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
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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 (21341786 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