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| This Sumerian story talks about friendship and immortality and is considered the 1st great work of literature? |
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| Cuneiform or "wedge shaped" writing was developed for what initial reason? |
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| __________ was a Sumerian temple where only priest were allowed to climb its huge staircases. |
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| _____________ was the first civilization in Mesopotamia and home to the famed walled-city of Uruk. |
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| What 2 Rivers are on both sides of Mesopotamia? |
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| Who were the 1st empire in the world? |
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| _______________ was responsible for the growth of Babylon and a harsh set of rules that ordered his society. |
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| When a government gets power from divine or godly authority it is called a _____________. |
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| When a person or society worships many gods it is called? |
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| King ____________ (abbreviations is ok here) restored the old gods after his father changed to the worship of one god named Aten. |
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| _____________ was needed to make sure the Ka would be able to return and continue life. It also lead to advancements in human anatomy |
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| In the Old Kingdom, _________ was the title for rulers and had god-like power. |
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| During the "Golden Age" or _______ Kingdom of ancient Egypt, the rulers became less like gods and more like shepherds. |
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| ________ script is a simplified version of hieroglyphics used by most Egyptians. |
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| In order to run the vast lands that King Menez united, the Old Kingdom rulers divided the kingdom into 42 provinces, used bureaucracy, and employed a steward of the land, adviser to the ruler, called a ___________. |
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| The Egyptians were eventually invaded by the Hyksos who were able to defeat them with what new technology? |
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| We know most about the Egyptians, as well as the Greeks, because of the 1st historian named ___________. |
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| What was life like in Egypt? |
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| Very Structured; large lower class; women had rights and respect |
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| River that the Egyptians used to supply them with water, fertile soil, transportation, and protection. |
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| ______________ were formed from a group of pastoral nomads that formed an empire in the west and weakened the Egyptians with their use of iron |
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| Most famous city for the Phoenicians was the North African colony of __________ |
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| The Israelites biggest contribution was their religion of _________ |
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| The northern, 10 lost tribes of Israel called the Kingdom of __________ were overrun by the Assyrians and ended up joining other peoples. |
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| These are people that speak Greek, Latin, Persian, Sanskrit, or Germanic languages. |
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| The best known ruler of the Israelites due to his wisdom and building a temple in ________________ was King ____________. |
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| What were the difference(s) between most other civilizations' religions and the Israelites'? |
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-Isrealites were monotheistic
-All people were servants to AND had relationship with God
-People admired God's creations not worshipped them
-God created nature but was not a part of it |
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| The Phoenicians are most influential in our lives today because of their development of the ___________ ____________ |
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| The southern, 2 tribes called the Kingdom of __________ were captured by the Chaldeans (new-Babylonians), enslaved, and eventually freed by the Persians. |
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| The _______________ rose up on the upper Tigris with the use of iron and conquered most of the region by 700 BC. |
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| ____________ The Great, united the Persians, defeated the new Babylonians, and allowed the Jews to return to Israel was generally accepted by those he conquered due to his wisdom and compassion. |
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| In order to manage such a huge empire, the Persians separated it into 20 ____________ or provinces ruled by a governor with about the same name. |
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| The New Babylonians or ____________ were lead by Nebuchanezzar II until they fell to the Persians. |
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| Besides dividing the empire into provinces, the Persians developed a way to communicate, trade, food, and shelter by creating the _____________ |
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| Though manly issues with taxes, loyalty, and difficulties finding a strong monarch; the final blow to the Persians came from _______________ the Great. |
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| What was the Persian's religion that introduces us to good vs. evil called? |
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| The ____________ are what the military elite that were named so for the fact that when one died, another immediately replaces them. |
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| By the time ________ had come to power, the Persian empire was the largest in the history of the world. He expanding from Thrace to W. India and eventually met with issues against the Greeks. |
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What is not a characteristic of the Assyrians?
-Absolute power held by the king
-created good communication throughout with a mail system
-very merciful to conquered people
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| very merciful to conquered people |
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