Indus River Civilization

It is showing an early and youthful picture of Jesus holding a sheep by all four legs around his neck. This statue symbolizes that he himself is the shepherd and the sheep represent the people who follow him, whom he will carry. Also when looking at the clothing that he is wearing, it is shown that it is late Hellenistic Roman

One of the most significant features is the portrayal of the ruler - his body is broken up in an artistic way. The ruler wears an elaborate headdress, a kilt and sandals, and his face is very idealized. The double-headed serpent bar he holds is a representation of his power among the community. The composition of this stele is full of many small pieces, and it is not constricted by lines. On the back is a paragraph or so of carved in text.

Through this work, he was trying to express to his people with Naram-Sin at the helm of the monarchy that there was no possible way that they could ever be defeated or taken over. This piece was used to convey the trust and hope that the people should’ve had in their ruler, this sculpture expressed the great supremacy of Naram-Sin and the discipline of the Akkadians beneath him. He was resilient enough to conquer these barbaric and chaotic people and this showed his fierceness to the Akkadians. With this defeat, it is believed that he subjected them to life as slaves and placed them beneath society just as they were displayed placed beneath him in the relief

Oftentimes, bulls are depicted as important creatures in many cultures. The ancient Sumerian culture is no different. In Gilgamesh, a Sumerian epic, wild bull imagery recurs throughout the story and accompanies many major events. The wild bull imagery is a symbol for hostility, masculinity, and power, as it is used to describe aggression, males, and destruction.

It is an incense burner illustrating the satyr, Marsyas, flayed for a display of hubris. On the leg of Marsyas is the engraving “suthina” transforming it into a funerary offering and leading Art Historians to accept that it was not intended to for use by the living. This mythological convention reoccurs in the bronze piece Chariot. Chariot has mythological depictions theorized to be of the ancient hero Achilles. Despite its extravagance it is unlikely that it was put to use until its burial with the deceased.

Also they could symbolize creatures of myths and legend. However in this particular sphinx it symbolizes the royalty and power of King Taharqo. This is not a typical sphinx because this one was build for a black man. King Taharqo was a powerful and a great leader of the Kush kingdom located in Sudan, Africa. He was so powerful that he was able to take over Egyptian ruling.

It is not easy to recognize women’s face in this item hidden under the royal beard and head cloths. Only after looking carefully, I was attracted by her handsome facial lines with its petite lips and ideal nose. Massive with muscles lion’s body combined with woman’s face make you read in her eyes first “I am powerful” and only after time “ But I am a woman”. Why this item was broken into many fragments and was hidden?

Ancient River Valley Civilizations Computers, airplanes, space travel, and huge cities, how did we get here? It all started with the ancient river valley civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, and the Indus River Valley. When comparing these ancient civilizations what did they all have in common? What made them unique?

The architecture and engineering was the heavy loads on the camels backs helped so the people who help with camels wouldn’t have to carry the heavy loads of trades across the country or state. One supporting Example or Evidence from text or source document Furthermore, in this example as proving my reason “ camels made an importance to help silk roads carry heavy loads to trade is a success because they made different kind of animals (camel) be used as a little mini-van to help them travel with small and heavy loads, it helped a lot though that is why it is such an important success Explanation of your Supporting Example or Evidence Reason why, is because it explains why they were a success to the silk road and how grateful it was to have a creature that can both things be helpful and successful. Also, it’s something that should be remembered from this type of history to learn why it was important and helpful

One of the carvings on the cylinder is a bird with two symbols showing steaming from its beak. Archaeologists believe that this was the answer to the controversy of the Olmec writing because it was used as speech, where the Olmecs would make noise or speech representing the figure drawn. The symbols in the speech bubble of the bird are believed to be symbols within a speech or drawing. Archaeologists had found a strong resemblance to Maya glyphs and Olmecs, and thus their best idea of the symbols and drawing would mean a name of a king or particular sacred day in the Olmec calendar (Gale Group Doc. References and Primary Sources is used here to show that archaeologists had only found concrete, yet somewhat controversial evidence that the picture of the bird was used in schools and educational development because it was a form of language that they commonly

He looks very much like a human. He represents power and leadership. In order for him to represent masculinity, he had to look high and mighty because he had the role of having divine natures. He is in the gallery where other figures of kings and gods of ancient Egypt are placed. Even though he is not the biggest figure in the gallery he still gets sufficient light to show he is significant.

The River Valley Civilizations of ancient China, Egypt and Mesopotamia were crucial contributions to future civilizations. They invented new ways of writing, laws to help keep civilization and society just and controlled and developed trade routes to help spread cultural diffusion.

He has sacred animals, such as the panther, the bull, and then the serpent. The sacred animals the panther and the bull are his animals because both the animal and its skin appear in artistic depictions of the god. His symbols were the pine-cone staff, thyrsos-staff head and the drinking cup. One of his symbols

Life in the ancient river valley civilizations was different for each region. A perfect example would be the Egyptians river and the Yellow river both are river valley civilizations but each have different geography, social structures, beliefs, gender roles, literature, weapons and technology.

For the period 500 BCE to 1200 CE, the societies of Africa and the societies of Americas both developed primarily in isolation. The geography of these regions and environmental variations created great distance between the emerging civilizations within the two continents. For example, In Africa the civilization of Axum, located on the horn of Africa, emerged with ties to Arabia. The proximity to the Red Sea linked Axum with Egypt and subsequently Christianity. This civilization had a monarch political system, built monuments, and even developed a written language. While in the Niger valley a city-based civilization emerged that was absent of state structures. The Niger valley was driven by specialized economies, such as iron working, agricultural,