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Ancient Mesopotamian Civilization Flashcards

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Major Mesopotamian Civilizations

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  1. SUMERIAN
  2. AKKADIAN
  3. BABYLONIAN
  4. ASSYRIAN
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Fabrics of Ancient Mesopotamia

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  1. COTTON
  2. SHEEP WOOL
  3. LINEN
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Ancient Mesopotamian Fabric
- rare fabric

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COTTON

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Ancient Mesopotamian Fabric
- main textile fiber in the region
- due to the importance of farming it

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SHEEP WOOL

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Ancient Mesopotamian Fabric
- also produced and woven
- much less frequently than wool

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LINEN

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Ancient Mesopotamian Fabric
- was used for practically every type of garment (from cloaks to shoes)

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WOOL

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The first region in the world to have recorded the development of clothing and accessories through their art

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Mesopotamia, specifically SUMER

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Ancient Mesopotamian Clothing
- skirts made of Sheep’s Fleece
- worn by both men and women in early Sumerian periods

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KAUNAKES

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Ancient Mesopotamian Clothing
(KAUNAKES description)

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upper part of the torso was bare or clothed with another sheepskin cloaking the shoulders

  • later, woven woolen fabric replaced the actual fleece, but the tufted effect was retained (by either sewing tufts into the garment or by weaving loops into the fabric
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2 basic garments in Ancient Mesopotamia for both men and women

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TUNIC and SHAWL

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TUNIC of Ancient Mesopotamia

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  • knee or ankle length
  • short sleeves
  • round neckline
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Shawls in Ancient Mesopotamia

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  • draped over Tunic
  • FRINGED and TASSELED
  • held by broad belts
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Underwear in Ancient Mesopotamia

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Women: SKIRT
Men: LOINCLOTHS

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Men’s Hairstyles in Ancient Mesopotamia

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  • long, curled, ringleted (with false hair if necessary)
  • perfumes, oils, and black dye
  • long and tended Beards
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Men’s Headpieces in Ancient Mesopotamia

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  • band of metal or fabric encircled the brow
  • or a woolen, leather, or felt hat shaped like a fez
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Women’s Hairstyles in Ancient Mesopotamia

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  • long, braided, and piled on top of their heads with either a net or scarf to hold it in place
  • in other periods, women often wore their hair in a large bun that reached from the top of their hair to the nape of their neck
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Make-up in Ancient Mesopotamia

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  • Ancient Sumerians were possibly the first to invent lipstick
  • women roughed their lips and cheeks
  • lined their eyebrows and eyes heavily with kohl
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Jewelry Motifs in Ancient Mesopotamia

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  • leaves
  • branches
  • twigs
  • grapes
  • cones
  • spiral objects
    (imprinted into the jewelry by engraving, granulations, filigree, or other techniques)
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more valuable than gold in Ancient Mesopotamia due to its rarity

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LAPIS LAZULI

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Footwear in Ancient Mesopotamia

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  • sandals
  • soft shoes
  • boots
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Footwear in Ancient Mesopotamia
- primary form of footwear

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SANDALS

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Footwear in Ancient Mesopotamia
- simple wrap-around of leather
- basic construction of moccasin
- held together in the front with rawhide lacing

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SOFT SHOES

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Footwear in Ancient Mesopotamia
- primarily used in warfare
- came up to midcalf
- laced leather front

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BOOTS

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