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Cave Art – seen in Paleolithic Era Found in Lascaux Caves in France

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

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Cave Art – seen in Paleolithic Era Found in Lascaux Caves in France

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  1. 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

  2. Cave Art – seen in Paleolithic Era Found in Lascaux Caves in France

  3. Stone Hedge located in EnglandBronze Age Archeological Site

  4. CatalHuyukon Asia MinorNeolithic Settlement

  5. Cuneiform = Sumerian Writing System– 1st in the world - written on clay tablets Hammurabi’s Code = 1st written law Code “Eye for an Eye”

  6. Ziggurat – Sumerian Temple dedicated to Chief Gods of Each City-State

  7. Hieroglyphics – Ancient Egyptian Writing – written on Papyrus

  8. Rosetta Stone – translates Hieroglyphics

  9. Pyramids at Giza – located in Egypt – Tombs to the Pharaohs

  10. Phoenician Alphabet

  11. Persian Empire

  12. India’s Caste System – Rooted in Hinduism (Based on Occupation)

  13. Spread of Buddhismfrom India to China and rest of Asia by ASOKA (Indian Emperor)

  14. Indian #’s with ‘0’  Arabs Adopt  Europeans Adopt

  15. Great Wall – located in China – built to keep out northern invaders

  16. Yin and Yang = Chinese symbol representing balance and harmony

  17. Silk Roads = Trade Routes from China to Constantinople and Mediterranean Sea

  18. Indian Maritime Trade Routes

  19. Navigation: -Compass -Astrolabe -Lateen Sail

  20. Parthenon = Temple to Athena – located on the acropolis of Athens Pericles – AthenianLeaderduringGolden Age – constructs Parthenon

  21. Statue of Athena in the Parthenon Statue of Zeus at Olympia Statues made by Greek Sculptor named Phidias

  22. Greek Columns

  23. RomanRoads = Connected Roman Empire

  24. Other Road Systems! Right = Incan Empire Below = Persian Empire

  25. RomanAqueduct = carried water into Roman cities Roman Arch = used to save building materials, strong too…

  26. Pantheon = Roman temple to the gods Roman Dome

  27. Roman Coliseum – had gladiator games to entertain Roman Citizens

  28. Roman Forum = Twelve Tables (Roman laws) publically displayed here – it is also the center of the Roman government, religious and social life (“downtown”)

  29. Anglos and Saxons migrate to England Franks migrate to France Huns invade and split the Goths- push them further into Roman territory

  30. Hagia Sophia = built by Byzantine Emperor Justinian, located in Constantinople

  31. 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

  32. Byzantine Mosaics Theme = Christianity

  33. Islamic Mosaics

  34. -St. Basil’s Cathedral -Located in Moscow, Russia -Uses “Onion Domes” in its construction Russian Cyrillic Alphabet

  35. Kaaba – located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia = holiest shine for Muslims

  36. Arabic Calligraphy *Arabic is the language of Islam *It unites Islam in its earliest days and helps spread it too

  37. Mosque

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