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Golden Ages

Golden Ages. Golden Age. Usually characterized by peace, prosperity Advances in arts, technology…. China. Shang Dynasty: 1650 - 1027 BCE The ancient Chinese system of writing used pictographs, or drawings of objects, and ideographs, or drawings that expressed a thought or idea.

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Golden Ages

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  1. Golden Ages

  2. Golden Age • Usually characterized by peace, prosperity • Advances in arts, technology…

  3. China • Shang Dynasty: 1650 - 1027 BCE The ancient Chinese system of writing used pictographs, or drawings of objects, and ideographs, or drawings that expressed a thought or idea. • Zhou Dynasty:1027-256 BCE • Dynastic Cycle • Learned how to make silk from silk worms • Made books

  4. Han Dynasty 206 BCE – 220 CE • China enjoyed a true golden age under the Han. • Confucianism • Civil Service Exam • Silk Road • Han scientists wrote textbooks on subjects ranging from zoology to botany and chemistry. They were advanced astronomers, which enabled them to create more accurate clocks. Han scientist also invented the process to make paper from wood pulp; they invented the rudder for use on ships, and created other such useful devices as the fishing reel and the wheelbarrow. • Acupuncture

  5. Greek Golden Age- Athens • Pericles • Direct Democracy • Philosophers: Aristotle, Plato, Socrates • Art and Architecture: Parthenon • Medicine: Hippocrates • Mathematics: Pythagoras

  6. Hellenistic • Alexander the Great • Combines: Greek, Persian and Egyptian culture

  7. PaxRomana: Roman Peace • 12 Tables: Law code • men being equal under the law, • having the right to face their accusers, • being considered innocent until proven guilty. • Architecture: arch and dome • Roads, Aquaducts

  8. India: Gupta Dynasty (320 - 550 CE) • Ordered society: Caste System • Math: Decimal System and Arabic Numerals • Herbal medicine, vaccination against small pox, plastic surgery • Sanskrit: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and Aladdin and his Magic Lamp.

  9. Golden Age of Islam • Started in Arabia, Spread to North Africa, Spain and India • Under the Abbassids, Islamic culture became a blending of Arab, Persian, Egyptian, and European traditions. The result was an era of stunning intellectual and cultural achievements. • Calligraphy • Islamic mathematician al-Khwarizimi, pioneered the study of algebra • Studied astronomy • Medicine: could remove cataracts in the eye • Economics: Vast trading network, credit, partnerships

  10. Meso America: Olmecs, Maya,Aztecs, Incas • Mayan : built pyramids, irrigation system, calendar • Incas: straight roads, machupichu , relay runners, terraced farming • Aztecs: large temples, human sacrifice, calendar, chinampas

  11. Africa: Mali, Ghana,Songhai • Vast trade network: cultural diffusion. Gold and Salt trade • Strong ties to Islam • Mali: Mansa Musa; 5 pillars, pilgrimage to Mecca • Timbuktu- university • Medicine- people came from all over to study there

  12. Renaissance • Began in Italy: center of trade: new ideas and money! • Art: Da Vinci, Michelangelo • Use of perspective • Printing Press • Literature: • Machiavelli: The Prince, guide book for rulers • Shakespeare • Miguel de Cervantes • Scientific Revolution: Copernicus, Galileo, Newton

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