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lucy
over 4 million years ago
bipeds -
homo habilis
2 million years ago
had tools -
homo erectus
1.8million years ago
made fire -
neandethals
less than 500,000 years ago
bury thier dead -
homo sapiens sapiens
modern humans
did all the others did but better -
the rise of the kingdom sumer
apporx. 2900
sumer was a big civilazation with water systems fodd supply etc.
near egypt
monarchy gov -
the epic of gilgames
no date best copy 7th century bce
he was the king of uruk
fought many battlesd including with the bull of heavan
he was a real person but the things he did may have been fake -
abraham
approx.1900 bce
had a baby with sarah
belived in god
went to canaan -
hamarabbis code
1792-1750bce
king of babylonia
his code was the laws
one of the most important laws is if you get caught robbing a house you shall die -
Joseph goes to Egypt and the Israelites follow
1700-1280
was the son of jacob
was sold to slavery by brothers
he became a servant -
Moses, the Exodus from Egypt, and the Ten Commandments
1280-1240
moses wrote 10 commandments
10 commandments were rules
they leave slavery -
The Time of the Judges/The Time Before Kings
Approx. the middle of the 13th century to the middle of the 11th century BCE
Deborah was a prophetess
Ruth was a foremother
Deborah lead an attack -
The Reign of David
Approx. 1013-973 BCE
He was proclamed king
He fought goliath
He hit him in the head with a stone -
Elijah
approx 875-853 BCE
she was a prophet
has a cup put out for him during passover
stands up to Ahab -
the seige of Lachish
701 bce
was a big war
king of judah rebelled
were later made into carvings -
Siege of Jerusalem
587 bce
judah antagonized nabuchadnezzar
judah revolted
general burned the temple -
Indus Valley Civilizations
2000 bce
had the indus river
had a big population
had the sybols around the cities -
The Aryan Invasion and the Vedas
1700 bce
rig veda included indus
had much communication during invasion
made with sanscript -
The Ascetics and the Upanishads
700-500 bce
were migrators
the classes were part of them
they were in the end of the vedas