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Comparing Paleolithic and Neolithic Peoples

Comparing Paleolithic and Neolithic Peoples. San Rock Art vs. Gilgamesh, Hammurabi, and Babylon. Hammurabi’s Code Stele in Louvre Museum, Paris. Hammurabi Code Stele. Solid basalt (rock) block inscribed with code of laws (in Akkadian language). Hammurabi Receiving Code of Laws from Gods.

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Comparing Paleolithic and Neolithic Peoples

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  1. Comparing Paleolithic and Neolithic Peoples San Rock Art vs. Gilgamesh, Hammurabi, and Babylon

  2. Hammurabi’s Code Stele in Louvre Museum, Paris

  3. Hammurabi Code Stele Solid basalt (rock) block inscribed with code of laws (in Akkadian language)

  4. Hammurabi Receiving Code of Laws from Gods Carved top of stele

  5. Sumerian Writing System: Cuneiform: Written in clay tablet

  6. Ishtar Gate (from Babylon)now in Pergamon Museum, Berlin

  7. Ishtar Gate Lion

  8. Ishtar Gate Dragon

  9. Individual Work • In one well-written sentence answer the following question: In your view, what was the biggest difference between life in San (Rock Art) culture and life in Mesopotamia (Gilgamesh’s world)?

  10. Group Work: Primary Sources • Break up into groups of 5 • Answer the question: What are the most important characteristics of Mesopotamian society? • Use evidence found in the two documents ‘Epic of Gilgamesh’ and ‘Hammurabi’s Code’

  11. Comparisons • Paleolithic Peoples (Cave painters) • Hunter-gatherers • No domesticated animals • Nomadic • Short lifespan • Small clans or groups • Ice age • Cave painting • Rituals/spirits – animal spirits, burials • Shamans • Respect for animals, birth, life, death • Civilized? • Neolithic Peoples (Mesopotamians & Egyptians) • Settled by rivers • Agricultural – farming - surpluses • Organized society • Government, taxes • Writing • Laws • Domesticated animals • Hierarchy • Caste/class system – slavery – inequality • Diff. gender roles • Division of labor • Military • Gods – polytheistic • States, kingdoms, empires • Population growth • Permanent Buildings/architecture • Math, learning, engineering • Trade/commerce • Religion, sacrifice • Conflicts

  12. Comparisons (continued) • Paleolithic Peoples • Neolithic Peoples

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