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Jude 6th - Chapter 2

Chapter 2: Beginning Man's Story

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history period of human life that has written records
pre-history time before written records
B.C. before Christ
A.D. Anno Domini
paleontologist scientist who studies the traces left by mankind during the years before writing
archaeologist scientist who finds and digs up cities, bones, etc. looking for evidence of mankind
anthropologist scientist who studies different human cultures and behaviors among ancient people
artifact an item worked on or made by man
radiocarbon dating method of determining how old something is
homo erectus upright man
homo sapien thinking man
homo sapien sapien thinking man, the wise
neanderthal cousin of our ancient ancestors who no longer exists
nomad someone who does not have a permanent home, who travels from place to place looking for food
hunters and gatherers people who hunt and gather their food
irrigate to bring water to
fertile crescent a crescent shaped area of excellent farmland in the Middle East
Mesopotamia land between two rivers
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers rivers that run near Mesopotamia
silt dirt, sand, and mud that is carried by moving water
ziggurat solid, layered pyramid structure that Sumerians used to be closer to their sky gods
wheel most important Sumerian invention
writing most important Sumerian legacy
cuneiform early form of writing created by the Sumerian people
Egypt world's first nation-state that had a unified government, common language, and common culture
Nile River river that runs through Egypt
Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt two kingdoms of Egypt
hieroglyphics ancient Egypt's writing system
papyrus first paper
Ra major Egyptian sun god
mummification ancient Egyptian way of preserving dead bodies so that departed souls could use them again
pyramid ancient Egyptian tombs for pharaohs
pharaoh ancient Egyptian king
Great Pyramid in Giza largest pyramid in Egypt
Great Sphinx represented the sun god Ra
polytheism worship of many gods
monotheism worship of one god
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