Social Sciences test Flashcards

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1
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Which empire conquered the israelites/Hebrews and took some captive

                   (who king)
A

1.The Assyrian Empire

  1. Hammurabi conquered Jeruselum
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What were the military advances of the akkadian empire?

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  1. Rectangular shields
  2. Axes/traps
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What were the military advances of Babylon?

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Invaded modern-day Iran :D

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What were the military advances of

Neo-Babylon?

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1. Expansion, Fortification

  1. well defended (focused on science)
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What were the military advances of the assyrian Empire?

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1. More uses for chariots

  1. Battering Rams
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What caused the fall of the Akkadian Empire?

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  1. External preasures
  2. Invaders.
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What caused the fall of the Babylonian Empire?

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Groups ruled parts then rose to power (Assyrians)

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What caused the fall of the Assyrian Empire?

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Their Empire became too big for them to control? (plundered Ninevah)

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What caused the fall of the Neo-Babylonian Empire?

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Due to invaders that swept in from Babylon.

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Which empires?

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1.Akkadian (blue)

2.Babylonian (green

3.Assyrian (orange)

4.Neo-Babylonian (pink)

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What was the Capital city of the Akkadian Empire?

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Agade (Northorn.M)

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What was the Capital City of the Babylonians?

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Babylon (Central.M)

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What was the Assyrians Capital City?

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Assyria( North of Babylon)

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What was the capital cities of the Neo-Babylonians

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Ninevah (?)

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What are steles and what are they used for?

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Steles are slabs of stonw with pictures/symbols or words that are used to record things (like laws or stories)

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16
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How was Babylonś Legal system more advanced than the other Empires

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The treated different social classes differently even slaves had some rights.

17
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What is the purpose of aqueducts what are they used for?

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Used by the Assyrians to transport fresh water to their empire and to keep the land fertile.

18
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Which Empire conquered the Israelites and hebrews? and enslaved some israelites?

A

Assyrians conquered Jerueselem. Specifically Hammurabi.

19
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What were the Military advances in Akadia?

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Rectangular shields and axes.

20
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What were the military advances of Babylon?

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Invaded modern day Iran

21
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What were the military advances of Neo-Babylon?

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Exspansion, fortification and made it a well-defended center for science and other things?

22
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What were the military advances of the Assyrians?

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Seige Warfare. Batterinng Rams and Chariots.

23
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What caused the fall of the akkkadian empire

A

External Pressures, and invaders

24
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Cyrus (greatest achievement Empire)

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Persian Empire freeing jewish people from Babylon.

25
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What wonder did nebu 2 make and why?

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He created the hanging gardens to distract his wife so he could focus.

26
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How does the Assyrian army look like today?

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Battering rams, Seige, the rise of city states, and creators of armor and iron weapons.

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Military achievemebts how they affect us (assyrians)

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  1. Creating first Battering Rams
  2. Seige Warfare
  3. Iron weapons and armor
    Yes the police force use BR
28
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assyrians invent for daily purposes.

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Iron Weapons and armor 60 based system

29
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How did the Akkadians get the resources to build their capital city?

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Tributes, and taxes collected from citizens.

30
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City-States Remaining independent?

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Couldn defend against larger/stronger groups.

31
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Who was hammurabi? Achievement?

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He was the king of the Babylonian Empire and created a code of laws.

32
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Who was sargon the 1

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He was the king of the Assyrian Empire created the FIRST empire.

33
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Who was Sargon 2

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Founded Dur-Shurrukin (capital city)
Established Sargonid Dynasty
Distant relitive of Sargon.