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Global Studies Mesopotamia Quiz Flashcards

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Sumerians

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first Mesopotamian civilization in the Fertile Crescent

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Theocracy

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government by a divine authority

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4 major Sumerian social groups

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the elites, Dependent commoners (worked for elites), Free commoners (farmers, 90% of population), Slaves

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Akkadians

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conquered Sumer, empire lasted 2300 - 2100 BC

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Sargon

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leader of the Akkkadians

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How did Hammurabi take over the Akkadians?

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Copper and Bronze weapons, divide and conquered 1 by 1

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The Code of Hammurabi reveals a _______

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strict justice system, punishments fit the crime

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_____ were living realities who affect all aspects of life

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Gods (controlled weather, the river, etc…)

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Four main deities were:

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An (sky god), Enlil (wind god), Enki (earth and river god), and Ninhursaka (mountain, vegetation and motherhood goddess)

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cuneiform

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wedge shaped writing (from pictures to symbols and signs)`

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The Epic of Gilgamesh

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tale that suggested immortality is only for the Gods

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Assyrains used what to conquer over the Babylonians?

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Iron weapons

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13
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Ashurbanipal

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Assyrians leader who perhaps overextended Assyrians

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14
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Assyrain Empire was ruled by _____?

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kings

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Assyrain military

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over 100,000 troops, used terror tactics

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How did Assyrain culture compare to previous civilizations?

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they assimilated to previous Mesopotamian culture, maintained old traditions

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Nebuchadnezzar

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King of Childeni, overthrew Assyrian Empire

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18
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Who were the Persians

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Nomadic people from Iran

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Cyrus

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unified nomadic tribes of Persia

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Darius

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Cyrus’ grandson, expands Persia to India and to Europe, led unsuccessful invasion of Greece

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Satrapy

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province; region of the empire

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satrap

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govener of proviences

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23
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Great Kings were choosen by ____

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the gods

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Zoroastrainism

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Monothiestic religion, holy book called Zend Avesta

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Ahuramazda

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Zoroastrainism’s one god that created everything

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Ahriman

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evil spirit in Zoroastrainism, Satan

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27
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Mummification

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Process of slowly drying and to prevent from decomposing decomposing

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28
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Egyptian Art

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Serves spiritual purpose, assist the journey of the deceased into the afterworld

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Belief in two bodies

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A physical body nd a spiritual body

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Hieroglyphics

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Priest carvings or sacred writings, never developed an alphabet

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Hyksos

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Middle Eastern people’s who invaded Egypt and ended the Middle Kingdom

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They used ________, while Egyptians were fighting on donkey carts

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Horse drawn cahariots

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Hyksos ruled for _____ years

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100

34
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How did Egyptians regain control of their kingdom?

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Adopt Hyksos methods and established the New Kingdom

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When did the New Kingdom last?

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1539 - 1069 BCE

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Hatshepsut

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One of the first female pharaohs, still referred to as “his majesty”

37
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Thutmosis

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New phew of Hatshepsut, led many expensive military campaigns

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Amenhotep

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Pharaoh who introduced Aten, god of the sun disk, as the only god of Egypt and removed other gods

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Issues with Amenhotep and Aten

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People resisted removal of old gods, focused too much on religion and lost territory

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Tutankhamun

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Boy pharoah who succeeded Amenhotep, undoes the changes of Amenhotep

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Ramesses II

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Reconquers old territory and restores Egypt as an imperial power

42
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After Ramesses’ death _____

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Struggles for the throne weaken the government

43
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13th century invasions by _____ pushed back Egypts borders

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Sea Peoples

44
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When did the New Kingdom collapses

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1069

45
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Marriage was arranged by ___ in Egypt

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Parents

46
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Pharaohs were entitled to

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Great harems

47
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The queen had a ____ status than other wives

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Higher

48
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What rights did women have in Egypt?

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Property and inheritance remained in their hands, upper class women could function as priestesses

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How did the lives of Egyptian women differ from those of Mesopotamia

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Egyptian women had more rights

50
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The Nile rivers floods were

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Predictable

51
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How did Egypt civilization develop differently from Mesopotamia as a result of the Nile

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They will not face many attacks, more independent in culture

52
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The Epic of Gilgamesh

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Gods were too good for tedious and labourus tasks

53
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The Bible

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God saw humans and earth as corrupt

54
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Capital of Old Kingdom

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Memphis

55
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Which Kingdom were the pyramids created

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The Old Kindom

56
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Menes

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United upper nd lower Egypt and created Old Kingdom

57
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Title for Egyptian kings

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Pharoah

58
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Whatdoes Pharaoh mean

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Palace

59
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Ma’at

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Spiritual principle on truth, justice, order, and harmony

60
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vizier

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Top burucrat

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nome

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province of Egypt (42)

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nomarch

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governers of nomes (42)

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In the Old Kingdom, what was the relationship between the pharoahs and the bureaucrats

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A rivalry, nomarchs looked for power

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Golden Age of Egypt’s history

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The Middle kindgom

65
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What made the Middle Kingdom so prosperous

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Reforms of nome structure and Pharaoh’s concern for the people

66
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Egyptian social structure

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Pharoahs, Priests, Merchants and traders, and Serfs (like slaves but had some rights)

67
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Regligion was ________ of Egyptian life

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everyday, was fundemental

68
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Egyptian rituals

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maintain order, appease the gods and goddesses

69
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Atum/Re

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Sun god

70
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Osiris

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River and land god

71
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Isis

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food of Nile, wife of Osris

72
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Where are the Great Pyramids located

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Giza

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