Post on 29-Jan-2016
Homo Sapiens arise in East Africa somewhere between 150,000-400,000 years ago – the migrate to Europe, Asia, the Americas, etc… as they follow herds/food/seasons… Why? – cause they were hunter-gatherer nomads
Cave Art – seen in Paleolithic Era
Found in Lascaux Caves in France
Stone Hedge located in England Bronze Age Archeological Site
Catal Huyukon Asia Minor
Neolithic Settlement
Cuneiform = Sumerian Writing System – 1st in the world - written on clay tablets
Hammurabi’s Code = 1st written law Code“Eye for an Eye”
Ziggurat – Sumerian Temple dedicated to Chief Gods of Each City-State
Hieroglyphics – Ancient Egyptian Writing – written on Papyrus
Rosetta Stone –
translates Hieroglyphics
Pyramids at Giza – located in Egypt – Tombs to the Pharaohs
Phoenician Alphabet
Persian Empire
India’s Caste System – Rooted in Hinduism (Based on Occupation)
Spread of Buddhism from India to China and rest of Asia by ASOKA (Indian Emperor)
Indian #’s with ‘0’ Arabs Adopt Europeans Adopt
Great Wall – located in China – built to keep out northern invaders
Yin and Yang = Chinese symbol representing balance and harmony
Silk Roads = Trade Routes from China to Constantinople and Mediterranean Sea
Indian Maritime Trade Routes
Navigation:-Compass-Astrolabe-Lateen Sail
Parthenon = Temple to Athena – located on the acropolis of Athens
Pericles – Athenian Leader
during Golden Age – constructs
Parthenon
Statue of Athena in the Parthenon
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Statues made by Greek Sculptor named Phidias
Greek Columns
Roman Roads = Connected Roman Empire
Other Road Systems!Right = Incan EmpireBelow = Persian Empire
Roman Aqueduct = carried water into Roman cities
Roman Arch = used to save building materials, strong too…
Pantheon = Roman temple to the gods
Roman Dome
Roman Coliseum – had gladiator games to entertain Roman Citizens
Roman Forum = Twelve Tables (Roman laws) publically displayed here – it is also the center of the Roman government, religious and social life (“downtown”)
Anglos and Saxons migrate to England Franks migrate to France
Huns invade and split the Goths- push them further into Roman territory
Hagia Sophia = built by Byzantine Emperor Justinian, located in Constantinople
Mosaic = tiny pieces of glass or metal that are arranged carefully to create a larger image
Used in the Byzantine Empire and in Islamic Art
Byzantine Mosaics Theme = Christianity
Islamic Mosaics
-St. Basil’s Cathedral-Located in Moscow, Russia-Uses “Onion Domes” in its construction
Russian Cyrillic Alphabet
Kaaba – located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia = holiest shine for Muslims
Arabic Calligraphy*Arabic is the language of Islam*It unites Islam in its earliest days and helps spread it too
Mosque
Islamic Empire Map
Dome of the Rock = Mosque that is located in Jerusalem
Vikings migrate from Scandinavia
Magyars migrate from Asia to Central Europe (Settle in Hungary)
Medieval Manor Based on Self-Sufficient Farming
Medieval Castle
Water Wheel (Mid East to
Europe)
Wind Mills (Mid East to Europe)
Romanesque
Gothic Architecture
Leonardo Da Vinci
Michelangelo
Johannes Gutenberg’s Printing Press
Map of the Mongol Empire – largest ever - Mongols terrorized China, Central Asia, Islamic Empires in Mesopotamia, and Russia…!
Shinto Shrine – Located in Japan – Shinto is the Japanese state religion
Archipelago = Chain of Islands
Korean Peninsula
Trans-Saharan Gold for Salt Trade
Civilizations of the Americas – 1. Mayans2. Aztecs3. Incans
Chichen Itza – Most Famous Site of Mayan Pyramid Temple
Tenochtitlan – Aztec Capitol
Machu Picchu – Most Famous Incan Archeological Site – located in the Andes mountains