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| Where is the Fertile Crescent? |
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| the area between Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf. |
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| the area between Tigris and Euphrates rives |
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| What does Mesopotamia mean? |
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| the land between the rives |
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| The Tigris and Euphrates rives flood more than what river? |
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| What is Ancient Sumer's writing called? what did they use it for? |
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| (1)Cuneiform; (2)used for keeping records |
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| What 5 things were important in Ancient Sumer? |
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| Writing, City States, Religion, Social classes, and Innovations/Achievements |
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| How were the City States of Sumer designed? |
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| They were a political unit with its own government with a temple in the center |
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| What was a Sumer Temple called? |
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| What was the religion of Sumer? |
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| Polytheistic, associated with nature, gods were like humans, the god protected the city-state, no afterlife |
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| What were the three social classes of Ancient Sumer? |
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| 1. Kings/priests, 2.landowners/wealthy, and 3.laborers Slaves werent even in the social classes. |
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| What were the three main achievements of Sumer? |
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| the Ziggurat, a math system based on 60-this is why we divide a circle into 360 and an hour in to 60 minutes, and they used ramps for construction. |
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| What were the two Empires of Ancient Mesopotamia? |
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| the Akkadians and the Babylonians(Caldeans) |
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| Who was the leader of the Akkadians? |
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| When did Sargon I come to power and form an army? |
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| What area did Sargon conquer? |
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| all of Sumer and Northern Mesopotamia |
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| How far did the Akkadian Empire stretch? |
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| from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf |
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| Who was the Ammonite that became king of Babyon? |
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| Who united all of Mesopotamia? |
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| What was Hammurabi best known for? |
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| his code of laws that was written for all to see. |
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| What were the four Empires of the Fertile Crescent? |
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| Hittites, Assyrians, Chaldeans, and the Phonecians |
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| What Empire was a war-like Indo-European tribe who used horse drawn chariots, were the first people to master iron and sacked Babylon around 1595 BC? |
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| What Empire was originally from N. Mesopotamia, whose power was built aroung the military, were brutal to their enemies, resettled conquered people, and Utilized efficient government? |
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| Who made the old city of Babylon their capital? |
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| What Chaldean king was a warrior and a builder? |
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| What were the achievements of the Chaldean Empire? |
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| built the Hanging Gardens and a grand palace, made advances in astronomy, and built a calendar based on the moon |
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| What empire collapsed in 539 BC? |
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| What empire lived in present day Lebanon, were traders of the sea, founded Carthage, and came up with a 22 letter alphabet? |
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| Who were the early Hebrews? |
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| What was the Hebrew religion? |
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| What were the six major events in Hebrew history? |
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| Abraham left Ur and went to Canaan, The Exodus, God gives Moses the 10 Commandments, Israelites enter the Promised land and the kingdom of Israel is established, The reign of kings and division of the tribes of Israel, and finally, the Babylonian Captivity |
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| What did David do as the second king of Israel? |
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| he expanded the borders of the nation |
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| What did Solomon accomplish as the third king of Israel? |
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| Israel reached its height in wealth and influence |
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| When was the kingdom of Israel divided? |
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| When did the 10 tribes of Israel fall to the Assyrians? |
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| When did Judah fall to the Babylonians? |
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| What were the teachings of Judaism? |
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| belief in one God, Justice and Righteousness, and Obedience to the law |
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| What was the most sacred text of the Hebrews? |
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| How long did the Persian Empire last? |
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| around 200 years, from 550 BC to 330 BC |
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| What was the origin of the Persian Empire? |
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| Indo-Europeans that settled in present day Iran in 1100 BC. They adopted the Mesopotamian culture and became peaceful famers. |
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| When was the Persian Empire conquered by the Medes? |
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| Who was the great king of Persia that overthrew the Medes, united the persians in 559BC, and founded the Achaemenid dynasty? |
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| Who was the Persian king from 521-486 BC, that established a de-centralized government, provided a standardized currency, developed a network of roads, synthesized ancient Near Eastern Culture, and had Expansion haulted by the Greeks? |
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| Who finally conquered Persia in 330 BC? |
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| What was the religion of the Persians? |
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| What were the scriptures of Zoroastrianism called? |
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| What were the four characteristics of Zoroastrianism? |
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| 1.Dualism-2 gods/the god of good and the god of evil, 2.Ethical-man has free will, 3. Judgment-man judged by deeds, and 4.Messiah |
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| What was a main thing in Persian Architecture? |
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| a ceremonial city for Darius the First that reflected the diversity and cosmopolitism of the empire |
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| What were the names of the two Persian kings mentioned specifically in the Bible and in what book were they found? |
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| Xerxes(Esther) and Artaxerxes(Nehemiah) |
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