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1. The Art of the Ancients

2. Art is exalted above religion and race. Not a single solitary soul these days believes in the religion of the Assyrians, the Egyptians, or the Greeks. . . . Only their art, whenever it was beautiful, stands proud and exalted, rising above all time. -Emil Nolde

3. The Art of the Ancients

4. Phases of Prehistoric Art

5. The Art of the Ancients

6. Prehistoric Art

7. - Upper Paleolithic Art

8. Slide 8

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10. Slide 10

11. - Mesolithic Art

12. Slide 12

13. - Neolithic Art

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17. The Ancient Near East: Historic Societies “The Fertile Crescent”

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19. Art of the Ancient Near East

20. - Sumer

21. Slide 21

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23. - Akkad

24. Slide 24

Akkadian art commemorates rulers and warriors instead of offering homage to the gods.

25. - Akkad

26. - Babylonia

27. Slide 27

Under Hammurabi, the Babylonian Empire rose to power and dominated Mesopotamia.

Hammurabi’s major contribution to civilization was the codification of Mesopotamian laws.

28. - Assyria

29. Slide 29

Fought with their neighbors, earning the reputation of a fierce, blood-thirsty people.

30. Slide 30

31. - Persia

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33. Egyptian Periods “The Fertile Ribbon”

34. Egyptian Art

35. - Predynastic Period

36. - Old Kingdom

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42. - Middle Kingdom

43. - New Kingdom

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45. The Amarna Revolution: The Reign of Akhenaton and Nefertiti

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50. “A Closer Look”

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52. Concluding Discussion:

53. Aegean

54. Aegean Art

55. Aegean Art

56. - Cycladic Art

57. Slide 57

The art that survives has been culled mostly from tombs, and includes pottery and small marble figurines.