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Mesopotamia And Egypt Flashcards

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Between Euphrates and Tigris river

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Mesopotamia

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Fertile Crescent is present day….

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Iraq, Israel, Syria

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Worlds 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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Worshipped more than one god

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Polytheistic

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The Sumer May have made the first what?

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Four wheeled vehicle

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What were some religious customs the Sumer had?

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Built ziggurats, rituals, sacrifices, prayed, after life

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What did the Sumer invent?

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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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Hour is divided into ___ minutes

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60

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When did the Hammurabi take over?

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1790 BC

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What are two parts of the Hammurabi’s code?

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Civil and criminal laws

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Private matters such as divorce, business, taxes

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Civil

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Refers to murder, assault, robbery

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Criminal law

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

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Hittites

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When did the Hittites come into power?

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1400 BC

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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 his 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

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Babylon fell into the Persian armies of who?

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Cyrus the Great

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Creates a vast empire around 500 BC

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Darius

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What was the key to Egyptian civilization?

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Nile river

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What are 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 Egypt

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Delta near the Mediterranean Sea

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Lower Egypt

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What are the 3 main periods of Egypt?

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Old, middle, new kingdom

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Pharohs with strong central goverment and large bureaucracy

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Old kingdom

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Tombs doe deceased to live for eternity

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Pyramids

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Had power struggles, crop failure, invasions from foreign invaders

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Middle Kingdom

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Large empire was created, strong ruler, power slowly declined

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New kingdom

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Who first took over the new kingdom?

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Persians and Assyrians

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Patricians and plebeians were associated with…

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Romans

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