PPT-ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA ARCHITECTURE

Dr Wang Qi Department of Architecture and Built Environment Between the rivers the cradle of western history and architecture Irrigated by two rivers The earliest literary civilization Statecities . It is called civilization Government A new type of government developed in Sumer that included a city and its surrounding lands Government Religion dominated life in Sumer but in time powerful men who were not priests became the political rulers The It is called civilization Government A new type of government developed in Sumer that included a city and its surrounding lands Government Religion dominated life in Sumer but in time powerful men who were not priests became the political rulers The c. 8000 BC c. 3600 BC c. 3200 BC c. 2334 c. 1792 c. 539. Development of agriculture Civilizations begin first writings using Sargon of Akkad Hammurabi of Cyrus the Great. th. . Bellwork. Checkpoint #45. Classwork. India map. Test next Friday, 14. th. . Check Point #45. Number 1-7. 30 seconds per slide. 1. What larger region was Mesopotamia located within?. Sahara Desert. By Lauren Feeley. &. Angel Nieves. Hammurabi’s Code of Laws. Law 48: . if a storm came and blew all the grain and other crops in the air, or they died because of lack of water, they would not have to have to pay the rent for the entire year.. Architecture is designing and creating buildings. . DESIGNING. BUILDING. Greek architecture is a very specific type of design.. columns. -which are large upright posts.. Architrave. -a roof over the top.. Lesson . 3 . Greek Thinkers, Artists, and Writers. . Learning Objectives. Analyze the political and ethical ideas developed by ancient Greek philosophers.. Understand how balance and order governed ancient Greek art and architecture.. ”. Madison Perry & Elizabeth Troy. What is it?. “Fertile Crescent is regarded as the birthplace of agriculture, urbanization, writing, trade, science, history, and organized religions.”. A region in the Middle East that curves (hence crescent) through southern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, and northern Egypt.. Today, we know that magical dragons exist only in imagination and myth. They are . mythical. creatures. . But in ancient China, the people firmly believed that dragons were real and powerful. The dragon was the sign of the emperors. . Ancient Egypt. In ancient Egypt, LINEN was by far the most common textile. It helped people to be comfortable in the subtropical heat..  WOOL was considered impure. Only the wealthy wore animal fibers that were the object of taboos. They were used on occasion for overcoats, but were forbidden in temples and sanctuaries.  . Take out your homework. 1. Where is Mesopotamia? . 2. What were the names of the civilizations that lived there?. 3. What things did those civilizations accomplish?. 4 Copy the following sentence:. Mr. . Vocab: Fertile Crescent. Region of rich soil in the middle east, curving from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea.. Vocab: Mesopotamia. Region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Name given to this region by the ancient Greeks meaning “between the rivers”. Mesopotamia “LAND BETWEEN THE TWO RIVERS” Begin by looking, reading, and writing…. A time line: pp 82: write 5 statements based on the information pp 82—83 A map pp 84—85: write 5 statements based on the information based on the information on page 84—85…What is the title of the map? Ancient Axum. Ancient Kush. Kingdoms in North Eastern Africa:. The Nile River Valley. Ancient Egypt. Ancient Egypt. Ancient Egypt. In the Nile River Valley, kingdoms arose because of agricultural growth, urbanization and the creation of large-scale political units. (5000-4000 B.C.E.) .