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"southern ape" existed 1million-4 million years ago oldest known ancestor of humans walked on hind legs to free hands for use of simple tools |
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"upright-walking human" existed 2 million-200,00 years ago used cleavers and hand-axes |
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| conquerer who united Egypt under central rule of pharoahs |
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5th ruler of the kingdom of Uruk
ruled 2750 B.C.E |
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ruler of New Babylonia lavished babylon in wealth |
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cheap, easier to find metal choice metal for weapons |
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Chaldean Empire ruled by Nebuchadnezzar wealth lavished with wealth and rescources |
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babylonian symblon of luxuriousness Gardens planted on walls of New Babylonia |
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in northern Mesopotamia; Tigris River Valley extended Mesopotami's empire Assyrian cities of Neneveh and Asur |
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"law of retaliation" similar to eye for an eye (only for people of the same socio-economic class) |
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| A Mesopotamian Law code enforcing high morals with stern punishments |
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| Mesopotamian Temples housing altars to the local dieties |
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| rivers encompassing Mesopatamia |
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| earlist mesopotamian society |
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"between the rivers" land between Tigris and Euphrates River 2 earliest cities: sumer/akkad |
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a reflective Mesopotamian novel recoounting the adventures of Gilgamesh and Enkidu |
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| the art of refining metals |
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neolithic settlement in Anatolia (7250-6150 B.C.E.) |
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| Neandertal burial ground in caves |
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| a neolithic settlement at a freshwater oasis near the Dead Sea |
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men begining to domesticate animals instead of jest hunting them by providing for their needs and supeervising the breeding women begin to cultivate crops instead of foraging |
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"new stone age" characterized by the discovery and mastery of agriculture |
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| clay figurines with exagerated sexual features that demonstrated Cro-Magnon's interest in fertility |
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a permanent paleolithic settlement in the Pacific Northwest of America salmon,acorns, and berries were cultivated and hunted |
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a permanent paleolithic settlement in central Japan cultivated buckwheat and fished |
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located in Eastern Medditeranean cultivated wheat and herded animals |
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| Hunting/Gathereing cultures |
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men hunted big game(big animals) women gathered edible plants |
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member of the Hominidae family including humans and human-like species |
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"old stone age" before the agricultural transition |
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"wise man" ex.Neandertals existed 250,000 years ago used spears,bows, and knives |
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"very wise man" first hominid of the modern type existed 100,000 years ago ex. Cro-Magnons |
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| king that united Hebew villages under his rule |
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| creator of Mesopotamian empire |
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1st hominid 3.5 million years ago |
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| lead Hebrew migration to Palestine |
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| 1st great Persian empire/began under Cyrus, reached peak under Daruis |
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| persian administration,persian administrators, usually from the royal family |
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