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Define: Neolithic revolution

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a shift to agriculture from hunter gather

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Define: Patriarchy

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a system where men hold power and women are largely exclude

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What are the seven traits of civilization

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-urban focus

-new political and military structures

  • new social structures based on economical power

-more complexity in material sense

-religious structure

-writing

  • new forms of artistic and intellectual activity
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five rivers were the early civilizations happened

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Tigris, Euphrates, nile, indus, yellow

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in Mesopotamia a complex system was needed for________

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flooding

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the city states of sumer:

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Uruk(most important), erridu, ur, umma, lagash

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Sumer’s building materials

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dried mud bricks

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What were the sumerian beliefs of kingship

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“descended from heaven.” It was a gift from the gods and the king was therefore divinely chosen.

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Sumers social groups

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elites, dependent commoners, independent commoners
slaves

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What were the two Sumerian empires and their leaders:

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Akkadians: Sargon
Babylon: Hummerabis

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Review the Code of Hammurabi

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How did it reflect the class systems and men over women

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IN Mesopotamia what did a country’s success depend on?

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The Gods

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What are some troubles that came from the mesopotamian environment and how did it affect how they saw the Gods:

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floods, downpours, winds, humidity resulting in famines that convinced people of supernatural forces

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Define: Polytheism

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belief in many gods

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Define: deity

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a god or goddess in a polytheistic religion

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What is cuneiform?

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a system of writing on reed stylus and clay tablets

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What is the miracle of the nile

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predictable flooding bringing rich soil and provided natural barriers: deserts, caratracts

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What is the importance of writing

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enabled society the keep records

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How is the miracle of the nile different from the mesopotamian rooms

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The mesopotamian rivers aren’t predictable

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how was the nile a source of unity

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A source of food and transport and integrated into the cultural, social, and religious lives of the people.

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What was the role of a pharaoh in society and religion

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divine being who maintained stability in cosmic order

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what was the purpose of egyptian art

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the performance of rituals, had the power to grant immortal life

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Egyptian form of writing

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hieroglyphics

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how were humans made according to The epic of gilgamesh

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out of clay by the goddess Aruru

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Who was the deity that protected gilgamesh
shamash
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who wanted gilgamesh as a lover
Ishtar
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Why did gilgamesh go on the quest to find Utnapishtim
because he was sad about enkidu
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What was Siduri's advice?
his quest would fail because the gods never granted eternal life to a mortal he should be satisfied with the riches of his life
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What was the most impactful part of Utnapishtim's story
there was no secret knowledge that would get him into eternal life.
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How do we know gilgamesh becomes a better person at the end of the story.
he was gonna give his plant to his people, he vowed to be a better king to his people
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How is the hebrew bible different than other regions
monotheistic, each individual can have a relationship with god
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What do scholars say about Israelite's history keeping
scholars doubt that the biblical account reflects the true history of early israelites because the books were written centerys after the events described and achriological evidence contridicts it
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What were the characteristics of the israelite God
gracious, slow to anger, rich in love
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what was the covenant
Israelites promised to obey and yahweh promised to special take care of them
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define prophets:
inspired teachers of the will of the lord
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What was the assyrian idea of kingship
king had absolute power
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How did the assyrians keep their kingdom under control
outstanding conquerors, effective military (organized, disciplined, large etc), the use of terror in battle, iron weapons, committing atrocities against captives
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who was the king of the assyrians
king Ashurbanipal
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who had a law system based on revenge
assyrians
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what are the characteristics of an empire
expansion of territory, centralized territory different cultures
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When did the earliest civilizations appear in the 5 great river valleys?
3000 BCE
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When was the great pyramid of Khufu built
2540 BCE
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When was the reign of Sargon of Akkad
2340 BCE
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When did the early versions of gilgamesh start
2000 BCE
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When was the reign of Hammurabi
1792-1750 BCE
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When was King Davids city founded
1000 BCE
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Assyrian Empire
700 BCE
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first commandment
Worship no god but me
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What does the ten commandments say not to make
idols
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Law about harvest time in Leviticus
do not pick at the edges
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Law about judging in Leviticus
judge all people fairly
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law about about israelites in Leviticus
do not hate them or take vengeance on them
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law about strangers in Leviticus
welcome them in anf love them
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What should a king be according to the II book of Samuel (2 examples)
strong, courageous, faithful, humble
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What is henotheism
The israelite belief that others have their gods but israel had its ONE god and that their one god was superior
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How and why do communities form and develop
the rise of agriculture and trade allowed people to have surplus food and economic stability
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What causes civilizations to change
internal change, external pressure, and environmental collapse
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What causes conflict between communities
people's cultural and religious identities
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What is a delta
a landform shaped like a triangle
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What did the gods represent
the element
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3 historical kings in Jerusalem
Saul, Soloman, David
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What is the difference between progressivism and revolutionism
progressivism seeks to advance the human condition through social reform while revolutionism wants more radical and transformative change through overthrow of the og system
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The book of the dead
showed how to get into the underworld
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Who came up with the idea of the hero's journey
Joseph Campbell
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What is the easternmost river of the mesopotamia
tigris
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What is the westernmost river in mesopotamia
euphrates
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King davids city
Jerusalem

history 9 by adeline (9 decks)

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