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100,000 BCE
Olduvai Handaxe
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. -
24,000 BCE
Venus of Willendorf
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 -
17,000 BCE
Cave Paintings - Lascaux
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 -
6300 BCE
Catalhoyuk Figurine
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.) -
6000 BCE
Seated Woman of Catalhoyuk
Represents fertility, good harvest, and the idea of appeasing goddesses. Made of clay, 6,000 bce, found in Catalhoyuk, Turkey. 6.5 inches -
Period: 4000 BCE to 3500 BCE
White temple
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. -
3500 BCE
Cylinder Seals
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. -
3000 BCE
black pottery
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2650 BCE
step pyramid
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2613 BCE
meidum pyramid
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2600 BCE
bent pyramid
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2600 BCE
Bull-Headed Lyre
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. -
2575 BCE
red pyramid
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2500 BCE
Standard of Ur
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. -
2450 BCE
Stele of the Vultures
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. -
2200 BCE
Victory Stele of Naram-sin *WILL BE ON TEST*
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. -
Period: 2112 BCE to 2004 BCE
Sumerian Kings List
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) -
2100 BCE
Ziggurat of Ur
Started by Ur-Nammu and finished by Shulgi. religious center that displayed advancements of architecture. In the city of Ur. -
Period: 2100 BCE to 2050 BCE
Law Code of Ur-Nammu
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. -
1754 BCE
Law code of Hammurabi
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. -
1500 BCE
thutmose iii, battle of megiddo
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1479 BCE
hatshepsut, kneeling statue
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1400 BCE
bronze ceremonial axe
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1385 BCE
relief: akhenaten, nefertiti, and their children were blessed by the aten
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1350 BCE
relief: akhenaten and family worshipping the aten
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Period: 1300 BCE to 1200 BCE
oracle bones
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221 BCE
terra cotta soldiers - QIN DYNASTY
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giza complex/great pyramid