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S U M M A R Y 

Research of the history of the ancient world culture and art 

is of special importance from the standpoint of studying of 

modern civilizations

, 

ways of development. That’s why being the 

object of the research of cult urology science, putting in the 

forefront the ancient world culture and art has become a main 

priority as an important demand of the time. 

The base of the textbook includes studying of creation and 

development of the first human civilizations in the ancient East 

beginning from the pal eolith epoch; investigation and depiction 

of the flourishing epochs of the ancient culture and art in the 

West; classification of the complex philosophical tendencies 

formed in the ancient East and ancient West beginning from the 

primary believes created in the first human communities; myths 

related with religious ideas of different peoples. 

Influence of the next epoch’s culture and art on the 

modern epoch culture and art is great enough. Masters of the 

Renaissance art like Leonardo, Michelangelo, Rafael and others 

were inspired by examples of the ancient art and created 

masterpieces which charmed the mankind. Similar fact is met in 

the Eastern countries, for example in the creative work of masters 

of Tabriz miniature school. Modern China, Japan, Thailand and 

Indian masters successfully derive benefit from examples of the 

thousand-year culture and art and realize importance of handing 

down ancient customs and traditions to future generations. 

In the textbook the problem of studying and mastering of 

moral values created, kept, enriched and handed down by the 

mankind during thousand-years is researched from the point of 

comparative cult urological view. The wide place is given to the 

research of the ancient epoch monuments of culture and art, 

national customs and traditions, religious features and 

international cultural relations. The textbook is enriched with 

photos of more than 400 historical-cultural monuments which 

belong to different ancient civilizations and cultures. Annotation 

given to each illustration raises scientific importance of the 

textbook. 

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