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1.2 - 1.4 mya, green volcanic lava, rudimentary/crude stone tool, Tanzania, chopping tool, displays development of tools for hunting, could be attached to a stick. -
4.4 in tall, limestone, paint pigments, and red ochre. oldest surviving art, emphasis on fertility and reproduction. refined craftmanship; improvement on art, 24,000 bce to 22,000 bce -
Lascaux, France. On cave walls, the materials included charcoal, paint pigments, and ochre. There were bulls, handprints, deer, and bears. Depicts life, spiritual and oral traditions, and "sympathetic magic." 17,000 - 15,000 bce -
Found in 2016 and made of limestone. Represents older women who have achieved status. 6.7 in. 6,300 - 6,000 bce. Found in Catalhoyuk (modern-day Turkey.) -
Represents fertility, good harvest, and the idea of appeasing goddesses. Made of clay, 6,000 bce, found in Catalhoyuk, Turkey. 6.5 inches -
In Uruk, Sumer. Made from mud bricks and covered in bitumen. sloping platform, shrine at the top, and 40 ft high. Indicates religion, government, social hierarchy, and civilization.
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Signatures were pressed into hard clay tablets. 2-3 in long. some copies of the Sumerian king list had cylinder seals. found in graves with jewelry and precious objects. -
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2,600 Bce. Wood, lapis Lazuli, bitumen, shell, and gold. 112 cm tall and 95 cm long. Instrument made for burial practices. represented government, social classes, and religion (god of the sun, Shamash) Only the head was found in the royal cemetery. -
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Made in 2,500 bce. was a soundbox or a flag. had 2 sides: peace and war. had social hierarchies and war on it. 22 cm tall and 50 cm long. wood, limestone, shell, lapis lazuli, and bitumen. found in the royal cemetery and discovered by Leonard Woolley. -
2,450 Bce. etched stone design. Represented burial, battle, and victory, Insights on war, culture, and writing. commemorates the victory of the city of Lagash. limestone. 5'11 inches. religious and historical side. -
6'7 ft tall. Limestone. Shows the triumph of Naram-Sin over the Lullabi, hierarchies of scale when Naram-Sin is shown climbing a mountain to be on equal footing with the gods. -
Written in cuneiform from 2112 - 2004 bce. List that describes kings or lugals of Sumer. Oldest document known to mankind. 1st evidence of kings (from Uruk)
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Started by Ur-Nammu and finished by Shulgi. religious center that displayed advancements of architecture. In the city of Ur. -
Oldest surviving law code. fair weights and measures to women and orphans that limit the death penalty. Made by Ur-Nammu and showed the development of laws and structure.
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made of Basalt. 7'4 ft tall. Had 282 laws inscribed that protected women and orphans and showed the development of government and justice. It was Babylonian and was based on the idea that Hammurabi received laws from the Sun god, Shamash. Displayed in the temple of Marduk. -
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