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The architecture of Mesopotamia is the ancient architecture of the region of the Tigris–Euphrates river system (also known as Mesopotamia), encompassing several distinct cultures and spanning a period from the 10th millennium BC, when the first permanent structures were built, to the 6th century BC. Among the Mesopotamian architectural accomplishments are the development of urban planning, the courtyard house, and ziggurats. No architectural profession existed in Mesopotamia; however, scribes drafted and managed construction for the government, nobility, or royalty. The Mesopotamians regarded 'the craft of building' as a divine gift taught to men by the gods as listed in me 28.
Sumerian masonry was usually mortarless although bitumen was sometimes used. Brick styles, which varied greatly over time, are categorized by period.
Mesopotamia (/ˌmɛsəpəˈteɪmiə/, from the Ancient Greek: Μεσοποταμία "[land] between rivers"; from Ancient Armenian՝ Միջագետք(Mijagetq), Arabic: بلاد الرافدين bilād ar-rāfidayn; Persian: میانرودان miyān rodān; Syriac: ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܝܢ Beth Nahrain "land of rivers") is a name for the area of the Tigris–Euphrates river system, roughly corresponding to modern-day Iraq, Syria and Kuwait, including regions along the Turkish-Syrian and Iran–Iraq borders.
Widely considered to be the one of the cradles of civilization by the Western world, Bronze Age Mesopotamia included Sumer and the Akkadian, Babylonian, and Assyrian empires, all native to the territory of modern-day Iraq. In the Iron Age, it was controlled by the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Empires.
The indigenous Sumerians and Akkadians (including Assyrians and Babylonians) dominated Mesopotamia from the beginning of written history (c. 3100 BC) to the fall of Babylon in 539 BC, when it was conquered by the Achaemenid Empire. It fell to Alexander the Great in 332 BC, and after his death, it became part of the Greek Seleucid Empire.
Sixth video about the Mesopotamian Art serie. Any doubt? Send me a message. Land of the Art blog: http://landoftheart.blogspot.com.es/ Land of the Art in facebook: https://www.facebook.com/landoftheart In the Mesopotamian region around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, along with the Egyptian civilization, this civilization developed. Due to the constant wars, it was unable to have a constant political unity. It is the Sumerian-Akkadian civilization, developed between 4000 and 1900 before Christ. After is the Assyrian-Babylonian civilization, which sits in the mountainous northern regions, between the XVI to the VI centuries before Christ. From the VI century, subdued and dominated by the Persians, ceases to exist as an independent civilization and lives within the Persian culture. The ar...
This video reconstructs the Nortwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud (near modern Mosul in northern Iraq) as it would have appeared during his reign in the ninth century B.C. The video moves from the outer courtyards of the palace into the throne room and beyond into more private spaces, perhaps used for rituals. The video also shows the original location and painted colors of the relief depicting the winged, eagle-headed figure included in the exhibition Assyria to Iberia at the Dawn of the Classical Age (on view September 22, 2014–January 4, 2015). For production credits and exhibition information—including sponsorship credits—visit MetMedia: http://www.metmuseum.org/metmedia/video/collections/ancient-near-eastern-art/northwest-palace-nimrud
Review of Key Works of Ancient Near Eastern (Mesopotamian) Art from the Neo-Summerian, Babylonian, Assyrian, and Achaemenid Persian Periods Ziggurat at Ur: 0:37-2:03 Seated Statue of Gudea: 2:04-3:52 Stele with the Law Code of Hammurabi: 4:25-6:45 Citadel of Sargon II at Dur-Sharrukin (modern Khorsabad): 7:27-8:36 Lamassu from the Citadel of Sargon II: 8:36-9:10 Ashurbanipal hunting Lions: 9:10-10:46 Persepolis: 11:35-12:35 Darius and Xerxes giving audience, Persepolis: 12:35-13:32
In which John presents Mesopotamia, and the early civilizations that arose around the Fertile Crescent. Topics covered include the birth of territorial kingdoms, empires, Neo-Assyrian torture tactics, sacred marriages, ancient labor practices, the world's first law code, and the great failed romance of John's undergrad years. Crash Course World History is now available on DVD! http://store.dftba.com/products/crashcourse-world-history-the-complete-series-dvd-set Resources: The British Museum's Mesopotamia site: http://goo.gl/Fn4dN5 The Epic of Gilgamesh: http://goo.gl/9i7svQ or get a hard copy at https://goo.gl/iKsCDD Mesopotamia: Assyrians, Sumerians, Babylonians by Enrico Ascalone: http://goo.gl/iL487J The Mesopotamians by TMBG: https://goo.gl/1D4lXo Credits: Written by Raoul Meyer...
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology)with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh. The history of ancient Egypt occurred in a series of stable Kingdoms, separated by periods of relative instability known as Intermediate Periods: the Old Kingdom of the Early Bronze Age, the Middle Kingdom of the Middle Bronze Age and the New Kingdom of the Late Bronze Age. Egypt reached the pinnacle of its power during the New Kingdom, in the Ramesside period where it rivalled the Hittite Empire, Assyrian Empire and Mitanni Empire, after which it entered...
This animation describes the history, the developments as well as the rise and fall of the legendary Babylonian Civilisation. This is a product of Mexus Education Pvt. Ltd., an education innovations company based in Mumbai, India. http://www.mexuseducation.com, http://www.ikenstore.in
Mesopotamia, History, Culture, Sculptures, Murals, Inventions, World, Akkad, Music, writing, Wheel, Sport, Agriculture,Hunting, Weapons, Assyria, Babylon, Sumerian, Art, Music, Creations, Cities, irrigation, Rulers, Kings, Tigris, Euphrates, Iraq, Urban Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, games, Wars, Peace, Religions, Big Bang, Doomsday.
Mesopotamia, History, Culture, Sculpture, Murals, Inventions, World, Akkad, Music, writing, Wheel, Sport, Agriculture, Assyria, Babylon, Sumerian, Art, Music, Creations, Cities, irrigation, Rulers, Kings, Tigris, Euphrates, Iraq, Urban Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Wars, Peace, Religions, Big Bang, Doomsday.
Mesopotamia, History, Culture, Sculptures, Murals, Inventions, World, Akkad, Music, writing, Wheel, Sport, Agriculture,Hunting, Weapons, Assyria, Babylon, Sumerian, Art, Music, Creations, Cities, irrigation, Rulers, Kings, Tigris, Euphrates, Iraq, Urban Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, games, Wars, Peace, Religions, Big Bang, Doomsday.
Sixth video about the Mesopotamian Art serie. Any doubt? Send me a message. Land of the Art blog: http://landoftheart.blogspot.com.es/ Land of the Art in facebook: https://www.facebook.com/landoftheart In the Mesopotamian region around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, along with the Egyptian civilization, this civilization developed. Due to the constant wars, it was unable to have a constant political unity. It is the Sumerian-Akkadian civilization, developed between 4000 and 1900 before Christ. After is the Assyrian-Babylonian civilization, which sits in the mountainous northern regions, between the XVI to the VI centuries before Christ. From the VI century, subdued and dominated by the Persians, ceases to exist as an independent civilization and lives within the Persian culture. The ar...
This video reconstructs the Nortwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud (near modern Mosul in northern Iraq) as it would have appeared during his reign in the ninth century B.C. The video moves from the outer courtyards of the palace into the throne room and beyond into more private spaces, perhaps used for rituals. The video also shows the original location and painted colors of the relief depicting the winged, eagle-headed figure included in the exhibition Assyria to Iberia at the Dawn of the Classical Age (on view September 22, 2014–January 4, 2015). For production credits and exhibition information—including sponsorship credits—visit MetMedia: http://www.metmuseum.org/metmedia/video/collections/ancient-near-eastern-art/northwest-palace-nimrud
Review of Key Works of Ancient Near Eastern (Mesopotamian) Art from the Neo-Summerian, Babylonian, Assyrian, and Achaemenid Persian Periods Ziggurat at Ur: 0:37-2:03 Seated Statue of Gudea: 2:04-3:52 Stele with the Law Code of Hammurabi: 4:25-6:45 Citadel of Sargon II at Dur-Sharrukin (modern Khorsabad): 7:27-8:36 Lamassu from the Citadel of Sargon II: 8:36-9:10 Ashurbanipal hunting Lions: 9:10-10:46 Persepolis: 11:35-12:35 Darius and Xerxes giving audience, Persepolis: 12:35-13:32
In which John presents Mesopotamia, and the early civilizations that arose around the Fertile Crescent. Topics covered include the birth of territorial kingdoms, empires, Neo-Assyrian torture tactics, sacred marriages, ancient labor practices, the world's first law code, and the great failed romance of John's undergrad years. Crash Course World History is now available on DVD! http://store.dftba.com/products/crashcourse-world-history-the-complete-series-dvd-set Resources: The British Museum's Mesopotamia site: http://goo.gl/Fn4dN5 The Epic of Gilgamesh: http://goo.gl/9i7svQ or get a hard copy at https://goo.gl/iKsCDD Mesopotamia: Assyrians, Sumerians, Babylonians by Enrico Ascalone: http://goo.gl/iL487J The Mesopotamians by TMBG: https://goo.gl/1D4lXo Credits: Written by Raoul Meyer...
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology)with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh. The history of ancient Egypt occurred in a series of stable Kingdoms, separated by periods of relative instability known as Intermediate Periods: the Old Kingdom of the Early Bronze Age, the Middle Kingdom of the Middle Bronze Age and the New Kingdom of the Late Bronze Age. Egypt reached the pinnacle of its power during the New Kingdom, in the Ramesside period where it rivalled the Hittite Empire, Assyrian Empire and Mitanni Empire, after which it entered...
This animation describes the history, the developments as well as the rise and fall of the legendary Babylonian Civilisation. This is a product of Mexus Education Pvt. Ltd., an education innovations company based in Mumbai, India. http://www.mexuseducation.com, http://www.ikenstore.in
Mesopotamia, History, Culture, Sculptures, Murals, Inventions, World, Akkad, Music, writing, Wheel, Sport, Agriculture,Hunting, Weapons, Assyria, Babylon, Sumerian, Art, Music, Creations, Cities, irrigation, Rulers, Kings, Tigris, Euphrates, Iraq, Urban Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, games, Wars, Peace, Religions, Big Bang, Doomsday.
Mesopotamia, History, Culture, Sculpture, Murals, Inventions, World, Akkad, Music, writing, Wheel, Sport, Agriculture, Assyria, Babylon, Sumerian, Art, Music, Creations, Cities, irrigation, Rulers, Kings, Tigris, Euphrates, Iraq, Urban Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Wars, Peace, Religions, Big Bang, Doomsday.
Mesopotamia, History, Culture, Sculptures, Murals, Inventions, World, Akkad, Music, writing, Wheel, Sport, Agriculture,Hunting, Weapons, Assyria, Babylon, Sumerian, Art, Music, Creations, Cities, irrigation, Rulers, Kings, Tigris, Euphrates, Iraq, Urban Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, games, Wars, Peace, Religions, Big Bang, Doomsday.