Art of Ancient Mesopotamia Pt. 2

After the fall of SAfter the fall of Sumerian culture, many subsequent empires and cultures came to power and eventually fell throughout Mesopotamia,. The Akkadians, the Assyrians, Elamites, Babylonians and other cultures came to power adding their own contributions to the artistic legacy of the area and building on the artistic foundations of Sumer. The Achaemenid (Persian) Empire located in present day Iran, grew to become one of the largest empires of the ancient world and grew to control much of Mesopotamia. The Persians incorporated the ancient traditions of Mesopotamian cultures into their own, massive, cosmopolitan empire, reinvigorating and altering the ancient artistic traditions of the area.

VOCABULARY LIST
Relief
Ur
Uruk
Ziggurat
Cuneiform
Stylus
Hieratic Scale
Heraldic Motif
Composite Figure
Stele
Votive figures
Register
Cylinder seals
Cone mosaic
Registers
Apadana
Xerxes
Dariusumerian culture, many subsequent empires and cultures came to power and eventually fell throughout Mesopotamia,. The Akkadians, the Assyrians, Elamites, Babylonians and other cultures came to power adding their own contributions to the artistic legacy of the area and building on the artistic foundations of Sumer. The Achaemenid (Persian) Empire located in present day Iran, grew to become one of the largest empires of the ancient world and grew to control much of Mesopotamia. The Persians incorporated the ancient traditions of Mesopotamian cultures into their own, massive, cosmopolitan empire, reinvigorating and altering the ancient artistic traditions of the area.

VOCABULARY LIST
Relief
Ur
Uruk
Ziggurat
Cuneiform
Stylus
Hieratic Scale
Heraldic Motif
Composite Figure
Stele
Votive figures
Register
Cylinder seals
Cone mosaic
Registers
Apadana
Xerxes
Darius