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What was Hammurabis Code? Why was it so important?

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Hammurabis code was the first written record of laws in history. It was important because it kept order in Ancient Mesopotamia.

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The CHIEF MINISTER who supervised the business of the gov in Ancient Egypt.

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Vizier

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A system of gov through departments and subdivisions by officials who follow a set of rules.

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Bureaucracy

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A triangular shaped area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of some rivers.

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Delta

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He is known for his building programs and for the wars that he waged against the Hittites and Libyans.

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Ramses II

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Writing system in which each symbol represents a single basic sound.

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Alphabet

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A system of writing that used wedge-shaped marks in Ancient Mesopotamia.

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Cuneiform

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The preservation of dead bodies by embalming and wrapping them in cloth.

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Mummification

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He battled to regain Egyptian rule of Syria and Palestine, He created Egypts largest dynasty.

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Thutmose III

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Region of the middle East in which civilizations arose.

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Fertile Crescent

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An economic system in which one set of goods or services is exchanged for another.

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Barter System

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A statue monument that was used to decipher the meaning of hieroglyphics.

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Rosseta Stone

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He ruled the Akkadian Empire from around 2334 to 2279. He known for creating the first empire in Mesopotamia.

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Sargon

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She served as ruler of Ancient Egypt alongside her husband, Thutmose III.

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Hatshepsut

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Site of the world’s first civilization, located in Southern Mesopotamia.

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Sumer

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He’s the Egyptian god of the afterlife and the Nile River.

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Osiris

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He was the king of the Babylonian Empire from 605 to 562 BC. He is credited with the construction of the famous Hanging garden of Babylon.

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Nebuchadnezzar

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An economic system in which one set of goods and services are paid for through a token of an agreed value.

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Money System

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A large, stepped-platform thought to have been topped by a temple dedicated to a city-states chief, god, or goddess.

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Ziggurat

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He was the first king of Babylonian empire. he is known for writing the first code of law in recorder history

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Hammurabi

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Region within between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

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Mesopotamia

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Plant used to make a paper-like writing material in Ancient Egypt.

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Papyrus

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Mesopotamian narrative poem that was first recited in Sumer.

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The Epic of Gilgamesh

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Egyptian system of writing in which pictures represents objects, concepts, or sounds.

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Hieroglyphics

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He’s considered the king of all the gods in Ancient Egypt.

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Amon-Re

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System of ranking groups.

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hierarchy

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Title of the rulers of Ancient Egypt.

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Pharaoh

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What are the geographic locations of Ancient Mesopotamia?

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Mesopotamia was ideal for farming, Was situated between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, annual flooding caused soil to become fertile.

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What are the geographic locations of Ancient Egypt?

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Was situated along the fertile banks of the nile river, the niles annual flooding created fertile soil called “Black Land” the fertile soil resulted in abundant agriculture production.

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What is the geographic location of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?

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On both sides of Mesopotamia. Tigris is above Mesopotamia and the Euphrates is below.

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The geographic location of the nile river?

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Located in Egypt.

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How did flooding in Egypt influence its civilization?

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The flooding in Egypt created fertile soil, which resulted in abundant agriculture production.

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How did flooding in Mesopotamia influence its civilization?

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The flooding created fertile soil which made the region ideal for farming.

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What were the religious beliefs in Ancient Mesopotamia?

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Ancient Mesopotamia was polytheistic which meant they believed in many gods. Built Ziggurats for gods.

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What were the religious beliefs in Ancient Egypt?

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Ancient Egypt was polytheistic and believed in many gods.

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What caused the decline of the new kingdom?

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Happened from 1550 to 1077 BC. Declined from external threats and economic challenges.

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What caused the decline of the Middle Kingdom?

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Happened from 2055 to 1650 BC. The Hyksos invasion caused the decline of the Middle Kingdom.

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What caused the decline of the old kingdom?

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Happened from 2686 to 2181 BC. The old kingdom declined from food shortages and internal power struggles.

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What was Ancient Egypts civilizations like?

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Had a form of writing called hieroglyphics, Most people were farmers, and they lived in houses made of mud bricks.

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