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Ancient History Flashcards

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human relative, extinct for 24,000 years

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neanderthal

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human relative food on Indonesian island

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flores man (the hobbit)

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earliest known walled city, c. 9,000 BC

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Jericho

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Ancient Sumerian city

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UR

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Ancient North African City

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Carthage

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Ancient Sicilian City

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Syracuse

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Ancient empire of the tigris river valley

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Assyrian Empire

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Ancient people of the tigris-euphrates region

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Sumerian

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Capital of the Assyrian empire

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Nineveh

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Civilization of southern mesopotamia

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Sumeria

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School formally founded by aritstotle in 334 BC

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Lyceum

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Earliest known writing system (Sumerian)

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Cuneiform

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Ancient city of crete

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Knossos

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Ancient City of Asia Minor

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Troy

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Ancient Land “Between Two Rivers”

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Mesopotamia

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Ancient Mesopotamian City

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Babylong (on Euphrates River)

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17
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Created hanging gardens of babylon

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Nebuchadnezzer II

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18
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Uruk King, 2500 BC

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Gilgamesh

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Legal code giver of Babylong, c. 1780 BC

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Hammurabi

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20
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Indo-European Charriot Warriors of Turkey, C. 1900

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Hittites

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Astronomical site in Britain, C. 1800 BC

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Stonehenge

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22
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Ancient Mariners fro Tyre

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Phoenicians (Founded Carthage)

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23
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Civilization of Crete

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Minoan

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Greek War in Asian Minor, C. 1260 BC

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Trojan War

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Games stares in Greece, 776 BC

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Olympics

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Legal Law give to Athens, 621 BC

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Draco

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Greek Center of the World

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Oracle at Delphi

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Settlers of Central Italy, 550 BC

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Sparta and Athens War starting 431 BC

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Peloponnesian War

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King of Macedonia, 336 BC

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Alexander the Great

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Alexander’s Father

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Phillip of Macedonia

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Riddle Alexander Solved

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Gordian Knot

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Central Asian Nomads, 300 BC

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Site of Great Library, c 290 BC

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Alexandria (Egypt)

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Rome-Carthage Wars Starting 264, BC

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Punic Wars

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Carthaginian Who Invaded Italy, 218 BC

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Hannibal’s Father

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Construction Project in Egypt c 2600 BC

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The Great Pyramids of Cheops

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Egyptian Kingdon, 26th to 21st Century BC

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Old Kingdom

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Egyptian Dynasty Rulled from 323 to 30 BC

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Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt

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Akhenaten’s Wife

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Nerfertiti

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Ancient Egyptian “City of the Sun”

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Heliopolis

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Ancient Egyptian Capitals

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Memphis, Thebes

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Ancient Egyptians Book, Found in Tombs

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Book of the Dead

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Ancient Egyptian Obelisk

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Cleopatra’s Needle

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Egyptian Insect Talisman

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Scarab (Beetle)

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Central Asia Caravan Route c. 110 BC

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Empire of Darius and Xerxes

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Persian Empire

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Persian Throne

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Peacock Throne

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Ancient Capital of Laconia

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300 Spartans Leader

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Pass defended by 300 spartans

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Thermopylae

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Ancient Japanese Warrior

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Samurai (Those who serve)

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Man-made Relic

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Key Artifact to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs

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Rosetta Stone

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Cuneiform Rosetta Stone

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Behistun inscription

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Original Location of Elgin Marbles

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Stone-building Indians of central america

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Civilization of southern mexico

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Civilization of Mexico and Guatamala

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Aztec Capitol

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Tenochtitlan

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Civilization of Peru

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Modern location of ur and palmyra

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Modern location of babylon

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Seven Wonders of the World

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1) The Great Pyramid of Giza
The tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu – It’s the oldest and largest of the Seven Wonders, and the only one still standing
2. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon – A palace along the banks of the Euphrates River built by King Nebuchadnezzar II
3. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia – A statue carved by Phidias, the smallest of the Seven Wonders
4. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus – A beautiful temple in Asia Minor
5. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus – A tomb constructed for Persian King Maussollos
6. The Colossus of Rhodes – A huge statue of the sun god Helios that overlooked a harbor on the island of Rhodes
7. The Lighthouse (Pharos) at Alexandria – Built by the Ptolemies

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