1埃及和希伯来.ppt

ENG 155 European and American Cultural Heritage Lecture 1: The First Civilizations Contact Info.: Prof. Duan Qing (Ph. D) Associate Professor Rm. 1305, Credit Building duanqing1972@126.com/cidcm Great Hall of Bulls, Lascaux Caves Homo Sapiens 400, 000 years ago Nomadic existence Agricultural villages Sizable cities The Paleolithic Age (Old Stone Age) Cave paintings in Lascaux in France and Altamira in Spain (28,000-22,000 B. C.) The Neolithic Age (New Stone Age) Agriculture became another enduring theme throughout history Food supply was the imperative step to be taken on the pa