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Professors name

Joseph Arnold

Dogs name

Chase

Before we wrote how did we know about history.

Artifacts

Theory of evolution

The theory that over time, we passed along the trait that helped us survive and reproduce. humans became what we are today.

Huminids

The first version of humans

Neanderthal

What the Huminds evolved into.

Cromagtin

What the Neanderthal evolved into

What were the first artifacts made of?

1.) Wood


2.) bone


3.) stone


weren't heavily modified

Societies seemingly progress from __________ to ____________.

Simple, complex

Define:


Nomads

People that moved from place to place for resources.

Hunter/Gathers

1.) Hunt for food and gather food.


2.) They didn't exhaust resources in one area, so that they could move back eventually and get more.


3.) Didn't have too many old or young.


4.) Didn't have agriculture.

In western civilization what year is it.

2017

B.C.

Before Christ. Although Christ was born about 5 B.C.

A.D.

Anodominate

B.C.E.

Before common Error

C.E.

Common Error

B.P.

Before present

When people settled where did they start?

Near rivers

Why did they did people settle near rivers?

1.Less danger


2. more protection


3. animals to hunt


4. easier to grow food.


5. Nearby water source.

Science was considered

Religion.

People who took a percent of what people had in exchange for their protection

Military and leaders

Define:


Common people

The people who did regular work.

Thousands of years of history were passed down by ________.

Word of mouth

Hieroglyphs

The first form of writting.

Roman numerals:


A.) I


B.) V


C.) X


D.) L


E.) C


F.) D


G.) M

A.) 1


B.) 5


C.) 10


D.) 50


E.) 100


F.) 500


G.) 1,000

Cuneiform

1.) The simplest way of writing we know of.


2.) Wedge shaped writing used in Mesopotamia.

Definition:


Mesopotamia

1.) Between the two rivers.


2.) The Tigeres and the Euphrates


3.) The beginning of civilization.

Sumerians

1. First people to use cuneiform.


2. From Sumer.


3.Understood the movement of the moon and the stars.


4. Gave us "The Epic of Gilgamesh"

Noah's ark knock off

Utnapishtim: was told, in the epic of Gilgamesh to abandon his worldly possessions and create a great boat called The Preserver of Life

When did the great flood happen and where?

In 5000 B.C.E.


When a natural dam broke down and flooded a giant river.


Black sea.

Akkadians

1.) Replaced the Sumerians.


2.) Created the world's first empire.


3.) Sargon I the strongest leader of Akkadians. They didn't last long after his death.


4.) Absorbed aspects of sumerian culture.

Nile

Flows south to north.

Levels of groups

1.) Famly- a group of people


2.) Bands- a group of family.


3.) Tribe- a group of bands.


4.) Settlement- a group of tribes.

Polythiestic

Multiple deity

Monotheistic

One god.

Osiris

The to of the pantheon of gods eventually became the god of the underworld.

Iris

The wife of Osiris.

Set

Osiris brother.


Killed him.

Horus

1.While his father was temporarily resurrected was conceived.


2. Horus gets revenge on Set

What was the after life to them?

Do what you want. Everything is perfect. Pyramids went through different phases

Egypt was divided into two halves.

Upper Egypt.(south)


Lower Egypt (north)

Narmar

United the upper and lower end of Egypt.


Pharaohs would wear a double crown and beard.

Pyramids

Giant monument tombs almost always looted.

Amenhotep IV

1May have been physically deformed. Was reclusive.


2 Came up with monotheism.


3changes his name to Akhenaten and dedicates himself to Aten.

Aten

Life giving force.


The one god.


Ay

1.) Priest that most likely killed Akehentaten and TutanKhamun


2.) Nephertity


3.) Became pharoh after TutanKhamun

TutanKhaten

Changed name to Tutankhamun.


Had nobody to trust.


Undid monotheism

Ramses

Dedicated to Ra


Moses would have lived during this time.

What are the 4 major cultures in the middle east?

1.) Egyptians


2.) Assyrians


3.) Hittites


4.) Babylonians

Babylonians

Fill the vacuum the Akkadians left.


Hamarabbi

Came up with laws and put them on pillars. They also praise him.


Babalonian king.

Assyrians

Rise to power after the death of Hamarabbi.


Are mainly strategically located so they can expand their power all ways.

Egyptian and Hittites

Are constantly in conflict during the time of Ramseas. They both claim victory. Actually signed a peace treaty.


Jews

Became more prevalent after the the wars between the Egyptian and Hittites.


Moses

Seen by Jews and Islamic as a great profit

Al'Lah

The god.

YHEH

LORD

Abraham

1. Said to have lived in Oric.


2. Was wealthy.


3. Once he had a big family people got nervous.


4. Sent him and his people into slavery for 400 years.

Exodus

The leaving of Egypt.


Lewad by Moses.


Took 40 years.


Joshua

Son of Moses. Leads people.until he dies.

Judges

The temporary leaders of the Jews after Joshua.

Phillistines.

Not related to the Jews.


Control the coast.

Samual

The last judge


Chooses the first king for the Jews.


Saul

First king of the Jews.


Begins to gain ground on the phillistines.


But then they start to push back and win.


Saul and his whole family are murdered.


David

King after Saul.


Jews conquer lots of territory under his rule.


Is cruel but under him they reach his prominence.

Solomon

Son of David.


Man of peace.


Marries women from all over.


Gives Israil a break from war.


Builds temples


Devoted a special temple to the priestly class.


Died 965 B.C.E

Ark of the Covenant

1. Said to contain the essence of god.


2. Placed on the innermost sanctum of the temple.



Rehoboam

Son of Solomon


Keeps taxes very high


Splits the Jews


Takes the 2 southern tribes: Judah


Jeraboam

Solomon adviser


Splits the tribes


Takes northern 10: Israel


Destruction of the jews.

Assyrians take out northern tribes first .


Nebuchadnezzer II destroys southern tribes when the last king won't pay.


589 B.C.E Nebuchadnezzer II kills all of the kings eirs.

Babylon

grew to be the world's largest empire ever.


Passes along their culture.


Jews now exist as a subculture in Babylon.


Persians

Dont care who the Jews worship.


Want Jews to just keep their nose down and pat taxes


Cyrus

Persian ruler.


Tells Jews they can go home to Jerusalem.



Jerusalem

Lots of work to be done by the Jews who go home. They have to repairs everything.