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1
Q

what created rich soil and crops and promoted egyptian trade

A

the nile rive

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2
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pharaohs belived to be what

A

gods

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3
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who ruled the old kingdom

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pharaohs

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4
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what were tombs for pharaohs

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pyramids

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5
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what reflects the strength of eygyptian culture

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pyramids

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6
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what created culture, ethnic, and racial diversity in eygpt

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trade and migration

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7
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did eygptians belive in many or one god

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many

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8
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what culture makes elaborate preperations for the afterlife

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egyptian culture

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9
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what allowed eygiptians in lower classes to gain status

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a flexible class structure

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10
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what writing system did the eygyptians develop

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hieroglyphics

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11
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what did eygyptians make advances in

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math, architecture, medicine, and calemder systems

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12
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who did the middle kingdom fall to

A

asian nomads

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13
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why did the new pharaohs build an empire

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to buffer their heartland from further invasions

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14
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who was the female pharaoh

A

Hatshepsut

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15
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how did hatshepsut strengthen egypt

A

through trade

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16
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what is egyptian expansion stemmed at

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the battle of kadesh

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17
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what peakes under Rames II

A

new kingdom art and architecture

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18
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what is a mesopotamia

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the land between two rivers

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19
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what two rivers is the mesopotami in between

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the tigris and the euphrates

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20
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what is the beggining of sumerian organized government

A

solving such challenges together

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21
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what is sumer languge and writing

A

cuniform

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22
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what is sumerian religon

A

polytheism

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23
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what is polytheism

A

the belife in many gods

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24
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what is apart of sumerian literature

A

epic of gilgamesh

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25
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who created city states

A

sumerians

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26
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what were the full time leaders for sumerians

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dynasty

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27
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how did the concept of city states spread

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through trade

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28
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when did military leaders take over

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during wars

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29
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what did sargon of akkad create

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the first empire

30
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by uniting city.states.sargon.created.what

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the.first.empire

31
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who created a new kind of empire in mesopotamia

A

amorites

32
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..noquestion

A

no

33
Q

what code of laws is used to govern babylonia

A

the code of hummurabi

34
Q

what groups did sumerian advances influence

A

the groups that dominate the fertile crescent over the years

35
Q

who dominated southwest asia by 1650 B.C

A

Hitties

36
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who spread their own ideas and others ideas throughout southwest asia

A

hittes

37
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what were the hittes skilled at

A

iron smelting and war

38
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who’s superiority in war and skills in iron smelting helped them build an empire

A

hitties

39
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what empire became a feirce miltary nation

A

assyrian empire

40
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why did the assyrian empire become a fierce military nation

A

they were fighting off constant invasion

41
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why did the ssyrian empire have military superiority

A

advances in technology and tactics

42
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what were the advanced technology and tactics the Assyrian empire had

A

iron and metal tools, ladders, pontoons and sappers

43
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what are sappers

A

tunnles

44
Q

the rulers of what empire imposed heavy taxes

A

Assyrian empire

45
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where is the Assyrian capital

A

Ninevah

46
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what did the Assyrian empire rulers use to govern

A

heavy taxes, appointed officials, and puppet princesses

47
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why did the assyrian empire crumble

A

it was invaded by the chaldeans and medes

48
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what empire did the chaldeans and medes invade

A

the Assyrian empire

49
Q

what empire did the Chaldeans rebuild

A

Babylon

50
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what did the chaldeans rebuild babylon into

A

an ancient wonder, hanging gardens

51
Q

who was king of the new babylonain empire

A

king nebuchadnezzar

52
Q

where is persia

A

iran

53
Q

how did the persians prosper

A

mineral wealth and trading oppertunites

54
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what was persia built on

A

earlier central asain and mesopotamian civlizations

55
Q

what empire developed the largest empire in the world

A

persian empire

56
Q

who is cyrus the great

A

the ruler of persia

57
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who forges a diverse empire based on tolerance in persia

A

Cyrus the great

58
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what was Cyrus’s most enduring legacy

A

his method of governing through tolerance of conquered peoples

59
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who did cyrus allow to return to jeruslalem

A

the jews

60
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jeruslaem, temple, and wall were built under whos rule

A

persian rule

61
Q

who sets up an efficent government in persia

A

Darius

62
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who is darius

A

a persian ruler

63
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who developed an imperial buraucracy, cunstructed road system, and introduced coins

A

darius

64
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who constructed the royal road

A

darius

65
Q

wehre is the royal road

A

persia

66
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were is there a patchwork of cultures

A

persia

67
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what prophet preaches ideas that anticipate christianity and slam

A

zoroaster

68
Q

what dose zoroaster preach ideas of

A

christianity and islam

69
Q

what was the main persian religion

A

zoroastrianism, although other religions were tolerated

70
Q

what did zoroastrianism belive in

A

two opposing forces in the universe

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