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1
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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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3
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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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4
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five rivers were the early civilizations happened

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Tigris, Euphrates, nile, indus, yellow

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5
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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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9
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Sumers social groups

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elites, dependent commoners, independent commoners
slaves

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10
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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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11
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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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12
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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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14
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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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16
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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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17
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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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18
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What is the importance of writing

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enabled society the keep records

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19
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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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24
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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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25
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Who was the deity that protected gilgamesh

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shamash

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26
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who wanted gilgamesh as a lover

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Ishtar

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27
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Why did gilgamesh go on the quest to find Utnapishtim

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because he was sad about enkidu

28
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What was Siduri’s advice?

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his quest would fail because the gods never granted eternal life to a mortal

he should be satisfied with the riches of his life

29
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What was the most impactful part of Utnapishtim’s story

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there was no secret knowledge that would get him into eternal life.

30
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How do we know gilgamesh becomes a better person at the end of the story.

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he was gonna give his plant to his people, he vowed to be a better king to his people

31
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How is the hebrew bible different than other regions

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monotheistic, each individual can have a relationship with god

32
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What do scholars say about Israelite’s history keeping

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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

33
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What were the characteristics of the israelite God

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gracious, slow to anger, rich in love

34
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what was the covenant

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Israelites promised to obey and yahweh promised to special take care of them

35
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define prophets:

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inspired teachers of the will of the lord

36
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What was the assyrian idea of kingship

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king had absolute power

37
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How did the assyrians keep their kingdom under control

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outstanding conquerors, effective military (organized, disciplined, large etc), the use of terror in battle, iron weapons, committing atrocities against captives

38
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who was the king of the assyrians

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king Ashurbanipal

39
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who had a law system based on revenge

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assyrians

40
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what are the characteristics of an empire

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expansion of territory, centralized territory different cultures

41
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When did the earliest civilizations appear in the 5 great river valleys?

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3000 BCE

42
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When was the great pyramid of Khufu built

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2540 BCE

43
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When was the reign of Sargon of Akkad

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2340 BCE

44
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When did the early versions of gilgamesh start

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2000 BCE

45
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When was the reign of Hammurabi

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1792-1750 BCE

46
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When was King Davids city founded

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1000 BCE

47
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Assyrian Empire

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700 BCE

48
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first commandment

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Worship no god but me

49
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What does the ten commandments say not to make

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idols

50
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Law about harvest time in Leviticus

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do not pick at the edges

51
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Law about judging in Leviticus

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judge all people fairly

52
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law about about israelites in Leviticus

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do not hate them or take vengeance on them

53
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law about strangers in Leviticus

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welcome them in anf love them

54
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What should a king be according to the II book of Samuel (2 examples)

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strong, courageous, faithful, humble

55
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What is henotheism

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The israelite belief that others have their gods but israel had its ONE god and that their one god was superior

56
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How and why do communities form and develop

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the rise of agriculture and trade allowed people to have surplus food and economic stability

57
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What causes civilizations to change

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internal change, external pressure, and environmental collapse

58
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What causes conflict between communities

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people’s cultural and religious identities

59
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What is a delta

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a landform shaped like a triangle

60
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What did the gods represent

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the element

61
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3 historical kings in Jerusalem

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Saul, Soloman, David

62
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What is the difference between progressivism and revolutionism

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progressivism seeks to advance the human condition through social reform while revolutionism wants more radical and transformative change through overthrow of the og system

63
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The book of the dead

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showed how to get into the underworld

64
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Who came up with the idea of the hero’s journey

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Joseph Campbell

65
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What is the easternmost river of the mesopotamia

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tigris

66
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What is the westernmost river in mesopotamia

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euphrates

67
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King davids city

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Jerusalem

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