Transcript homo sapiens

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Pre-History Mesopotamia
Egypt
Hebrews
Vocabulary
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On which continent did homo
sapiens first appear?
A 100
Africa
A 100
How do archaeologists study
to find out about early
peoples?
A 200
They dig for fossils and
artifacts.
A 200
What tool would the earliest
Paleolithic man have used?
A 300
Round stones
A 300
Neolithic Revolution refers to
the time when early
humans…
A 400
Developed agriculture
A 400
What event separated the
Paleolithic and Neolithic
Ages?
A 500
The beginning of agriculture
and animal domestication
A 500
Original citizens of the
Mesopotamian city-states
B 100
Sumerians
B 100
Sumerian writing is called…
B 200
Cuneiform
B 200
Sumerian religion can be
described as…
B 300
Polytheistic with vengeful gods
B 300
What is the most notable
aspect of Hammurabi’s rule?
B 400
First written code of laws
B 400
Why was Mesopotamia
constantly being fought over
by rival groups?
B 500
It had rich farmland in an
area surrounded by desert.
B 500
What was used to decipher
Egyptian hieroglyphics?
C 100
Rosetta Stone
C 100
What type of government
ruled Ancient Egypt?
C 200
Theocracy
C 200
Why did the Egyptians of the
Old Kingdom design and
build pyramids?
C 300
To serve as tombs
C 300
One of the longest ruling
Egyptian pharaohs
C 400
Ramses II
C 400
The Egyptian king was
different from the
Mesopotamian king in that
the Egyptian king was…
C 500
Also considered a god
C 500
What is the capital of Israel?
D 100
Jerusalem
D 100
Early Israelites could trace
the beginning of their history
back to this man:
D 200
Abraham
D 200
What provides the basis of
Hebrew rules for moral and
religious conduct?
D 300
Ten Commandments
D 300
What was created between
Yahweh and the Hebrew
people?
D 400
Covenant
D 400
The Hebrews organized their
faith around a revolutionary
concept known as:
D 500
Monotheism
D 500
Family of rulers where power
passes from parent to child
E 100
dynasty
E 100
Worship of many gods
E 200
Polytheism
E 200
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DOUBLE
E 300
Government ruled by a
political leader who is also
the religious leader
E 300
Theocracy
E 300
A person who moves around
from place to place in search
of food
E 400
Nomad
E 400
What is the term for sharing
of ideas between groups of
people?
E 500
Cultural Diffusion
E 500
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