Mesopotamian Civilization

Question 1

cradle of civilization. (Modern Iraq)

Answer 1

Mesopotamian

Question 2

• contributed the cuneiform
• ziggurat architecture
• invented writing and produced the world’s first literature
• Epic of Gilgamesh

Answer 2

Sumerian

Question 3

Used for business transactions. Beer was the first sale on the record

Answer 3

Cylinder Seal

Question 4

Usage of picture symbols for writing

Answer 4

Glyph

Question 5

Comes from the latin word cuneus meaning wedge

Answer 5

Cuneiform

Question 6

3D statuettes made of marble. For crops and bringing fertility to women

Answer 6

Tell Asmar Figures

Question 7

Stylistic method to make everything standard to be approves as beautiful

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Convention

Question 8

• Male figures should be upright, rigid and have beard
• Female has particular attire
• Both have very large eyes
• Hierarchy: the larger the statue, the more important the figure

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Conventions of Sumerian figures

Question 9

Paintings combined with shell and lapiz lazuli inlay
Has 3 levels of register
1- Bottom: people and animals in a parade
2- Middle: soldiers with their conquered prisoners
3- Top: prisoners presented to the king

Answer 9

Standard of Ur

Question 10

A Sumerian temple with 6-7 stories high. Usually situated at the town center. Town planning radiates from it.

Answer 10

Ziggurat

Question 11

Semitic- speaking Mesopotamian who lived to the north of Sumer.

Answer 11

Akkadians

Question 12

• 12” tall and is made of bronze
• made through Lost wax method
• sculpture is presumably the head of Sargon 1

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Head of an Akkadian Ruler

Question 13

A method of metal casting in which
a molten metal is poured into a
mold that has been created by
means of a wax model. The
sculpture is hollow on the inside.

Answer 13

Lost wax method or cire-perdue

Question 14

It is a law code that provides a
unique glimpse into the social and
legal structure of ancient
Mesopotamia. comprises 300
statues written in Akkadian in 51
cuneiform columns.

Answer 14

Code of Hammurabi

Question 15

Dedicated to the wife of
Nebuchadnezzar.
It is one of the 7 wonders of the
ancient world.

Answer 15

The Hanging Gardens

Question 16

Measures 300 ft high with a temple
at the apex.

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The Tower of Babel

Question 17

• Dedicated to the Babylonian
  goddess Ishtar.
• It was meant to be the entrance to the city.
• They used blue
  glazed tiles which represents a
  sacred color.

Answer 17

Gate of Ishtar

Question 18

A human headed winged lion

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Lamassu

Question 19

• goldsmiths from the early
  kingdom of Iran in Southwest Asia.

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Persian

Question 20

The belief of polar opposites.
The teachings belive that the
world’s 2 central forces are light and
dark.

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Zoroastrianism

Question 21

Persians introduced the use of
columns and was fond of using this.
The bull represents power, fertility
and a metaphor for the position of
the king as the head of state

Answer 21

Bull Capital

Question 22

Monumental gateway

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Propylaeum

Question 23

Audience Hall. Contains 36 massive columns

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Apadana

Question 24

First arcaded construction built in the Persian empire

Answer 24

Palace of Shapur I