History 2311 History of Western Civilization to 1715 Central Texas College Fort Knox, Kentucky Bruce A. McKain Man’s History

• Pre-history - Earliest man to the point where man starts to make tools. • Paleolithic Age - Old Pre-History Stone Age Paleolithic • Neolithic - New Stone Age Neolithic Civilization • 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

Became a single nation when Periods upper and Lower Egypt unified • Old Kingdom (2700-2620 B.C.) about 4700 years ago

• Middle Kingdom (2134- 1786 B.C.)

• New Kingdom ( 1575-1087 B.C.) Ancient Egypt

Ancient Beliefs Narmer Tablets Early Mummy Mummies Gods of Ancient Egypt Gods of Ancient Egypt Ancient Gods

Amon Re and 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 Temple Video Segments

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