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Lifetime Of Lucy
4 million years ago
Omnivores, Bipeds, No Balance -
Homo Habilis
2 million years ago
Omnivore, Bipeds, Use & Make Tools, Big Brains -
Homo Erectus
1.8 million years ago
Omnivores, Bipeds, Bigger Brains, Use Tools -
Neanderthals
Less than 500,000 years ago
Omnivores, Bipeds, Huge Brains, Advanced Tools, Had rituals for the Dead -
Homo Sapiens Sapiens
Modern Humans
Omnivores, Bipeds, More tools than any group, Advanced Tools, Made Fire, Minor Surgery was Available, Crops, Agriculture, Used Symbols for Communication -
Rise of the Kingdom of Sumer
2900 BCE
Social Structure- A system of levels in society
Food Supply- A society has enough food to survive, and trade
Religion- A set of beliefs, such as god or gods
Government- A group of people who make laws
Writing- Symbols and Signs to make words
Culture- A people's unique way of life
Technology- All advances, inventions, and processes made to make life easier -
The Epic of Gilgamesh
best copies discovered in a 7th century BCE royal library
Gilgamesh was the king of Uruk. He was a cruel man. He did whatever he pleased, because he did not care about anything. The people of Uruk wanted peace, so Anu, the goddess of creation, makes Enkidu, who will challenge Gilgamesh to a fight, which Gilgamesh won. But the fight changed Gilgamesh. Him and Enkidu become friends, and decide to go to the Cedar Forest to fight Humbaba. They would win the battle and become great frinds. -
Abraham
Approximately 1900 BCE
Abraham is one of the biblical patriarchs and a major character in the story of the Israelites. He is important because he is the father of the Jewish race. He also fathered a son named Isaac, who sired many generations that led to King David Jesus of Nazareth. (Christ) -
Hammurabi's Code
1792-1750 BCE
Hammurabi was the king of Babylon. Hammurabi's Code was a code of laws that he made that he thought would help his country. Most of the laws would end up leaving you dead, if you disobeyed them. Which is saying that Hammurabi thought death was the answer of didobeying his code. -
Joseph goes to Egypt and the Israelites follow
Approximately 1700-1280 BCE
Jacob's favorite son was Joseph. Joseph's brothers got so jealous of him that they faked his "accidental" death and sold Joseph into slavery. A slaveowner carried him to Egypt. Pharaoh asked Joseph to interpret his dreams, he did so well that he was appointed prime minister. Joseph's brothers came to Egypt to apologize to Joseph and Joseph forgave them. Afterwards, his whole family moved to Egypt. When a famine hit Palestine, Joseph moved all the Israelites to Egypt. -
Moses, the Exodus from Egypt, and the Ten Commandments
Approximately 1280-1240 BCE
Moses was suppose to be killed when he was a baby, but his mother shipped him in a basket down the river to save him. He was found and raised by Pharaoh's daughter. God told Moses to tell Pharaoh: "Let my people go." Pharaoh refused, then 10 plagues befell Egypt, the tenth one killed Moses. The exodus was the escape fom slavery in Egypt. The Ten Commandments were given to the Israelites, and they accepted. The 10 commandments are a group of laws. -
The Time of the Judges/ The Time Before Kings
Approximately the middle of the 13th century to the middle of the 11th century BCE
Deborah was the only female judge. She was supose to solve any problems that people asked her to fix. Ruth was poor, she had to pick food up from the floor to feed her mother in law. -
The Reign of David
Approximately 1013-973 BCE
David was a shepherd. He became king by beating Ish-Bosheth, then the elders of Israel annoint him as king. He is considered important because he fought Goliath, then beat him with his stone. An obstacle was fighting Goliath. -
Elijah
Approximately 875-853 BCE
Elijah was a prophet. His responsibilities were to speak for the gods or a deity. -
Siege of Lachish
701 BCE
About 3000 years ago, the world was at war. The population of the world was 5,000,000 people, which was not a lot. Also, the Assyrians (which is now Iraq) made a model of empire which lasted for centuries. Sennacherib was the ruler of the great empire, and the terror of the Middle East. By 700 BC, the Assyrian Rulers had an empire that stretched from Iran to Egypt. -
Siege of Jerusalem
587 BCE
Lachish and Kingdom of Judah: both were burned, important leaders were killed, happened during BCE, a lot of people died. Kingdom of Judah: people didnt have common sense, Nebuchadnezzar stole valuables from the temple. -
Indus Valley Civilizations
2000 BCE
Some artificats that have been found there are tanks, terra-cotta figures, ceramic seals. some things that were important to them was water, crops, and animals. They survived by growing crops and raising animals. -
The Aryan Invasion and the Vedas
1700 BCE
The Aryans were powerful, they conquered everyone they encountered, powerful race, they brought a different lifestyle to the Indus Valley. The Vedas are the worlds oldest writings. They were written in 5000 BCE. They were about gods