8000 BCE to 600 BCE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Weapons and Modes of Transportation
A) Iron Weapons and Compound Bows
B) Chariots and Horseback Riding
II. Monumental Architecture and Urban Planning
A) Ziggurats
B) Pyramids
C) Temples
D) Defensive Walls
E) Streets and Roads
F) Sewage and Water Systems
III. Arts and Artisanship
A) Sculpture
B) Painting
C) Wall Decorations
D) Elaborate Weaving
IV. Systems of Record Keeping
A) Cuneiform
B) Hieroglyphics
C) Pictographs
D) Alphabets
E) Quipu
V. Literature
A) The Epic of Gilgamesh
B) Rig Veda
C) The Book of the Dead
A) Iron Weapons and Compound Bows
B) Chariots and Horseback Riding
II. Monumental Architecture and Urban Planning
A) Ziggurats
B) Pyramids
C) Temples
D) Defensive Walls
E) Streets and Roads
F) Sewage and Water Systems
III. Arts and Artisanship
A) Sculpture
B) Painting
C) Wall Decorations
D) Elaborate Weaving
IV. Systems of Record Keeping
A) Cuneiform
B) Hieroglyphics
C) Pictographs
D) Alphabets
E) Quipu
V. Literature
A) The Epic of Gilgamesh
B) Rig Veda
C) The Book of the Dead