Chapter 2 Study Guide

Mesopotamian Art

  

Mesopotamia

●      Standard of Ur, c. 2600-2400 BCE (war side and peace side)

●      Eshnunna Statuettes, c. 2700 BCE

●      Bull-headed harp, c. 2600-2400 BCE

●      Head of an Akkadian ruler, c. 2250-2200 BCE

●      Victory Stele of Naram-Sin, 2254-2218 BCE

●      Gudea holding overflowing water jar, c. 2100 BCE

●      Stele with the Laws of Hammurabi, c. 1780 BCE

●      Lamassu (man-headed winged bull), citadel of Sargon II, c. 720-705 BC

●      Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c. 575 BC

1. What is a ziggurat? What material was used to build it?

2. What is hierarchy of scale?

3. Who was Inanna and which Sumerian city was considered her home?

4. What do each of the two sides of the Standard of Ur represent?

5. What does the horned helmet in the Stele of Naram-Sin represent?

6. What purpose do the many diorite sculptures of Gudea of Lagash serve?

7. What is Hammurabi best known for?

8. How did Queen Napir-Assu ensure her statue would be enduring and unmovable? (list 2 ways)