2. CLAY TABLETS

4. HARP OF UR

5. Head of an Akkadian Ruler, from Nineveh, Iraq. 2300-2200 B. C
Head of an Akkadian Ruler, from Nineveh, Iraq B.C. Bronze, Iraq Museum, Baghdad

6. Head of Gudea (the last Akkadian ruler)

7. Ziggurat

8. STELE OF HAMURRABI
c.a B.C.

9. EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION

10. Ancient Egyptian
hieroglyphics

11. PALETTE OF NARMER 3200 B.C. (Museum of Cairo)

12. SAQQARA COMPLEX (Pyramid and Palace)

13. Pyramid (Giza)

14. PHARAOHS

15. Ti watching Hippopotamus Hunt (painted stone relief) c. 2400 B.C.
falcon headed
god wearing
double crown.
Columns on ancient buildings represent supports taken from the plant world. The ribbing on some columns represent bunches of slender poles. Left: falcon headed god wearing the double crown.
tied together.
Ti watching Hippopotamus
Hunt (painted stone relief)
c B.C.
Mycerinus and Queen c B.C.

16. New Kingdom ( B.C.)
BOOK OF DEAD

17. Geography of China CHINA Gobi Desert Indus River Himalayan Mt.
Because of this the main stage of history has been on the continents of Europe and Asia sometimes called Eurasia because they are a part of one giant land mass. Even in this one area there were differences in the spread of technology based on how isolated people were and on how willing they were to accept new ideas.
Himalayan Mt.

18. The Yellow River

19. SHANG DYNASTY
ORACLE
BONES

20. LOST WAX PROCESS
BRONZE VESSELS FOR RITUALS

21. Ideograms

22. The Indus Valley Civilization

23. Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro