Chapter 2: Ancient Middle East and Egypt Flashcards

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Mesopotamia

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“Between The Rivers” region within the Fertile Crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

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Ziggurat

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in ancient Mesopotamia, a large stepped platform thought to have been topped by a temple dedicated to a city chief’s god or goddess

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Cuneiform

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In Ancient Middle East, a system of writing that used wedge shaped marks

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Colony

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territory settled and ruled by people from another land

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Hammurabi

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King of Babylon whose law code was the first attempt to codify all laws to govern a state

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Pharaoh

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the title of rulers of Ancient Egypt

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Ramses The 2nd

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Pharaoh of Egypt who ruled for 68 years who pushed Egyptian control as far north as Syria

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Hieroglyphics

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system of writing in Ancient Egypt in which pictures represent objects, concepts, or sounds

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Decipher

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to figure out the meaning of

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What did Ancient Sumer’s gods represent?

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forces of nature

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What was the main job of Sumerian citizens?

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keep the gods happy and ensure city’s safety

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What law was carved into a stone pillar in Babylon and is known for the quote “an eye for an eye”?

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Hammurabi’s Code

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What civilization was known for using chariots and horseback infantry, as well as terror tactics in battles?

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Assyrians

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What is a triangular area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of a river?

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A delta

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What Egyptian pharaoh was controversial because he worships sun disk Aton, not other Egyptian gods?

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Akhenaton

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What object was discovered by Jean Champollion and contained three different types of writing? It helped decipher the meaning of hieroglyphs.

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Rosetta Stone

17
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Israelite society was patriarchal, which means who held the greatest legal and moral authority?

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Men

18
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What was the act of spreading the Jewish people among the Gentiles outside Palestine is called?

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The Diaspora