Front Asia is one of the areas (geographic) 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 Front 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 modern Iran and was named Elam. On the border of the third and second millennia, states formed on the territory of Asia Minor, Syria, Phenicia and Northern Mesopotamia. And the first millennium BC gave Western Asia a state in Transcaucasia, the Armenian Highlands, Central Asia and Iran.
Thus, Asia Minor developed very rapidly in the class-economic plan. Moreover: states, developing independently, not only did not break their connection with the periphery, but also contributed to its development. Due to the great demand from the states, the periphery could improve both production and its own social system.
It is not surprising that with such a rapid development of production and the economy (Front Asia entered the Bronze Age already at the end of the third millennium BC), culture also began to develop rapidly. By the way, speaking of the Bronze Age, one cannot but 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 the outside, it was beneficial for them to transfer their knowledge in the field of metallurgy to neighboring countries.
Unfortunately, very few cultural monuments of this part of Asia have survived to this day. The reason is its moist soil and unfavorable climate: many architectural works were erected from damp, unbaked bricks, and therefore they suffered very much 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 caught their eye.
However, something nevertheless has survived to the present day, and although these crumbs cannot fully tell about the culture of Asia Minor, they deserve the most careful study.
Unfortunately, scientists and culturologists still do not have reliable information about the period of the origin 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 BC, Near Asia already had its own culture. To some extent, one can trace the development of her art up to the first millennium BC.
It should be noted that the development of painting in this area was important not only for himself: all the peoples of the East were influenced by the Near Asian culture and adopted much from it.
It is also known that there was a period when the culture of East Asia was significantly influenced by the culture of Egypt: it attracted the Asian ruling class so much that they decided to introduce it into their everyday lives.
