History 2311 History of Western Civilization to

1715 Central Texas College Fort Knox, Kentucky

Bruce A. McKain

Man’s History

Pre-History Paleolithic Neolithic Civilization

• Pre-history - Earliest man to the point where man starts to make tools.

• Paleolithic Age - Old Stone Age

• Neolithic - New Stone Age • Civilization – Man starts

to settle in towns and domesticates animals and crops.

Earliest Man

• Prior to useful speech • Man was a scavenger • Evidence of earliest man in South Africa

– Lucy (1960s) – Other discoveries since pre-date even Lucy – The Real Eve

Lucy

Ardi

Evolution of Man

Evolution of Man

Evolution of Man

Evolution of Man

Skull Comparison

Paleolithic Age

• Tool making was very rudimentary. • Man was a nomad, following the herds and

the seasons. • Clan/Tribal groupings.

Neolithic Implements

Terms

• Metal Age – Copper – Bronze – Iron

• ca/c • fl. • r. • B.C. and A.D. • B.C.E. and C.E.

Copper Age

Otzi The Iceman

Bronze Age

• Bronze held an advantage over copper due to its durability and ability to hold an edge.

• Bronze is an alloy – An alloy is a mixture of

two metals.

• Bronze – Copper and Tin in an

alloy ratio of 10:1

People, Places, and Things

• Mesopotamia • Fertile Crescent

– Area includes Mesopotamia and extends into Asia Minor (Turkey) and along the coast of the Mediterranean.

People, Places, and Things

• Homo sapiens – Wise or Thinking Man. This is the man to which all of our civilization and great strides can be attributed.

Cuneiform

Sumeria

Ziggurat at Ur

Babylonia

Babylonia

Nebuchadnezzar II Ancient Wonder

Hammurabi

Hammurabic Code

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Seven Wonders of Ancient World

7-Lighthouse of Alexandria 6-Mausoleun at Halicarnassus

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

5- Colossus of Rhodes 4- Statue of Zeus at Olympia

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

3- Temple of Artemis at Ephesus 2- Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World 1- The Great Pyramid of Khufu

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt

Periods • Old Kingdom (2700-2620

B.C.) about 4700 years ago

• Middle Kingdom (2134-1786 B.C.)

• New Kingdom ( 1575-1087 B.C.)

Became a single nation when upper and Lower Egypt unified

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Beliefs Narmer Tablets

Early Mummy

Mummies

Gods of Ancient Egypt

Gods of Ancient Egypt

Ancient Gods

Amon Ra Re and Horus

Ancient Egyptian Gods

Horus Ammit

Hieroglyphs

Ra Cursive hieroglyphs

Ancient Monuments

Many of which were built by slaves.

The Pharaohs

King Tut

Giza

Valley of the Kings

Ancient Temples

Karnak Temple Map

Ancient Temples

Luxor Temple Thebes Map

Burial Sites

Valley of the Kings Ramses II Funeral Temple

Video Segments

• The Quest for Eternity • Journey Through the Valley of the Kings • Mummies – The Real Story

Day of Egypt Lecture