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The Second Millennium (The Middle and Late Bronze Age) Flashcards

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the middle bronze age

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c. 2000-1600 BC

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second intermediate period in Egypt

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c. 1800-1550 BC

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Middle Kingdom’s capital

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Thebes

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Middle kingdom’s most powerful kings

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twelfth dynasty

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Egyptians managed to extend their sway over that area

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Nubia (Sudan) up to the 3rd cataract

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Fayyum Oasis

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center of the government during the middle kingdom

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the Hyksos

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people from Levant who came to rule over Egyptians in the second intermediate period

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Assyria and Babylonia

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these powerful nations were born in the early second millennium in Mesopotamia

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Amorites

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foreign people who settled in Mesopotamia around the end of the 3rd millennium; largely responsible for the rise of Assyria and Babylonia

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Assur

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city in Mesopotamia that gained independence around 2000 BC

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amorite Shamshi-Adad I

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brought Assur back to fruition in the 18th century, king of the Assyrian empire

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Isin, Babylon and Larsa

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important cities (city states) in southern Mesopotamia

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Assur and Mari

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important cities (city states) in northern Mesopotamia

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Hammurabi

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Amorites king of Babylonia; laid the foundations for Babylonian culture; codex of Hammurabi; conquered the entire southern Mesopotamia and the Euphrates valley up to and including Mari

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the late bronze age

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c. 1600-c. 1200

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concert of powers

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time period in which a group of powers maintained a fairly static and stable balance; Egypt (the new kingdom), Mitanni, Hittite empire, Assyria and Babylonia; flourishing Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations; Syria and Palestine,

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war chariot

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a fast two-wheeled vehicle drawn by horses that spread around the ancient world around 1600 BC

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new kingdom of Egypt

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created again by Theban rulers

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Ahmose

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Egyptian king, seen as the founder of the 18th dynasty

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18th dynasty in Egypt

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c. 1550-1300 BC, kings referred to as pharaohs, campaigners

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Thutmose II

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best known pharaoh of the 18th dynasty; c. 1450 BC

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Akhenaten

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c. 1350; attempted to reform Egyptian polytheism, transferred the capital to Akhetaten, he had a lot of international contacts

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Tutankhamen

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Akhenaten’s successor, reverted to the old Egyptian traditions, Memphis became the capital again

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Ramses II

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1279-1212 BC; 19th dynasty, ambitious builder (Abu Simbel), helped to unify Egypt again in the 13th century

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Kassities

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assumed control of Babylon in 1600 BC; governed Mesopotamia for over 4 centuries, adjusted to Babylonian culture

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middle Assyrian Empire

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shortly after 1350 BC, expansion and establishment of a new kingdom was possible because the neighboring powers grew weaker

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Mitanni

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situated between the upper reacher of Euphrates and Tigris; occupied by Hurrians/Khurrites/Horites; Indo-Aryan elements in their culture

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the old Hittite kingdom

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c. 1700 BC

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Mursilis I

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Hittite king who penetrated into Babylon c. 1600 BC

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Suppiluliumas

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Hittite king who managed to restore the kingdoms power around 1340 BC (Hittite New Kingdom)

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Minoan culture

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island of Crete (after legendary king Minos)

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Mycenaean culture

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mainland Greece (after fortified palace on the Peloponnese); also known as Helladic

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Knossos

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most important city on Crete; not fortified

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Linear A

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syllabic script, used in Crete

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Mycenae, Pylos, Tiryns

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mainland Greek cities; begun flourishing around 1600 BC; fortified (1400-1300 BC)

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Linear B

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adopted by mainland Greeks from Cretan Linear A

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sources on international relations

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archive of clay tablets, Hittite treaties, the annals

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