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Ancient Civilizations: Art, Architecture, and Daily Life from Lascaux to Sumer and Beyond

Explore the fascinating evolution of ancient civilizations through their remarkable art, architecture, and daily life. From the intricate cave paintings of Lascaux, the majestic pyramids of Giza, and the ziggurats of Sumer, to the stunning frescoes of the Minoans and the bronze age innovations of the Shang Dynasty, this chapter delves into the cultural achievements that shaped human history. Discover the significance of the Vedas in ancient Indian society and the enduring legacies of the Babylonian laws established by Hammurabi.

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Ancient Civilizations: Art, Architecture, and Daily Life from Lascaux to Sumer and Beyond

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  1. Ancient World Chapter 2

  2. Caves of Lascaux

  3. Megalith – Stonehenge

  4. Sumerians

  5. Sumerians - Ziggurats

  6. Sumerians - Today

  7. Sumerians - Reconstruction

  8. Sumerians – Daily Life

  9. Egyptians

  10. Pyramids - Giza

  11. Pharaohs

  12. Vedas • Rigveda - Veda of Adoration • Yajurveda - Veda of Worship • Atharvaveda - Veda of the Wise and the Old • Samaveda - Veda of Chants

  13. Shang Dynasty

  14. Shang Dynasty Map

  15. Bronze Age

  16. Babylonians

  17. Hammurabi receiving laws

  18. Hammurabi’s court

  19. Egyptian Art before

  20. Akhenaten and Neferiti

  21. Akhenaten

  22. Indus River Valley

  23. Indus River Valley Map

  24. Indus River Valley – Female Figure

  25. Indus River Valley – Male figure

  26. Map of Ancient Aegean World

  27. Minoans

  28. Minoans – Male figure fresco

  29. Minoans – fresco of women

  30. Minoans - reconstruction

  31. Mycenaeans

  32. Mycenaeans - Kylix

  33. Mycenaean - figures

  34. Citadel

  35. Art Identifications

  36. Venus of Willendorf, 24,000-22,000 BCE, Paleolithic

  37. Snake Goddess, c. 1600BC, Minoan, Crete

  38. Sound box of a lyre (or bull’s head lyre), 2685-2550BC, Sumerian

  39. Detail of Lyre

  40. Cave of Lascaux – c. 15,000-13,000BC – Paleolithic

  41. Detail of Cave of Lascaux

  42. Mycerinus and Queen Khamerenebty, c. 2515BC, Egyptian

  43. Comparison

  44. Bull leaping Fresco, c. 1500BC, Minoan

  45. How it worked

  46. Detail

  47. Palace of Knossos, c. 1700BC Minoan

  48. Details

  49. Lions Gate at Mycenae, c.1250BC, Mycenaean, Mycenae

  50. Lions Gate – to scale

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