Test questions:
When and where did human beings first emerge? 200,000 years ago in southwestern Africa
Why did the period known as "prehistory" end? It was finally written down on paper
What made the rise of civilization possible? The Sumers occupied the Tigris and Euphrates river, population increased from irrigation techniques, Cities and towns were founded,better food storage allowed for diversity in professions: priests, tradesmen, artisans, politicians, farmers, Kings emerged, as did family dynasties and the concept of the “city-state”
Name some early technological innovations. form of writing, known as “cuneiform”, Invention of wheel and plow
How did hunter/gatherers live? They hunted every day for food, communicated by their own type of language, and the women had to take care of the children when the men were hunting
Who was King Hammurabi, and why was he important? He was the king of Babylon, and he is important because created a series of laws known as “Hammurabi’s Code” - laws that included “an eye for an eye” and regulations of marriage, divorce, and punishments for all sorts of crimes
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