Mesopotamians had a religion. There is way more evidence but I am only going to share three. One piece of evidence is that there is a statue that archaeologists found during excavation that two people were hugging so that is a chance that shows marriage which is what happens if you have a religion. Second piece of evidence that archaeologists found during excavation is another statue tha6 there is a person holding their looking like you are about to pray and you pray if you have a religion. Finally there is
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shows to us; death is a crucial topic for ancient times and people give importance to afterlife so they build strong and flamboyant tombs. There are two main civilizations which have highly developed views about afterlife‚ ancient Egyptians and Sumerians. Ancient Egypt is a good sample for this. Religion is the main and most crucial factor for Egyptians. Their beliefs were based on their observation about life as a process which started on earth‚ but continued in the next world. Many of them organize
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The Sumerians and the Egyptians both had great civilizations that flourished around the same time as well as the expansion of their artwork. If we were to compare their work‚ it may be difficult to tell them apart. But if we were to look deeper into the meanings and techniques used we can certainly start to see some distinct similarities and differences forming. The Egyptians were known for creating large monuments such as the Great Spinx and the Temple of Ramses II. These massive sculptural
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Ziggurats Sewers Music and musical instruments Religion and Gods Writing The ancient Sumerians believed in education. Record keeping was very important to them‚ and also a vital part of their life. They wanted their sons to learn how to read and write. Only a select group of boys were able to attend Sumerian schools. The boys were usually sons of the very wealthy. All the sacrifice and schooling
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a woman - female anatomy is exaggerated - serves as a fertility image - no facial features‚ just hair/hat - freestanding sculpture Statuettes of 2 worshipers from the Square Temple at Eshnunna (Tell Asmar)‚ Iraq 2700 BCE (early dynastic/Sumerian) Soft gypsum and inlaid with shell + black limestone Iraq Museum‚ Baghdad - represent mortals praying - tiny beakers were used in religious rites - men wear belts + fringed skirts + have beard + shoulder-length hair - women wear long robes
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inscribed in stone labs.*Egyptians built their pyramids‚ statues and monuments out of stone. | Mesopotamia | Located in Iraq; a desert Tigris & Euphrates. Mesopotamia land between the 2 main rivers called “fertile crescent” due to its rich soil. | Many harsh or punishing gods of nature. | *Mesopotamia cities were actually city- states. Led by the king.*The center of each city-state was the ziggurat (temple). | By 3200 BCE Sumerians invented cuneiform‚ a true writing system. They marked clay
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Julia‚ Genevieve‚ and Ridge Spartan Art and Culture Spartan sculptors were active in pan-European sites such as Delphi and Olympia.Pausanias‚ traveling through Sparta in the second century AD‚ recorded hundreds of significant buildings – temples‚ monuments‚ tombs‚ and public buildings – that were part and parcel of Spartan art and culture. According to contemporary sources‚ Sparta was particularly renowned for its music and dance. Spartan bronze works were coveted as gifts and imports. Spartan
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African art constitutes one of the most diverse legacies on earth. Though many casual observers tend to generalize African art‚ the continent is full of peoples‚ societies‚ and civilizations‚ each with a unique visual special culture. The definition also includes the art of the African Americans. Despite this diversity‚ there are some unifying artistic themes when considering the totality of the visual culture from the continent of Africa. The origins of African art lie long before recorded history
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interactions. This characteristic is still present in the Near East today. Nomads leave little archeological trace and are illiterate‚ so not much is known about them by direct means. However‚ some description does appear in written form: recorded by the Sumerians and later by the Akkadians. Some of the (semi-)nomads‚ either as individuals or as groups‚ mix with the sedentary population and become sedentary themselves. In times of political or economical crisis they may do so by force‚ but they adapt quickly
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Egyptian leaders both demonstrate through their magnificent artistic creations a distinctive bond between themselves and the gods. Lying beneath the ruins in the heart of modern Iraq are some of the most ancient civilizations known to man. The Sumerian‚ the Acadian and the Babylonians even pre-date the Egyptians. Some researchers are of the opinion that they were the precursors of Egyptians‚ and modern research seems to suggest this as а fact. We see similarities in both civilizations in the traditions
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