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