Early Agricultural Civilizations And Societies Flashcards
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Semitic invader that united Sumerian city-states about 2300 BCE
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Sargon the Great
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Sumerian system of writing
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Cuneiform
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King who united Upper and Lower Egypt about 3100 BCE
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Menes
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Invaders of Egypt in 1650 BCE
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Hyksos
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Egyptian queen who drove out the Hyksos
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Queen Ahhotep
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People who invaded the Indus Valley about 1500 BCE
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Aryans
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Hymns and chants that later became part of the Hindu religion
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Vedas
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Suicide of widows
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Sati
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Religion based on the belief in the sanctity of life formed in the 5th century BCE
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Jainism
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Branch of Buddhism that does not follow complex rituals
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Theravada
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A buildup of yellow silt (Chinese)
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Loess
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People that conquered China in the 12th century BCE
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Zhou
