Watch: [https://smarthistory.org/ashurbanipal-hunting-lions/](https://smarthistory.org/ashurbanipal-hunting-lions/)

For your discussion, answer the questions provided. You will need to write 400-450 words to earn full credit and respond to one of your peer's discussions in a 150-word, well-thought-out critical response. You will need to provide examples from your readings as well as the videos in your unit module to earn full credit. Also, look at your rubric to make sure you follow the guidelines for an acceptable submission.

**Questions to Answer:**

1. Provide an introduction to this period. What culture are we discussing, and why were they so successful in conquering lands?

2. In this work of art, what do you see? What are your very first observations? Consider elements of form (line, color, material, composition, technique) and context (narrative, characters involved). Compare other works in this unit—provide examples, include pictures or titles of works of art that you know are similar or different and in what ways. Discuss the strong central figure, the use of the bow and the hunt, hieratic scale, and the royal dominance of the "king of the beasts"—the lion. How does this visual narrative serve as an important memorializing aspect of this ruler's reign and speak to his power?

3. In what ways do ancient rulers or cultures use visual art? Do you notice any recurring themes, methods, or ideas?