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Ancient Civilization
Ancient Civilization
Ancient Civilization
• Sumerian
• Babylonian
• Assyrian
Map of Mesopotamia
Ancient Civilization
Africa
Indus Valley
Ancient China
Aegean
Ancient Greek
Ancient Rome
Mesoamerica
• Maya
• Aztec and Inca
Mesopotamia
Tower of Babel
• References to Babylon in different biblical books prompted German
archaeologist Robert Koldewey to direct the excavation of Babylon
in 1899
• They unearthed the temple of Etemenanki, believed to be inspired
by the Tower of Babel, and Nebuchadnezzar’s palace.
Temple of Etemenanki
They discovered what are believed to be the Hanging Gardnes of
Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar II’s gift to Amytis, his homesick wife
• Babylonians adopted the Sumerian Number
system, being known for advancing it becoming
the precursor for many present numbering
systems
• Archaeologists discovered different ways
Babylonians used mathematics in their daily
lives
• Fractions, Square and cube formulas, and
the Pythagorean theorem were found
written on cuneiform tablets Babylonian cuneiform tablet
Babylonian priests were known to are
made astronomical calculations and
predictions on the sun moon and stars
Metallurgy and Tool making: Bows, arrows, knives, and axes were
created by local craftsmen for hunting
Africa, beyond Egypt, don’t separate science from spirituality, culture,
religion, and everyday life
Known as one of the oldest and longest lasting civilizations of the world
Ancient Greece refers to a time between 800BC-500BC after the so-called Greek
dark ages
Greeks are known for their achievements in politics, art, philosophy, and science
Greece was able to democratize education, enabling them to nurture great philosophers
and scientists
Such thinkers and their inventions brought ancient Greece unparalleled influence
among the budding western civilizations
Greek Philosophy is undeniably the most
renowned contribution of the Greeks to western
civilization
Aqua Appia
Mesoamerica
Incan Architecture
• In medicine, they performed cranial surgeries
(trepanation) is a surgical intervention in which
a hole is drilled or scraped into the human
skull, and amputation for injured warriors
Incan Trepanation
Incan Textiles
• Their civilization had musical instruments
• Flutes, drums, panpipes, and horns
• https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mayan- • Asd
hieroglyphic-writing • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec_codice
• https://ancientcivilisations77.weebly.com/w s
riting-tools.html • https://www.gemrockauctions.com/learn/a-
• http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/cal z-of-gemstones/sunstone-information
endar-mayan.html • https://malincheinfo.wordpress.com/2011/
• https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/5288211812 08/20/186/
18132864/ • https://study.com/academy/lesson/incan-
empire-architecture.html
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