RESOUR> Mesopotamia
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From: Amnon Till [mailto:amn...@hotmail.com]
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Mesopotamia
http://history.evansville.net/meso.html
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Art
Art and Architecture
Literature and Drama
Music and Dance
Religion and Mythology
Daily Life and Culture
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Introduction
The Mesopotamian plain was part of the Fertile Crescent. Situated between
the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, the area was the birth place of the varied
civilizations that developed writing, schools, libraries, written law codes
and moved us from prehistory to history. The Sumerians, Akkadians,
Chaldeans, Hittites, Babylonians, Israelites, Phoenicians, Lydians,
Assyrians and Persians established the foundations for future Civilizations.
Their contributions include: the wheel, glass, the sail, coinage,
mathematics, the alphabet, calendars, bronze, iron, monotheism, epic
poetry, farming and irrigation.
The art of Mesopotamia is as diverse as the civilizations that inhabited the
area. Art became decorative, stylized and conventionalized at different
times and places in the area. Gods took on human forms and humans were
combined with animals to make fantastic creatures. Art commemorated the
accomplishments of great men and intimidated the lowly. Skills improved and
new media was developed. Large temples and imposing palaces dotted the
landscape. Man recorded his history and poetry for the first time and set
them down to music. Lyres, pipes, harps and drums accompanied their songs
and dances.
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