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Lifetime of Lucy
Biped, Omnivor, Lived 4 mil years ago -
Homol Habilis
Biped, Omnivor, Lived 2 mil years ago, Bigger brain, Made tools -
Homo Erectus
Biped, Omnivor, Lived 1.8 mil years ago, Big brain, Had sophisticated tools, Made fire -
Neanderthals
Biped, Omnivor, lived 500,000 years ago, Larger brain, Makes fire faster, Bury their dead, Settled in communities -
Homo Sapien Sapien
Biped, Omnivor, Modern humans, Large brain, Better tools, Mastered fire, Bury their dead, Settled in communities, Communicated with others- cave paintings, could write with symbols -
Rise of the Kingdom of Sumer
Approx. year is 2900 B.C.E
It was in Southern Mesopotamia, which is now modern day Iraq
The Sumerians lived in the Fertile Cresent, which is located in the Middle East -
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh was the son of the Goddess Ninsun
He was the king of Uruk and everyone thought he was very rude and gready
He conquered the Bull of Heaven with his "brother" Enkidu
But Enkidu died of a very bad sickness and Gilgamesh realized that his eternal life was in the city of Uruk that he built -
Abraham
Approx. 1900 B.C.E
He traveled from Ur to Canaan, because God promised him he would become the father of a great nation, recieve land, and bring blessing to all nations -
Hammurabi's Code
1792-1750 B.C.E
Hammurabi's laws were very harsh that usually led to death
Hammurabi's jobs were being a law maker and king -
Joseph goes to Egypt and the Israelites Follow
Approx. 1700-1280 B.C.E -
Moses, the Exodus from Egypt, and the Ten Commandments
Approx. 1280- 1240 B.C.E
The Ten Commandments are:
1. You shall have no other gods before me
2. You shall not make any idols
3. You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain
4. Remember the Sabath day, to keep it holy
5. Honor your mother and father
6. You shall not murder
7. You shall not commit adultery
8. You shall not steal
9. You shall not bear false witness
10. You shall not covet
The Ten Commandments were given to Mose to share with the Israelites -
The Time of the Judges/The Time Before the King
Approx year was the middle of the 13th century to the middle of the 11th century B.C.E
Deborah was the only female judge
Berack wanted Deborah to come out to the war with him, she agreed but she said a woman is now going to kill your enemy -
The Reign of David
Ruth was David's great grandmother
He fought Goliath with a sword and stones
He hit Goliath with the stone and hit him in the middle of his forehead and knocked him out
Jerusalem became his city once he became the ruler -
Elijah
Approx. 875- 853 B.C.E
Lived during a long drought
God sent him to the desert, he went to the desert and God gave him water and birds gave him food. They did this so Elijah could obey Gods commands -
Siege of Lachish
701 B.C.E.
The powers ruling Egypt and Chiina were invaded by outsiders
Lachish was 25 miles south-west of Jerusalem
Sennacherib's was assassinated by his two sons -
Siege of Jerusalem
587 B.C.E.
Jerusalem was the capital of Israel
Jerusalem was destroyed -
Indus Valley Civilization
200 BCE
Present day Pakistan and NorthWest India -
The Aryan Invasion And Vedas
1700 BCE
The Vedas were passed on orally for many generations
The Aryans brought the language sanskrit to the indus valley -
The Ascetics and Upanishads
700- 500 BCE