Jordan PetitoHistory Of Art 1Professor Meyer3/13/143. How has architecture informed us about the cultures we have studied? What do we learn about a culture from its architecture? How is it unique from other art forms? How does architecture reflect and promote ideas? Architecture brings us to many different thoughts and beliefs that occurred in the ancient stone age. Architecture is an art form. Art is a beauty in the eyes of people today and many people learn to adore art. Today the art is used in religion and is also a form of tradition passed down from ancestors. Many works of art are also used in philosophy. Philosophers use art to support their thoughts and goals that they process through their mind and to help them grasp the right path of enlightenment. The beginnings of beautiful architecture began when they incorporated many different art forms. Architecture has many structures and procedures that must be made to create a supporting building. The main structure that supports a form of architecture is a beam. A beam is something that prevents the building structure from collapsing. In art it is necessary to incorporate some kind of ray to reassure growth on the right path, and this is also why philosophers use art to lead them on the path of enlightenment. Architects use many aspects of art to incorporate and achieve the right path towards a beautiful structural building. Today architects use art to find unique and different methods that help them produce a beautiful building. We learned that in Egyptian architecture they incorporated many of their worshiped gods into the temples and structures they created. In the temple of Knossos we saw that at the entrance of their temple they incorporated pharaohs stat... in the middle of paper... designed for the protection and defense of the people of the society. In the reconstruction drawing of the fortress of Sargon II (Dur Sharkskin, Iraq 700 BC) we tend to see fortified walls surrounding the royal fortress and courtyards with basins, excavated areas, guard rooms, a ziggurat and numerous other sanctuaries. Sargon II's royal solidity at Dur Sharkskin reveals the authority of the Assyrian kings in their conquering force. Its sturdy defensive walls also reflect a society always afraid of attacks, as conflicts almost always occurred during this era. Sargon II considered his citizen partner's noble palace an expression of his magnificence. The Assyrians cultivated an image of themselves as ruthless towards anyone who dared to oppose them, and their use of design further demonstrated this. Overall, the importance of