CLAY TABLETSCLAY TABLETS

HARP OF UR

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

Head of Gudea (the last Akkadian ruler)

Ziggurat

STELE OF HAMURRABI

c.a. 1700 B.C.

EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION

Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics

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

SAQQARA COMPLEX (Pyramid and SAQQARA COMPLEX (Pyramid and Palace)Palace)

Pyramid (Giza)Pyramid (Giza)

PHARAOHS

Mycerinus and Queen c. 2500 B.C.

Ti watching HippopotamusHunt (painted stone relief)c. 2400 B.C.

falcon headed god wearing double crown.

New Kingdom (1570-1085 B.C.)New Kingdom (1570-1085 B.C.)

BOOK OF DEAD

Geography of ChinaGeography of China

IndusRiver

Gobi Desert

Himalayan Mt.

CHINA

The Yellow River

SHANG DYNASTYSHANG DYNASTY

ORACLE

BONES

LOST WAX PROCESSLOST WAX PROCESS

BRONZE VESSELS FOR RITUALS

IdeogramsIdeograms

The Indus Valley CivilizationThe Indus Valley Civilization

Harappa and Mohenjo-DaroHarappa and Mohenjo-Daro