ARTH 22006 Chapter 2: CHAPTER 2
3 Aug 2016
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4000-3000bce: north and south mesopotamia simultaneously and independently shift from agricultural villages to cities. Sumerians- control independent southern city states technology literacy art architecture. Sumer- collective name or the cities and city states of mesopootamia from 3500-2340bce. Writing: cuneiform symbols into clay tablets for business records: cuneiform- wedge shaped. Ziggurat- huge stepped structures with shrines on top: developed from repeated building at sacred sites, elevation protects from floods. Uruk- warka iraq first independent sumerian city state 3400-3200bce: inanna- goddess of love and war, anu- sky god 40 ft temple. Head of a woman-life size marble face possibly attached to life sized wooden body: lost paint wig(gold) and inlay for brows and eyes(shells and lapis luzuli) Figure 2- ceremonial dressed priest king: ma represent ritual marriage between inanna and dumuzi(her consort, a role taken by priest-king) during new years festival to ensure fertile crops animals people and uruks survival.
