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Egypt and Mesopotamia Flashcards

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Present day Iraq, Israel, Syria

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Fertile Crescent

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Between Euphrates and Tigris River

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Mesopotamia

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When was the world’s first civilization created?

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3300 BC

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World’s first civilization

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Sumer

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What was the key to development for the Sumer?

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Rivers

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What did the Sumer first make?

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Four wheeled vehicles

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7
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Believed in more than one god

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polytheistic

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performed rituals, prayed, offered sacrifices in _____

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ziggurats

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What did the Sumer believe in?

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multiple gods/ after life

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Sumer invented the earliest known _____

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writing

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What did the Sumer write on?

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clay tablets

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What did the Sumer establish?

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number system

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13
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When did the Hammurabi take over?

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1790 BC

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What did the Hammurabi code include?

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civil and criminal law

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Laws that refer to divorce, taxes, businesses

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civil

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Laws that refer to murder, assault, robbery

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crime

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When did the Hittites come into power?

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1400 BC

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Knowledge on how to extract iron ore, used to create tools and weapons

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Hittites

19
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Who created a strong Babylonian empire in 612 BC?

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Nebuchadnezzar

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What did Nebuchadnezzar surround the city with?

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moat and 85 foot wall

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How many gates did Nebuchadnezzar have to allow people to pass through?

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9

22
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Babylon fell into the Persian armies of who?

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Cyrus the Great

23
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When did Darius create a vast empire?

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500 BC

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What was the key to civilization in Egypt?

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Nile River

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What was the benefit of having floods in Egypt?

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Soaked land with water and rich soil

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What were the 2 regions of Egypt?

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Upper and Lower

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Southern Egypt within 100 miles of the Mediterranean Sea

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Upper

28
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Delta area near the Mediterranean Sea

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Lower

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What were the 3 main periods of Egypt?

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Old, Middle, New Kingdom

30
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Had pharohs with a strong central government and large bureacracy

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Old Kingdom

31
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Tombs for deceased to live for eternity

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Pyramid

32
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Power struggles, crop failures, invasions from foreign countries

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Middle Kingdom

33
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Large empire created, power slowly declined

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New Kingdom

34
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Who was the ruler of Egypt during the New Kingdom?

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King Tut

35
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Who conquered the New Kingdom first?

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Assyrians and Persians

36
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When did the Greeks take control?

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332 BC

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When did the Romans take over?

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30 BC

38
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Greek city that was militaristic

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Sparta

39
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Greek city that has a direct democracy

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Athens

40
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When did Mesopotamia start?

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3300 BC

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When did Egypt start?

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2000 BC

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When did Greece start?

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500 BC

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When did Rome fall?

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500 AD

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