homework

Hi Mr. Bannard, here are my five most important events.
Thanks!
- Vanessa A.

1. Oldest known tool fashioned by man in Africa

With tools, early humans were able to kill animals. The meat from animals sparked the growth of human intelligence.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1995-01-25/news/9501260205_1_early-humans-meat-john-moores-university

2. Wheel originates in Sumer

The wheel made transportation of people and goods much easier, it was also used for trade and war.

http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/whic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?]displayGroupName=Reference&disableHighlighting=false&prodId=WHIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CCX2897300418&mode=view

3. Earliest written code of law drawn up in Sumer

The code of law is important because it was the first time there was a structure of what people had to do.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/hamcode.asp

4. Phoenicians develop modern alphabet

The Phoenician alphabet is important because most of the alphabets used today are evolved from it.

http://www.ancientscripts.com/alphabet.html

5. Man cultivates his first crops, wheat and barley, in Near East

http://www.spelt.com/origins.html

The cultivation of crops allowed them to have other sources of food then animals. This meant they didn't have to move all the time to find food.