HIST 1200: World History Lecture Two Slides PDF
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These lecture slides cover ancient civilizations, focusing on Mesopotamia and Egypt. They detail topics like agricultural societies and the impact of the Neolithic Revolution, along with descriptions of notable sites and artifacts.
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HIST 1200: World History Ancient Cities, States, and Civilizations: Mesopotamia and Egypt Agricultural Societies (ca. 3000 BCE) Jericho and Çatal Hüyük Impact of the Neolithic/First Agricultural Revolution Crop cultivation Animal domestication Fixed houses Craft specialization...
HIST 1200: World History Ancient Cities, States, and Civilizations: Mesopotamia and Egypt Agricultural Societies (ca. 3000 BCE) Jericho and Çatal Hüyük Impact of the Neolithic/First Agricultural Revolution Crop cultivation Animal domestication Fixed houses Craft specialization Commerce Division of labour Patriarchy The Bronze Age: Dancing Girl (ca. 2300 BCE) and Sphinx of Thutmose III (ca. 1425 BCE) Mesopotamia: “The Land between Two Rivers” Walls of Uruk Ziggurat of Ur Palace of Girsu Metalwork: Statues and Wheels Priest and Slaves Sargon of Akkad and Akkadian Empire Hammurabi and First Babylonian Empire Code of Hammurabi “If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out. [An eye for an eye].” “If anyone injures his neighbour, whatever he has done must be done to him: fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. As he has injured the other, so he is to be injured.” Leviticus 24:19–20 Deities: Ea and Inanna Cuneiform (“wedge-shaped”) The Epic of Gilgamesh Egypt: “Gift of the Nile” Shaduf and Plow Deserts, Cataracts, and Serpopards Dynasties and Memphis Old Kingdom: King Djoser and Ma’at Middle Kingdom: Mentuhotep II and Mortuary Temple Society Deities: Ra, Horus, Osiris, and Isis Mastaba of Shepseskaf and Step Pyramid of Djoser King Khufu and Great Pyramid of Giza Hieroglyphics (“Sacred Writings”) Hyksos Invasion and Egyptian War Chariot The New Kingdom and Queen Hatshepsut
