Egypt and the city-states of Mesopotamia developed contemporaneously, but geography tended to discourage unification of the latter under a single head. The inhabitants of Sumer created a written language, temple architecture, and a sculptural tradition. Thereafter, as one city-state declined another achieved ascendancy resulting in the Babylonian, Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian cultures. The chapter concludes with an investigation of the art of the foreigners known as Persians.
After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
· Understand the importance of a written language.
· Identify the main architectural and sculptural forms of the Sumerians, Akkadians, Assyrians, Babylonians, and Neo-Babylonians.
· Identify the animal style.
Enumerate the strengths of Persian art.
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