Ancient Civilizations Flashcards by hanna schuman | Brainscape

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Moses

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Leader of Hebrews out of Egypt

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Hatshepsut

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First female pharaoh

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Sumerian inventions

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First form of writing, geometry, algebra, calendar, first wheeled vehicle

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Empire

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Take over land for economic gain

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Hammurabi’s Code

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Firsts set of written laws

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Phoenicians

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First alphabet, trade, carriers of civilization

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Hebrew Religion

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Jews, first monotheistic religion

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Hittites

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Made iron weapons

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Assyrians

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Warriors

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Cuneiform

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First form of wedge shaped Sumerian writing

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Rosetta Stone

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3 languages, translated hieroglyphics

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Scribes

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Record keepers (taxes)

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Mummification

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Process of preserving the body for afterlife

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Fertile Crescent

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Area of fertile land (nutrient rich)

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Pyramids

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Storing tombs

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