: mesopotamia, the land between two rivers (the tigris and euphrates) is now part of this modern nation. Iraq: the usual building material of mesopotamia. Adobe: ancient mesopotamian cities form tells because old cities were often demolished and built over, causing layers to form. Standing at the bottom of a temple, ziggurats tended to make the gods seem large, making the viewer feel very small. Walking up the layers of a ziggurat, it made an impression that effort had to be made in order to be in the presence of the gods and ask them for help. In mesopotamian mythology, the god of the sky was represented as this animal. Lapis lazuli: lapis lazuli comes from mines in this country. So those living in the many areas he ruled remembered who was in charge: the earliest surviving code of laws was apparently written by this babylonian ruler.