Humanities 7

By BenjaminMach

  • Lifetime of Lucy

    Australopithecus Afarensis lived 4 million years ago. Was biped and an omnivore

  • Homo Habilis

    Lived 2 million years ago. Was biped, and omnivore, made tools, and had a larger brain than Lucy's

  • Homo Erectus

    Lived 1.8 million years ago. Was biped, an omnivore, made better tools and had a larger brain than Homo Habilis, and could use fire

  • Neanderthals

    Lived less than 500,000 years ago. Was biped, an omnivore, a better use of fire, larger brain, and better tools than Homo Erectus, also buried dead bodies

  • Homo Sapiens Sapiens

    Moder humans. Biped, an omnivore, advanced tools, biggest brains, better use of fire, and buried dead bodies

  • Rise of the Kingdom of Sumer

    Approx. 2900 BCE: Sumer was locaed in Mesopotamia, near the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, and were the first society

  • The Epic of Gilgamesh

    Exact date of writing unknown; best copies discovered in 7th century BCE royal library: Gilgamesh was the king of Ur, he was real but didn't really do much, Gilgamesh slayed the Bull of Heaven and Humbaba

  • Abraham

    Approx 1900 BCE: Abraham was one of the biblical patriarchs, he almost killed his son for God, he was said to be able to hear God

  • Hammurabi's Code

    1792-1750 BCE: Hammurabi was the king of Babylon chosen by the gods, he lived in Babylon, his job was to rule Babylon, his code were laws, some of the important laws say to take one's eye and have your eye taken aswell

  • Joseph goes to Egypt and the Israelites follow

    Approx. 1700-1280 BCE: Joseph was Jacob favorite son, he was sold to Egypt as a slave, when the Israelites followed they were captured with him

  • Moses, the Exodus from Egypt, and the Ten Commandments

    Approx. 1280-1240 BCE: Moses was the favorite son of Joseph, he brought the Ten Commandments which were "laws" from God

  • The Time of Judges/The Time Before Kings

    Approx. the middle of the 13th century to the middle of the 11th century BCE: Ruth was a Moabittes who followed her mother-in-law to a foreign land, Deborah was a prophet who attacked Canaan

  • The Reign of David

    Approx. 1013-973 BCE: David was the second king of Israel who became king by Saul

  • Elijah

    Approx. 875-853 BCE: Elijah was a prophet who proved Qu'ran that there is only one God

  • Siege of Lachish

    701 BCE: started when Hezekiah,king of Judah rebelled, all defenders were killed and everyone else was taken away, Assyrians moved people around alot

  • Seige of Jerusalem

    587 BCE: Temple of Jerusalem was destroyed, started because Jerusalem stopped paying tribute, the people of Jerusalem were to be in exile

  • Indus River Civilization

    2000 BCE
    The people who lived in the Indus River Civilization are Dravidians. The artifacts found there are water tanks, bulls, and a statue of Mother Goddess

  • The Aryan Invasion and the Vedas

    1700 BCE
    The Aryans were a powerful race who traveled through Asia and Europe who conquered everyone they encountered

  • The Ascetics and the Upanishads

    700-500 BCE
    The Ascetics were people who isolated themselves to gain a "spiritual form". The Upanishads were the final parts of the Veda.