art

By Reidnewbre@gemprep.org
  • Period: 30,000 BCE to 10,000 BCE

    paleolithic

    The paleolithic time period was known for producing the first major achievements of humankind, however, due to a lack of written records, most of our understanding of this time period is very limited.
  • Period: 10,000 BCE to 8000 BCE

    Mesolithic

    this time period concurs roughly with the time in Europe when the temperature started to increase, and the glaciers started to recede, it is characterized mainly by the transition from large chipped stone tools and hunting in groups of large herd animals to smaller (microliths) chipped stone tools and a more hunter-gatherer culture
  • Period: 10,000 BCE to 3000 BCE

    Neolithic

    the Neolithic period was an important period in human history and development and is mainly characterized by its megalithic (large stone) works of art
  • Period: 4500 BCE to 2000 BCE

    sumerian

    Sumer was an ancient civilization in southern Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) during the Early Bronze Age. the Sumerian people created more industrialized trades such as weaving, leatherwork, and pottery
  • Period: 2575 BCE to 2150 BCE

    Egyptian old kingdom

    Egypt attained its first continuous peak of civilization in complexity and achievement, during this time. Egypt prospered and was in good health.
  • Period: 2271 BCE to 2154 BCE

    Akkadian empire

    during this time period, there was much focus on the sculpture of the human form, and art became increasingly more about politics and warfare
  • Period: 2055 BCE to 1650 BCE

    Egyptian Middle Kingdom

    during this period, the cult of Osiris rose to be the most popular religion. many hieroglyphic artifacts have been found from the Middle Kingdom.
  • Period: 1830 BCE to 539 BCE

    Babylonian

    due to an abundance of mud and Clay, most Babylonian architecture was made with mud brick, walls were sometimes plated with zinc or gold, and the Babylonians had a very good taste for architecture.
  • Period: 900 BCE to 706 BCE

    Assyria

    The city gained fame when king Ashurnasirpal II of Assyria (c.880 BCE) built a palace on top of the ruins of a city that had fallen long ago
  • Period: 305 BCE to 30 BCE

    Egyptian New Kingdom

    this time period was Egypt's most prosperous time, and it marked the peak of its power. New Kingdom art focused mainly on painting symbols, and much of the art was put into tombs with pharaohs.