Anterior Asia is one of the regions (geographical) of the Asian part of Eurasia. It is located in the northwest of the mainland and includes the Armenian and Iranian highlands, the Arabian Peninsula, Transcaucasia and the Levant.
Ancient Western Asia deserves the closest study - at least due to its rapid development. So, in the third century BC, a state arose in this area. It was formed on the site of present-day Iran and was named Elam. On the border of the third and second millennia, states were formed on the territory of Asia Minor, Syria, Phoenicia and Northern Mesopotamia. And the first millennium BC gave Western Asia states in the Transcaucasus, the Armenian Highlands, Central Asia and Iran.
Thus, Western Asia developed very quickly in class and economic terms. Moreover, the states, developing independently, not only did not break their connection with the periphery, but also contributed to its development. Thanks to the great demand from the states, the periphery could improve both production and its own social system.
No wonderthat with such a rapid development of production and economy (Anterior Asia entered the Bronze Age already at the end of the third millennium BC), culture also began to develop rapidly. By the way, if we talk about the Bronze Age, it is impossible not to mention the important role of this geographical area. His states greatly facilitated the onset of the Bronze Age for the periphery: since they were interested in obtaining this metal from outside, it was beneficial for them to transfer their knowledge in the field of metallurgy to nearby countries.
Unfortunately, very few cultural monuments of this part of Asia have survived to this day. The reason is its damp soil and unfavorable climate: many architectural works were built from raw, unbaked bricks, and therefore suffered greatly from moisture. In addition, Western Asia in ancient times was often subjected to raids by numerous enemies who tried to destroy all those works of art that came across their eyes.
However, something still survived to this day, and although these crumbs cannot fully tell about the culture of Western Asia, they deserve the closest study.
Unfortunately, scientists and culturologists still do not have reliable information about the period of the birth of art in this part of our continent. Indeed, for the most part, not only cultural monuments were destroyed, but also written information about them. However, some information still exists: it is known that by the fourth millennium BCWestern Asia already had its own culture. To some extent, it is possible to trace the development of her art right up to the first millennium BC.
It should be noted that the development of painting in this region was important not only for himself: all the peoples of the East were influenced by the culture of Asia Minor and adopted a lot from it.
It is also known that there was a period when the culture of Western Asia was significantly influenced by the culture of Egypt: the Asian ruling class liked it so much that they decided to introduce it into their everyday life.
