Authority & Power in the Ancient Near East - AP Art History

2.16 Standard of Ur - 2.19 The Code of Hammurabi - 2.25 Lamassu from the Citadel of Sargon II - 2.30 Audience Hall (Apadana) of Darius and Xerxes - Authority and Power in the Ancient Near East - AP Art History

This lesson focuses on authority and power in the Ancient Near East. In addition to learning about form, function, content, and context forThe Standard of Ur, the Code of Hammurabi, Lamassu from the Citadel of Sargon II, and Audience Hall (Apadana) of Darius and Xerxes, students will be pushed to analyze Ancient Near East art through a compare and contrast lens and complete a contextualization FRQ. This lesson is packed full of discussion questions to check for student understanding.

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• 41-slide PowerPoint going over form, function, content, and context for the following artworks in the Ancient Near East Art:
1. 2.16 Standard of Ur
2. 2.19 The Code of Hammurabi
3. 2.25 Lamassu from the Citadel of Sargon II
4. 2.30 Audience Hall (Apadana) of Darius and Xerxes
• Teacher lecture notes are presented as individual Word documents that tell you exactly what to say for each slide (all the research is done for you)
• All of my research sources are listed in my notes
• Student Notes
• Practice Contextualization FRQ for students to complete
• Answer Key included
• Teacher Lesson Plan

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2.16 Standard of Ur - 2.19 The Code of Hammurabi - 2.25 Lamassu from the Citadel of Sargon II - 2.30 Audience Hall (Apadana) of Darius and Xerxes - Authority and Power in the Ancient Near East - Ancient Near East Art PowerPoint - Compare and Contrast - Contextualization FRQ - AP Art History - Teacher Lecture Notes - Student PPT Notebook - Print and Digital - Google Drive