Chapter 2 Study Guide

Mesopotamian Art

Sumerian

• Warka Vase, c. 3200-3000 BCE
• Standard of Ur, c. 2600-2400 BCE (war side and peace side)
• Eshnunna Statuettes, c. 2700 BCE

Akkadian

• Head of an Akkadian ruler, c. 2250-2200 BCE
• Victory Stele of Naram-Sin, 2254-2218 BCE

Neo-Sumerian

• Gudea Seated, c. 2100 BCE

Babylonian

• Stele with the Laws of Hammurabi, c. 1780 BCE

Assyrian

• Lamassu (man-headed winged bull), citadel of Sargon II, c. 720-705 BCE
• Ashurbanipal Hunting Lions, c. 645-640 BCE

1. What is a ziggurat? What material was used to build it?

2. Describe the two forms and the functions of Mesopotamian seals.

3. What is hierarchy of scale?

4. How would the female head from Uruk (probably Inanna) have looked in its original state?

5. What do each of the two sides of the Standard of Ur represent?

6. What does the horned helmet in the Stele of Naram-Sin represent?

7. What purpose do the many diorite sculptures of Gudea of Lagash serve?

8. What is Hammurabi best known for?

9. How did Queen Napir-Assu ensure her statue would be enduring and unmovable? (list 2 ways)

10. Babylon under Nebuchadnezzar II was a mud-brick city. What was used to make the Ishtar gate a dazzling blue?