Chapter 2: Mesopotamia & PersiaLesson 1:
Warm-up 9-2-14 Ch.2 MesopotamiaObj: SWBAT apply knowledge of ancient Mesopotamia to describe the context of the people on an exit slip.
Please respond in complete sentences:
1. Think back to the prehistoric people. Describe the context of the people in the Neolithic era.
2. Describe the possible functions for Stonehenge.
Chapter 1 8-27-14
Warm-up:
Homework Due Read Chapter 2, Pg. Cue Cards (8) Due: Chapter 2Refer to Chapter sheet
Class Expectations1. Students are respectful of everyone and all belongings
2. Students are prepared and on time with all materials
3. Students follow directions the first time given
4. Students keep food and drinks away during class (water only)
5. Students keep personal electronics off and out of sight (explicit permission will be given to use electronics).
• Hoods off• Food Away• Backpacks, purses,
bags, etc. on back of chair or under desk
Announcements: Quiz grades are in the
grade book Make up/re-take quiz
today or Thursday after school
Make sure you have your text book
Agenda: Warm-up Announcements and
Reminders Grade printouts Text Book Distribution Intro to Mesopotamia Group activity: Sumerian
art
Office HoursTuesday 3:00-4:00Thursday 3:00-4:00
CUE CARD GROUPS
1. 3-4 people to one group
2. Exchange phone numbers and emails
3. All works of art to be covered in this course WILL NOT be addressed during class.
4. It will be your responsibility to research those not covered.
5. You will create “Cue Cards,” like flash cards, of all artworks for homework.
6. Divide the list of artworks for each chapter among your group and complete your part then share info with your group--combine your efforts to complete all cue cards.
Intro to Mesopotamia
Intro to Ancient Mesopotamian Art• Humanity had settled in farms
• The use of plows and irrigation canals
• This area was known as the “Fertile Crescent”
• Area between Iraq and Iran, around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
• The first clear narrative in art appears
Ancient Mesopotamian Art Context
Sumerian ArtDates: 3500 BCE- 2332 BCEKey Locations: southern IraqContextual Information:• Composed of city-states— independent self-
governing city• Sumerian rulers were viewed as the god’s
representatives on earth & keepers of earthly treasures
• Food and resources were readily available so many people could do other jobs—manufacture, trade, administration
• Institutionalized defense—armies formed by the government
Sumerian
Sumerian Art• Writing appeared—scratching of
pictographs in soft clay• Simple pictures standing for words
• Cuneiforms– wedge shapes signs pressed into clay—beginnings of writing
• Appearance of literature: The Epic of Gilgamesh• Story of Gilagmesh, a Uruk king who slayed
the monster Huwana
Sumerian
Stylistic Characteristics
Style –• The manner of doing
something• A distinctive
appearance
• Think of different fonts:• Font• Font
•Font• Font
Example: Prehistoric artPictures horses and bison in profileAnimal drawn in composite view or ‘twisted perspective’—head in profile but horns from the front.
White Temple and ziggurat, Uruk
2-2 Reconstruction drawing of the White Temple and ziggurat
http://www.coco.cc.az.us/apetersen/_ART201/sumeria.htm
Bent Axis
Temple (cella)
Ziggurat
Flashcard
Statuettes of Worshipers
Votive Figures
Flashcard
www.accd.edu/.../arts1303/Chapter2.htm
www.accd.edu/.../arts1303/Chapter2.htm
Standard of Ur Flashcard
NarrativeRegisters
http://www.accd.edu/sac/vat/arthistory/arts1303/Chapter2.htmwww.hp.uab.edu/image_archive/ue/uec.html www.britannica.com