One quality I found to be quite different between the periods is the hair styles presented in the art work and the style of clothing presented in the art work. In the Ancient Near East the artwork shows men with long curly beards and most of the time long curly hair. In many cases it is easy to see that the artists concentrated greatly upon the detail they put into the hair. This shows that during this time period the hair was very important quality to men. The men almost always had on a skirt or kilt like garment with fringes hanging off of the bottom it. In the artwork presented to us from Egypt, most of

One quality I found to be quite similar between the artwork of these two periods is the reasons for their creation. In both cases I believe spirituality to be a great factor. In the Ancient Near east temples were meant to be homes for gods and goddesses. In Egypt they were great believers in an afterlife so they buried their great rulers inside lavishly decorated pyramids along with items they were believed to have needed in order to enjoy their after lives. In both cases these structures carried a spiritual meaning to the people of the society.

Through the artwork I have seen I would have to say that Egypt was much more advanced then the Ancient Near East. In Egypt we see huge symmetrical columns such as in figure 3-19. We also find that the pyramids are also symmetrical. They built similar structures in the Ancient Near East lacking symmetry as compared to Egypt where symmetry seemed to have played a large roll. Although Egypt seemed more advanced in they way they designed their structures, it is shown that in both cultures that hunting was still a very important way of life just as it was in the prehistoric times.

Just as in chapter one the animals seemed to have played a

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