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◦ Australopithecus –
◦ oldest hominid species. Found in Africa.
◦ Homo erectus –
◦ believed to be the first to leave Africa. Walked up- right.
◦ Divine theory –
◦ (religious) believe that a supreme being created humans just as they are.
◦ Evolution Theory –
◦ Created by Charles Darwin. Believe that humans descended from apes and
through continuous change, we have evolve in to our current states.
◦ Survival of the fittest –
◦ Created by Darwin. Said that organism that better adapt to their surroundings
have a better chance of surviving and reproducing. “Only the strongest survive”
◦ Hydraulic civilization –
◦ civilizations that developed near rivers and bodies of water. They use the water
for their benefit. (food, farming, transportation, basic needs)
◦ Euphrates and Tigirs◦ Mesopotamia developed around it.
◦ Sumerian inventions – (engineers of the ancient world)
◦ wheel, irrigation, canals, dams and cuneiform
◦ Theocracy –
◦ when the political leader of country is also the religious leader.
◦ Hammurabi –
◦ leader of Babylon. Created the Hammurabi code one of the first set of laws. Where harsh and
unequal.
◦ Sargon –
◦ Leader of the Akkad. Created one of the first empires in history using lightweight weapons.
◦ Semite –
◦ conquerors from Arabia that settled in Akkad.
◦ Phoenicians –
◦ known for being great merchants and sailors.
◦ Exported luxury items.
◦ Created an alphabet
◦ Consider as discovers of the Atlantic Ocean
◦ Palestine –
◦ Its most significant conquerors were the Hebrews. Known also as Canaan.
◦ Hebrews –
◦ Conquered Palestine. Brought one of the first monotheistic religions called Judaism to Palestine.
◦ Nile –
◦ Ancient Egypt civilization developed around it.
◦ Nomes –
◦ cities where artisans and traders lived in Egypt.
◦ Pharaoh –
◦ supreme rulers in Egypt “chosen” by the gods.
◦ Dynasty –
◦ series of rulers that belong to the same family.
◦ Pharaoh Khafre –
◦ order the construction of Great Sphinx's of Giza
◦ Hieroglyphics –
◦ Egyptian system of writing. Use on tombs and sacred places.
◦ Old kingdom –
◦ Known for its territorial expansion and the building of the pyramids.
◦ Middle Kingdom –
◦ Known for the creation of calendars for farming and rituals.
◦ New kingdom –
◦ acquired many riches, which made the kingdom prosperous again.
◦ Egypt Natural regions◦ protect it Egypt from invasion: north- Mediterranean sea/ South – Cataracts/ East and West – desert
/East- red sea.
◦ Mummification –
◦ process of embalming the body for conservation. Only the rich could afford the process. It “helped”
the soul find the right body in the afterlife.
◦ Tutankhamun –
◦ Pharaoh mostly known for the discovery of it intact tomb.
◦ Howard Carter –
◦ Archeologist that made one of the greatest archeological discoveries in history, Tutankhamun’s
tomb.
Identify to which continent study in class the
following countries belong to: (Europe, Africa or
Asia)
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Spain:__________
Madagascar:______________
Algeria: __________
Vatican city:_______________
Italy:_____________
Japan:___________________
Morocco: _____________
Poland:_________________
Korea:______________
Vietnam:__________________
Afghanistan:________________
Ukraine:___________________
Russia:____________________
Egypt:____________________