Lecture 7 - 1500 BCE: After the Cataclysm and the Rise of the Eastern Mediterranean

Welcome to the seventh lecture!

This lecture is about the use of stone around 3,000 BCE.

For ecological reasons (possibly) the civilizations of the Indus and West Asia collapsed around 1500 BCE, leading to a shift in regional power to the Eastern Mediterranean and Egypt. This lecture follows that shift to discuss two sites in particular, Knossos on the Island of Crete and Karnak on the Nile River in Egypt. It compares the two in relationship to function, form and ritual landscape.

To get started, download the Lecture Handout, which outlines important places, terms, and dates addressed in Lecture 7; the document can be used for note-taking and as a study guide. 

Download the Lecture 7 Handout here.

This lecture is divided into six units. Each unit has a lecture video, followed by a multiple choice question, or questions.  These questions will test what you have just learned; you have one attempt to complete each, and can view the correct answer after submitting a response. You must complete these questions before 14:00 (UTC) October 15, 2013 to receive credit.

 At the end of each lecture is a directed discussion with other members of your course. Discussion of other topics can be addressed in the forum, accessible by clicking "Discussion" in the menu at the top of this page.  

The time to complete this lecture (watching all videos, answering the review questions, and participating in directed discussion) is approximately two hours.