1. Applications of Technology
Analyzing Civilizations: The Beginnings of Architecture

2. First Signs of Architecture
Why is architecture necessary?
Humans have a need for shelter.
During the Stone Age
(300,000 BC) or Paleolithic
Era, dwellings were made
from stakes pushed into
the ground

3. First Signs of Architecture
In the Mesolithic Era
(15,000-10,000 BC), humans began
draping animal hides over bones and
stakes.
What does this tell you about
humans?
Man hunted animals not only to
create food but also to create shelter.
Mankind was nomadic based on its dependency on
animals and wild cereal for food.

4. First Signs of Architecture
Architecture also became necessary because
humans relied less on hunting and gathering and
more on Agriculture: the domestication of
animals and growing of crops.

5. First Signs of Architecture
Humans became less nomadic during the
Neolithic Age
( BC).
The ancient city of
Jericho was one of the
first established cities.