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yes, good example. What about modern day use of such structures or in some cases the very same structures that we have studied? Is this something that is still done to show power?
Yes! Great post with excellent examples. Can you talk a little about modern day examples. Do you think we still show power in a similar fashion?
Good post Guy and nice example. Yes, history does repeat its self unfortunately and we will see this time and time again as we study future units. Dont you think we can learn a lot from the objects and art that has been left behind?
I am happy to see a few new examples being introduced into the discussion! And once again the idea that social structure of this time were much like a food chain.
I like that you brought up mythology. As we have been seeing in other units, storytelling is a very important part of passing down knowledge in many of the civilizations that we study. Did you notice any other works that could be linked to storytelling or the passing of knowledge in this unit?
Really great examples Dean! Are there any other visual clues in these pieces that would indicate social structure? If you look closely at your first example there are some fine details that even further enforce the status differences.
Great comparison! It is important to note that in many of these works we see the rulers equating themselves to a god-like status. Do you think this was a shared view or generally a self directed view?
Yes, good example. Why do you think pieces like this were of great importance? Why was it necessary to keep a visual record of the social structure and do you think all the classes had access to such visual records and understood them?
