EARLY CIVILIZATIONS/ANCIENT CULTURES

Art or Not?

DO NOW: LABEL EARLY CIVILIZATIONS ON YOUR MAP (YOU WERE GIVEN A WORD BANK)

MAKE CORRECTIONS

EGYPT

What is thepurpose of each?

Hieroglyphics

Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza

CHINA

What function did theseServe? To be art?

Great Wall of China

Porcelain vase from Yuan Period

Stone relievo from Han Period

INDIA

Hmm?

Hindu Akshardham temple in South Delhi

Buddha

Taj Mahal

MESOPOTAMIA

These?

Ziggurat Temple

Hammurabi's Code

Cunieform

GREECE

Purpose to be art???

EARLY CIVILIZATIONS

Developed in RIVER VALLEYS *Except Greece Cultural productions served for UTILITY

means and/or Religious purposes. Eventually the artisans (craft workers)

developed their products purposely to show their artistic skills.

We will focus on ANCIENT GREECE