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Early Humans
Early Civilization
Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Hebrews
100
the time before written records
What is prehistory?
100
to change or tame plants and animals that are useful to humans
What is domesticate?
100
created the first set of law codes
Who is Hammurabi?
100
the head of Egyptian government
Who is the pharaoh?
100
God's promise of the land of Israel to Abraham's descendants
What is a covenant?
200
an object made and used by humans
What is an artifact?
200
the domestication of plants and animals brought about this
What is the birth of farming?
200
The Sumerians built irrigation canals to solve this problem
What is flooding?
200
the two regions that made up Ancient Egypt
What is Upper and Lower Egypt?
200
He led the people out of slavery in Egypt
Who is Moses?
300
a person who moves from place to place with the seasons
What is a nomad?
300
a written set of laws
What is a law code?
300
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: temples built to honor the gods and goddesses.
What are ziggurats?
300
these were built as tombs for pharaohs
What are pyramids?
300
DAILY DOUBLE: built the great temple of Jerusalem
Who is King Solomon?
400
the place where archaeologists believe life began
What is Africa?
400
an invention that made it easier for Sumerians to plant seeds
What is the plow?
400
Mesopotamia is located in this present day country
What is Iraq?
400
the Nile River empties into this sea
What is the Mediterranean?
400
community of Jews living away from their ancient homeland
What is the Diaspora?
500
first people to bury their dead
Who are the Neanderthals?
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: the seven features of civilization
What are government, cities, job specialization, culture, writing, social classes, and religion?
500
food surplus allowed people to do this
What is specialize in certain jobs and/or skills?
500
Egyptian writing
What is hieroglyphics?
500
Celebrates the Israelite's release from Egyptian slavery
What is Passover?