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Ancient Near East Flashcards

1
Q

The first written language was used for what?

A

Accounting

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2
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This is not part of a larger group, it’s its own state.

A

City State

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3
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What was the first culture?

A

Sumer culture

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4
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What exactly makes up Sumer?

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City States that develop along rivers of southern mesoptamia.

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5
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What year was the Sumers?

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3500-2340 BCE

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6
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What were three things the Sumers were accredited for inventing?

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  1. Wagon Wheel
  2. Plow
  3. Writing on Tablet
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7
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Development of Writing was what?

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  1. Pictographs
  2. Phonographs
  3. Cuniform Writing
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8
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What was the instrument called that was used for writing?

A

Stylus

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9
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What was a Summerian Temple called?

A

Ziggurat

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10
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Ziggurats were man made what?

A

Mountains

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11
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Building Ziggurats involved a lot of what?

A

Authority and systems

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12
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What were the locations of the Votive Figures?

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Eshunna- Presnt day Tell Asmar, Iraq

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13
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What are the dates of the Votive Figures?

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2900-2600 BCE

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14
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What was the period of the Votive Figures?

A

Sumerian Dominance

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15
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What were the Votive Figures made of?

A

Limestone, alabaster and gypsum

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16
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What were the Votive Figures possibly used for?

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Possible replacements of the person who can’t always devote themselves to worship-Hint Wide Open Eyes

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17
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What makes the Votive figures stylized?

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The way the hair and eyebrows are carved.

18
Q

What is the origin of the Cylinder Seal & Its Modern Impression?

A

Ur, Present day Muqaiyir, Iraq

19
Q

What period was the Cylinder Seal & Its Modern Impression?

A

Sumerian Dominance

20
Q

What material was used for Cylinder Seal & Its Modern Impression?

A

Lapis Lazuli

21
Q

Why did they bury the cylinder seal with it’s deceased owner?

A

So that no one else could use their seal.

22
Q

Akkadians settled north of what place?

A

Uruk

23
Q

Akkadians adopted Summerian Culture, but they spoke a Semitic Language( same family as Hebrew & Arabic)

A

True

24
Q

The Akkadians conquered most of what?

A

Mesopotania

25
Q

The Akkadian’s dominance was between what years?

A

2254-2218 BCE

26
Q

Where is the Steele of Naram-Sin origin?

A

Akkad-Present Day Iraq

27
Q

What time period was the Steele of Naram-Sin?

A

Akkadian Dominance

28
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What is the Steele of Naram-Sin made of?

A

Limestone

29
Q

In the Steele of Naram-Sin, what is one of the character appear like he is doing?

A

Sacrifising himself.

30
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In the Steele of Naram-Sin, what are most of the figures doing to the big man with horns?

A

Pledging their allegiance to him.

31
Q

After centuries of fighting between Sumer, Akkad and Lagash, what people rose to dominance?

A

The Assyrians

32
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What years were the Assyrians dominant?

A

1400-600 BCE

33
Q

What did the Assyrians have that was strong?

A

Religion and Military Organization

34
Q

Reconstruction Drawing on the Citadel & Palace Complex of Sargon II came from where?

A

Dur Sharukin

35
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What time period was the Reconstruction Drawing on the Citadel & Palace Complex of Sargon II depiction?

A

Assyrian Dominance

36
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Guardian Figures from the Citadel of Sargon II are made of what?

A

Limestone & Alabaster

37
Q

What were the creatures called that were used as Guardian Figures?

A

Lamassus

38
Q

How many feet does the Lamassus have

A

5, but its for perspective

39
Q

Assunasirpal Killing Lions II was originally from where?

A

Kalhu- Present day Nimrud Iraq

40
Q

Assunasirpal Killing Lions II is what three things?

A

Relief Sculpture
Low Relief
Overlapping

41
Q

Assunasirpal Killing Lions II came from what time period?

A

Assyrian Dominance

42
Q

Why is Assunasirpal Killing Lions II low relief?

A

Because the picture doesn’t potrude out so much.

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