lesson 2a – ancient history. areas we’ll cover mesopotamiamesopotamia egyptegypt...
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Lesson 2a – Ancient HistoryLesson 2a – Ancient History
Areas we’ll coverAreas we’ll cover
• MesopotamiaMesopotamia
• EgyptEgypt
• PhoeniciaPhoenicia
• AssyriaAssyria
• HebrewsHebrews
The Ancient Fertile Crescent Area
The Ancient Fertile Crescent Area
The Middle East: “The Cradle of Civilization”
The Middle East: “The Cradle of Civilization”
SumeriansSumerians
Sumerian Religion - Polytheistic
Sumerian Religion - Polytheistic
Enki
Enki
Innana
Innana
Anthropomorphic Gods
Anthropomorphic Gods
Cuneiform: “Wedge-Shaped” Writing
Cuneiform: “Wedge-Shaped” Writing
Cuneiform WritingCuneiform Writing
Deciphering Cuneiform
Deciphering Cuneiform
Your NameYour Name
Sumerian ScribesSumerian Scribes
“Tablet House” “Tablet House”
Ziggurat at UrZiggurat at Ur
Temple
“Mountain of the Gods”
Temple
“Mountain of the Gods”
The Babylonian Empires
The Babylonian Empires
Babylonian NumbersBabylonian Numbers
On p. 36 there’s a Primary Source box onHammurabi’s Code
Answer #2 of the Skills question in this box.
A View of The Nile by Satellite
A View of The Nile by Satellite
The Annual Flooding of the Nile
The Annual Flooding of the Nile
Nile Irrigation-the Shaduf
Nile Irrigation-the Shaduf
Ancient Egyptian History
Ancient Egyptian HistoryPeriods Time Frame
Nile Culture Begins
3900 B. C. E.
Archaic 3100 – 2650 B. C. E.
Old Kingdom 2650 – 2134 B. C. E.
Middle Kingdom 2040 – 1640 B. C. E.
New Kingdom 1550 – 1070 B. C. E.
Late Period 750 – 332 B. C. E.
Greek Ptolemaic Era
332 – 30 B. C. E.
Roman Period 30 B. C. E. – 395 C. E.
Making Ancient Egyptian Beer
Making Ancient Egyptian Beer
Some Famous Egyptian Pharaohs
Some Famous Egyptian Pharaohs
Ramses II1279-1212 B.
C. E.
Ramses II1279-1212 B.
C. E.
Tutankhamon
1336-1327 B. C. E.
Tutankhamon
1336-1327 B. C. E.
Egyptian Math & DraftsmenshipEgyptian Math & Draftsmenship
11 1010 100100 10001000 10,00010,000 100,000100,000 1,000,0001,000,000
What number is this?
What number is this?
Hieroglyphic
“Cartouche”
Hieroglyphic
“Cartouche”
Champollion & the Rosetta Stone
Champollion & the Rosetta Stone
Hieroglyphics “Alphabet”Hieroglyphics “Alphabet” 24 “letters” + 700 phonetic
symbols 24 “letters” + 700 phonetic
symbols
Your NameYour Name
Egyptian Gods & Goddesses:
“The Sacred ‘Trinity’”
Egyptian Gods & Goddesses:
“The Sacred ‘Trinity’”
Osiris Isis Horus Osiris Isis Horus
Egyptian MummiesEgyptian Mummies
Seti I1291-1278 B.
C. E.
Seti I1291-1278 B.
C. E.Queen Tiye,
wife of Amenhotep II
1210-1200 B. C. E.
Queen Tiye, wife of
Amenhotep II1210-1200 B. C. E.
Ramses II1279-1212 B.
C. E.
Ramses II1279-1212 B.
C. E.
Egyptian Book of the Dead
Egyptian Book of the Dead
The Final JudgementThe Final Judgement
Anubis Horus OsirisAnubis Horus Osiris
Stepped Pyramid at Saqqara
Stepped Pyramid at Saqqara
Giza Pyramid ComplexGiza Pyramid Complex
The Valley of the KingsThe Valley of the Kings
Ankhenaton: First Monotheist?
Ankhenaton: First Monotheist?
1352-1336 B. C. E.
1352-1336 B. C. E.
Archaeologist, Howard Carter (1922)
Archaeologist, Howard Carter (1922)
Entrance to King “Tut’s” Tomb
Entrance to King “Tut’s” Tomb
King Tutankhamon’s Death Mask
King Tutankhamon’s Death Mask
1336-1327 B. C. E.
1336-1327 B. C. E.
King TutankhamonKing Tutankhamon
The Valley of the Queens
The Valley of the Queens
Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
1473-1458 B. C. E.
1473-1458 B. C. E.
The Ankh – The “Cross” of LifeThe Ankh – The “Cross” of Life
Abu Simbel:Monument to Ramses II
Abu Simbel:Monument to Ramses II
1279-1213 B. C. E.
1279-1213 B. C. E.
On p. 65 there’s an Interpreting Skills box Hammurabi’s Code
Answer Draw Conclusions question.
Phoenician Sea Routes
Phoenician Sea Routes
Phoenician AlphabetPhoenician Alphabet
Why would it be handy for PhoeniciansTo be experts at different languages?
The Assyrian EmpireThe Assyrian Empire
Assyrian Military Power
Assyrian Military Power
Assyrian soldiers carrying away the enemy’s
gods.
Assyrian soldiers carrying away the enemy’s
gods.
Babylon under the Chaldeans
Babylon under the Chaldeans
Ishtar Gate
Ishtar Gate
What military images say about the Assyrians?
Abraham’s Journey from UrAbraham’s Journey from Ur
Canaan The “Promised Land”Canaan The “Promised Land”
Abraham’s JourneysAbraham’s Journeys
MosesMoses
“Prince of Egypt”
“Prince of Egypt”
“Shepherd of His People”
“Shepherd of His People”
The ExodusThe Exodus
Route of the ExodusRoute of the Exodus
King David’s EmpireKing David’s Empire
Solomon’s
Kingdom
Solomon’s
Kingdom
Alexander the Great & the Hellenization of the Near
East
Alexander the Great & the Hellenization of the Near
East
Herod the Great’s Kingdom
Herod the Great’s Kingdom
On p. 46, read the last paragraph.What do the Ten Commandments sayabout Jewish society?
Roman PalestineRoman Palestine
The Spread of Christianity
The Spread of Christianity
How was is that the Christians convincedothers to become Christians?
The Jewish Diaspora
The Jewish Diaspora
The Persian EmpireThe Persian Empire
Cyrus the GreatCyrus the Great
580 – 529 B. C. E.
580 – 529 B. C. E.
A tolerant ruler he allowed different cultures within his empire to keep their own institutions.
The Greeks called him a “Law-Giver.”
The Jews called him “the anointed of the Lord.” (In 537, he allowed over 40,000 to return to Palestine).
Darius the Great (526 – 485 B. C. E.)
Darius the Great (526 – 485 B. C. E.) Built Persepolis.
He extended the Persian Empire to the Indus River in northern India. (2 mil. s.q. mi.)
Built a canal in Egypt.
Persian “Royal Road”Persian “Royal Road”
Zarathustra [Zoroaster], 6c BCE:
Good Thoughts, Good Deed, Good Words
Zarathustra [Zoroaster], 6c BCE:
Good Thoughts, Good Deed, Good Words
“Tree of Life”“Tree of Life”
Dualistic Battle of Good vs. Evil
Dualistic Battle of Good vs. Evil
Ahura Mazda“Holy Spirit”Ahura Mazda“Holy Spirit”
Ahriman“Destructive
Spirit”
Ahriman“Destructive
Spirit”
On p. 54-55, read the paragraph that startsOn p. 54 and finishes on 55. What does this system say about thePersians?
The Roman Empire Divided in 294
The Roman Empire Divided in 294
Constantine’s City--Constantinopolis
Constantine’s City--Constantinopolis
Year 335 AD
Barbarian Invasions of the Roman Empire
Barbarian Invasions of the Roman Empire
Constantinople: A Greek City
(Istanbul Today)
Constantinople: A Greek City
(Istanbul Today)
Emperor Justinian [r. 527-564]
Emperor Justinian [r. 527-564]
Justinian’s Empire at its Peak
Justinian’s Empire at its Peak
Church of Hagia Sophia [Holy Wisdom]
Church of Hagia Sophia [Holy Wisdom]
Interior of the Church of Hagia Sophia
Interior of the Church of Hagia Sophia
On p. 353. Look around the page, and thenDescribe the Hagia Sophia in 3 words.
Expansion of the Muslims622-632 Under Muhammad632-661 Under Patriarchal Caliphate661-750 Under Umayyad Caliphate
The Golden Age of the Ottomans
The Ottoman Capital -- Constantinople
“Golden Horn” from space
“Golden Horn”
Sunset on the “Golden Horn”
Europeans vs. TurksEuropeans vs. Turks
CRUSADES 1095-1295Series of warsNine major and 12+ minor crusadesWas a push back by Christians to retake land from Muslims
The Fall of Constantinople: 1453 (Muslims push back)
The End of the Byzantine The End of the Byzantine EmpireEmpire
Battle of Lepanto (1571)Battle of Lepanto (1571)(Spanish Christians push (Spanish Christians push
back)back)
The Ottoman Empire During the 16c
On p. 263 Expansion of Territory.How was it that the Muslims got areas To be Islam, as comparison to how theChristians did it?