Ancient Animals & Humans
Of the Hominin's listed which one is part of the hominin group in your textbook
“Nordic Man”
“Hungry Man”
“Thick Man”
“Upright Man”
What is a paleoanthropologist?
A person who dives for goldfish in order to fry them up and make them extinct
A Bob hater
A person who studies ancient humans
A person who studies the oldest tools of history
TRUE OR FALSE:
building materials were easy to find in Mesopotamia.
False
Explain the main point of an irrigation system. In other words, what was it for?
To provide the correct amount of water for various purposes (farming being the main one).
What is the Appearance of Age argument from a young earth perspective? (Remember, it has to do with Adam and how he was created)
Since Adam was created as an adult, God could have created everything with the appearance of age.
According to your book, how many types of hominins are there?
4
Ancient history concerns the __________ past.
great
old fish
distant
primary
What is the longest river in the world?
The Euphrates River
What is the written language called that the Sumerians invented?
Cuneiform
TRUE OR FALSE
it is possible to be a faithful Christian and hold to a
historical view of either young earth creation or old earth creation
TRUE
During the Paleolithic Age, people lived as _________, obtaining their food by hunting animals and gathering plants.
nomads
In the Four Empires of Mesopotamia chapter, “Rulers focused on improving their ________________ strategies and began training warriors in more advanced tactics.”
Military
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Place between the rivers
What must an agricultural plan include?
Shelter, food, and animals
What do people who study history do in order to form a hypothesis?
They run in circles very fast until the answers fall from the sky
They study the evidence and ask questions
They listen to the birds for answers as they sing softly in the distance
They consult google and siri, because they’re always right…
Why did early humans want to transition from mainly hunting and gathering food to developing farms and hunting less?
Safer, better food supply, more variety.
What is a grid system for in ancient history?
To keep track of found artifacts or objects
What did four teenagers in France find long ago in a cave?
Paintings
What are the three steps that led to trade beginning to occur in human society?
Shelters, Jobs, Stable food supply
What does the word scholé mean?
Setting aside time to consider things that are most worth while.
To train a ________ animal to be useful to humans is called: ______________
wild, domestication
Who was Hammurabi and what was he best known for?
Hammurabi was the ruler of Babylon, a small city-state in central Mesopotamia.
He is best known for his code of laws.
People traded in the Paleolithic Age for __________, which was a shell like ornament with red ore, used as a "beauty product."
hematite
*DAILY DOUBLE*
"The winged bull with five legs stood guard before the palace of an ___________ King
Assyrian
What does "philosophy" mean?
lover of wisdom