Today in class we
started talking about the test and the questions on them.
IMPORTANT INFO
200,000 years ago, a
human species emerged in equatorial (central) Africa
14,000 years ago, a
“worldwide” human race existed
Earliest prehistoric age
is the Paleolithic Age (Old Stone Age)
Neolithic Age (New Stone
Age) was marked by advanced tool making & beginnings of agriculture
Initially, humans were
parts of migratory groups which hunted, fished, and gathered plants for food
The Tigris and the
Euphrates were the main rivers that were lived off
Agricultural revolution
started and plants started being grown and selectively breaded
Most people around were
polytheistic or atheist
Mesopotamia is now
-Iran, Syria, Turkey, Iran
Earliest city was made
by the Sumerians
Average city held 40,000
people
Food surplus created
specialized jobs.
First surviving story
"Epic of Gilgamesh"
Sumerians were conquered
in 2350 bc
King Hammurabi of
Babylon took over
King Hammurabi created a
written law that anyone could see.
Nomads and travelers
brought animals into Mesopotamia
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