This power point is an introductory lesson to Ancient Civilizations. I used micro soft power point to create my slide-show. It was easy to do and fun to create different animations. I had trouble uploading some images because I tried to make them larger. That is the only problem i experienced other than not being able to upload to google doc.

1. The Rise of Ancient Civilization By Molly Lyda

2. Sumerian Artisan

3. Prehistory -500 B.C.

4. Sumarian civilization is one of the oldest civilizations

5. Why Sumeria ?

6. Tigris and Euphrates rivers

7. Created The Fertile Crescent

9. Trade Routes Developed

10. Flooding creates disaster every year.

11. Sumerians created the first irrigation system

12. The Sumerians built their villages on artificial mounds to protect them from floods

13. Sumerian reed house

15. Sumerians invent cuneiform

17. Bronze Age Began in Sumer – 3000B.C.

19. Nile River God, Hapi

20. Ancient Civilizations Believed in 3,000 Gods

21. Sumerians were ruled by the Priest

22. Temple to the high Priest Ziggurat

23. Achievements In Technology

25. 3,500 B.C.

26. Papyrus

27. Created the sail boat for trade along the rivers. The plow was first introduced in Sumer

28. Sumerians used clay to build their cities and houses.

29. The Mesopotamian flood myth appeared in the 'Epic of Gilgamesh', (was it Noah?)

30. What do chariots, sailboats, and wheels have in Common?

31. The Ancient Sumerians invented them all!

32. Review: Why the rise of the Sumerian civilization?

33. Fertile Crescent= Rich farming soil

34. Specialized Workers

35. Complex institutions

36. RECORD KEEPING

37. CREATED: NUMBER SYSTEM And CALENDAR

38. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY

39. Decline of sumeria?

40. Constant war: Lack of natural barriers

41. ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES

42. Ancient Egypt ARISES The Old Kingdom – 2700 B.C. The Middle Kingdom – 2200B.C. The New Kingdom – 1600 B.C.

43. Ancient Egypt created the first Monarchy King Menes

44. Pharaoh was the political, religious, and economic leader.

45. King Menes unifies Egypt 3000 B.C.

46. SOCIETIES NEED LAWS

47. Hammurabi 1750 B.C.

48. FAMILY RELATIONS

49. BUSINESS CONDUCT

50. CRIME….AN EYE FOR AN EYE

51. PROPERTY DISPUTES

52. EGYPTIAN WALL PAINTINGS IMITATE LIFE

53. Egyptians valued music

54. Egyptians mummified bodies

55. How does one Create a MUMMY?

56. Remove, dry, rinse, bandage Internal organs and place In a jar

57. Remove brain through sinus Cavity and stuff with sweet Smelling herbs

58. The Tomb….the resting place until after life.

60. Daily life of a farmer

61. Girls will be Girls…. Jewels

63. Workers: Unskilled and skilled craftsman

64. Musicians Pottery makers

65. “Teach” Egyptian Hieroglyphics

66. The End