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Who were the two people to first develop a hypothesis of the sea people?

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Emmanuel de Rouge & Gaston Maspero

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What are Sumerian gods called?

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Anunnaki

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Who is the chief of the Anunnaki?

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An

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What is An’s Akkadian name?

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Anu

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Who was the Sumerian God of storms, wind, air, earth and storms?

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Enlil

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Who was Enlils wife?

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Ninlil

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7
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What is a Me (meh)

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A divine decree or divine power

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Who created writing in Egyptian mythology?

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Thoth

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What Celestial body is Thoth a God of?

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The Moon

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What bird is Thoths head?

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An Ibis

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Who was Thoths wife?

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Ma’at

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12
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Who was Thoths feminine counterpart?

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Seshat

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13
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What is the oldest pyramid in the world?

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The step pyramid of Djoser

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14
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Who was the first pyramid built for?

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Djoser

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15
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What animal beside an Ibis is associated with Thoth?

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Baboons

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16
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Where was Thoths chief temple located?

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Hermapolis

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17
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Who was the God of Babylon?

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Marduk

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18
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What was the Akkadian counterpart to Enki?

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Ea

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19
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Who is the father of the Anunnaki?

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An, Anu, Anum

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20
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Who is the king the Anunnaki beside An?

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Enki

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21
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Where did the Akkadians start from?

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Northern Mesopotamia

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22
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What is the oldest known civilization?

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Sumer

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23
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What’s is the proper name for the copper age?

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Chalcolithic or Eneolithic

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24
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What’s the proper name for the stone age?

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Neolithic

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25
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What was the first empire?

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The Akkadian empire

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26
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Who founded the Akkadian Empirr?

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Sargon the great

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27
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When was the Akkadian empire founded?

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2334 BCE

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28
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When was the Akkadian empires peak?

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24th and 22nd centuries BCE

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29
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When did Sargon die?

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2279 BCE

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30
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What was Sargon before he became a king according to the king list?

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A cup bearer

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31
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Who was Sargon a cup bearer for?

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King Ur-Zababa of sumer

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32
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What was thd capital of the Akkadian empire?

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What was the Sumerian word for god/diety?

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What was the Akkadian word for god/diety?

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Who was the sumerian god of the sun?

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What is the Akkadian name for Utu?

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Who is there Sumerian god the moon?

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What is Nannas Akkadian name?

39
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What is considered to be the first proper city?

40
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Who is the sumerian god of love, sex & war?

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What are the two categories of Sumerian gods?

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Anunnaki & Igigi

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What is the most famous and complete account of the Sumerian creation myth?

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Enuma Elish

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Who is the creator diety in Sumerian myth?

44
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According to Atrahasis which God flooded humanity?

45
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Who saved humanity by saving Atrahasis?

46
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What is the underworld called in the Hebrew Bible?

47
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Who is the king of the Sumerian gods?

48
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Which modern country is the ancient city of Ur located?

49
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What is the ealiest period the city of Ur dates back to?

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The Ubaid period

50
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What was Ur’s patron diety?

51
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When was the Ziggurat of Ur built?

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Around 2,100 BCE

52
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Who was the first recorded king of Ur?

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King Tuttues

53
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Who was King when the Ziggurat of Ur was built?

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When was the Ziggurat of Ur rebuilt?

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6th century BCE

55
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Who rebuilt the Ziggurat of Ur?

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King Nabonidus

56
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Who was the last king of babylon?

57
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Who is commonly recognized as the first “modern” archeologist?

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Sir Charles Leonerd Woolley

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What is Leonerd Woolley well known for?

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His excavation at Ur

59
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What is the Ubaid period?

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A prehistoric period of Mesopotamia

60
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When does the Ubaid period begin?

61
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In which half of Mesopotamia did the ubaid period last longer, north or south?

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Southern Mesopotamia

62
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When did the Ubaid period end in Southern Mesopotamia?

63
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When did the Ubaid Period end in northern Mesopotamia?

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Who was the first Babylonian king of the firs dynasty?

65
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What ethnicity was Sumu-abum?

66
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When was Sumer first settled?

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5,500 BCE maybe

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When was Rome founded?

69
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How long did the Roman monarchy last?

70
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Who were the founders if rome?

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Romulus and Remus

71
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Who was the first king of Rome?

72
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Who was the second king of Rome?

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Numa Pompillius

73
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When was the last roman king expelled?

74
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How many roman kings were there?

75
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What is paganism?

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It is a term used by christians in the 4th century for people who practiced polytheism in the Roman empire

76
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When did Anubia get replaced by Osiris?

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Around 2,000-1,700 BCE during the middle Kingdom

77
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What is an Ankh?

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It’s an Egyptian that symbolizes life, immortality and rebirth

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