1. Mesopotamia / Egypt

2. ….

3. Toffler’s Third Wave 1st Wave AGRICULTURAL … 4000 B.C.
What REVOLUTION ?
AGRICULTURAL …
Where??
Four locations…..
FLUVIAL..
Nile River….Egypt
Tigris and Euphrates
Indus River – INDIA
Yellow River – China

4. 2nd Wave What REVOLUTION ?? 1800 A.D. INDUSTRIAL
Machines….start to replace MAN and ANIMAL muscle powered endeavors …

6. Third Wave
What Revolution?
….about 1945 A.D.
COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

7. Middle Ages
Renaissance Begins
1350, ca.
Rome Falls
476 AD

8. Imperial Roman Road System

9. The Spread of Christianity

10. Barbarian Invasions: 4c-5c

12. Middle Ages
Renaissance Begins
1350, ca.
Rome Falls
476 AD

17. cuneiform

20. Sargon’s Empire

24. Main Rivers
Tigris and Euphrates

25. Terrain / climate
Desert climate / Fertile Crescent offers some rich FERTILE ….soil

26. Religious beliefs
Many different religions. Ziggurats built to serve as religious centers / sacrifices for gods’ protection in life here and now / AFTER LIFe Dismal ….no help from the gods

27. Science and Technology
1st system of writing: cuneiform // developed number system based on 60 (seconds, minutes) and 360 degree circle … sailboat, potter’s wheel.

28. Art and Literature
Earliest work of literature : EPIC of GILGAMESH /

29. Laws and other achievements
Code of Hammurabi // Sargon of Akkad …the first Empire Builder

30. Ancient Mesopotamia Main Rivers Terrain / climate Tigris and Euphrates
Ancient Sumerian Civilization
Ancient Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
Main Rivers
Desert climate / Fertile Crescent offers some rich FERTILE ….soil
Terrain / climate
Many different religions. Ziggurats built to serve as religious centers / sacrifices for gods’ protection in life here and now / AFTER LIFe Dismal ….no help from the gods
Religious beliefs
1st system of writing: cuneiform // developed number system based on 60 (seconds, minutes) and 360 degree circle … sailboat, potter’s wheel.
Science and Technology
Earliest work of literature : EPIC of GILGAMESH /
Art and Literature
Code of Hammurabi // Sargon of Akkad …the first Empire Builder
Laws and other achievements

31. cuneiform

32. Egyptian Math 1 10
100
1000
10,000
100,000
1,000,000
What number is this?

33. Champollion & the Rosetta Stone

34. Hieroglyphics “Alphabet” 24 “letters” + 700 phonetic symbols

35. Ancient Chinese Writing

36. Ancient India’s language: Sanskrit
Sanskrit is the classical language of Indian and the liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. It is also one of the 22 official languages of India. The name Sanskrit means "refined", "consecrated" and "sanctified".
Sample text in Sanskrit

38. sanskrit