Ancient Near East AP ART HISTORY

Name?

• Mortuary Temple of Hetshupset
• White Temple and Ziggurat
• Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak
• Apadana and Palace of Xerxes and Darius

Culture?

• Sumerian
• Babylonian
• Assyrian
• Persian

Function?

• Communicate with Ancient Aliens
• Magic dolls for special ceremonies
• Ancestor portraits
• Offer prayers on behalf of people

Name?

• Seated Scribe figures
• Lamassu figures
• Sphinx figures
• Votive figures

Culture?

• Sumerian
• Babylonian
• Assyrian
• Persian

Name?

• Epic of Gilgamesh
• Standard of Ur
• War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
• Stele of Hammurabi

Context

• believed to protect the people from enemies and unfriendly spirits.
• were guardians of the Assyrian (Sargon II's) palace.
• The creatures have 5 legs to give the illusion from the front that the animal is standing, but from the side, walking.
• Tutankhamen was buried with these items

Form?

• believed to protect the people from enemies and unfriendly spirits.
• were guardians of the Assyrian (Sargon II's) palace.
• The creatures have 5 legs to give the illusion from the front that the animal is standing, but from the side, walking.
• Tutankhamen was buried with these items

Name?

• White Temple and Ziggurat
• Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
• Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak
• Apadana and Palace of Xerxes and Darius

Function

• Audience hall
• Burial chamber
• Grain storage
• Temple for Persian gods