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ARTS 101: Caves to Cathedrals

Colgate University | Spring 2021

  • Overview & Course Information
  • Calendar Summary
  • Daily Schedule
  • Assignments
    • Pillars of the Earth – Reading questions
    • Citizenship/Participation
    • Daily (or almost daily) Exam Question
    • Web posts – updated for webpost 2
    • Final Project
  • Student Posts
    • Ancient Mesopotamia
    • Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World
    • Ancient Egypt
    • Ancient Egypt in the Modern World
    • Ancient Greece
    • Ancient Greece in the Modern World
    • Ancient Rome
    • Ancient Rome in the Modern World
  • Final Projects

Category: Prehistory & Mesopotamia

Egypt, Final Projects, Greece, Prehistory & Mesopotamia Posted onMay 6, 2021

A World Made of Stone

For our final project we made a story map that will take you on a journey through our ancient world. […] Read More

Political painting depicting the influence that Mesopotamian rule had on dictator, Saddam Hussein's rise to power in Iraq.
Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World, Prehistory & Mesopotamia, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 28, 2021March 2, 2021

The Love Story of Saddam Hussein and the Mesopotamia Civilization

In the image above, some of you may not know the specific figure that Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein is looking […] Read More

Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World, Prehistory & Mesopotamia, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 27, 2021March 7, 2021

The Guennol Lioness: vanished from the public eye

Human? Lion? Mythic-woman lioness? How can this tiny 5,000-year-old limestone anthropomorphic sculpture be so powerful yet so modern at the […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Prehistory & Mesopotamia Posted onJanuary 20, 2021February 22, 2021

1/27 Venus of Willendorf

Ok, we’re actually going to skip the “caves” this year, although I highly recommend this film if you want to […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Prehistory & Mesopotamia Posted onJanuary 23, 2021February 22, 2021

1/29 Sumerian Temples

Today we will examine one of the earliest works of monumental architecture that have survived anywhere in the world, the […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Prehistory & Mesopotamia Posted onJanuary 23, 2021February 3, 2021

2/1 Images of Sumerian Society

Today we will look closely at two smaller artworks with complex imagery showing ideal models of Mesopotamian social structure. Here […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Prehistory & Mesopotamia Posted onJanuary 23, 2021March 10, 2021

2/3 The Image of the Ruler: Naram-Sin and Hammurabi

Today we will look closely at two more monuments intended to glorify kings, created about 500 years apart. Building on […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Prehistory & Mesopotamia Posted onJanuary 23, 2021February 7, 2021

2/5 Assyrian Palace Reliefs

CLOSE LOOKING DAY! Watch this short video produced by the Met, showing a digital walk-through of an Assyrian palace. Think […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Prehistory & Mesopotamia Posted onJanuary 23, 2021February 17, 2021

2/8 Mesopotamia in the Modern World

Why are so many of the objects we studied in this unit in European or American museums? Readings: Neil MacGregor, […] Read More

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