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104 Cards in this Set
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Aramaen capital
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Damascus
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Aramaen capital
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Damascus
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Armaens from
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central syria
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Aramaens main thing
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control trade between Egypt & Mesopotamia
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language of Aramaens
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Aramaic
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Aramaic
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main language of fertil cresent
related to Arabic & Hebrew parts of Bible |
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location of Canaan
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between Egypt & Syria
now Lebanon, Israel, Jordan |
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phoenicians location
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Canaan
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phoenicians were
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semetic migrating group
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Palestine means
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"land of the Philistines" in latin
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Philistines
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neibors of Phoenicians
from E mediterranian |
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how Phoenicians traded
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sailing
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Why phoenicians sailed
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laked land for farming
had timber |
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Why phoenicians sailed
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laked land for farming
had timber |
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Tyre
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leader of Phoenician confederation of city-states
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confedeeration
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loose union
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how phoenicians ploted sea voyages
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by sun & stars
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how far phonecians sailed
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S spain, W africa
some think british isles |
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took charge of trade in mediterranian
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phoenicians
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phoenicians traded
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cedar logs
purple textiles glass jewalry for precious metals |
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phoenicians nw trading practices
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bills od sale
contracts |
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Phoenician alphbet
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rep. sounds
buissiness advantage 22 characters - consenants mentaly supply vowels adopted by greeks -> our alphabet no need for scribes |
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colonies
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settlements of imagrants
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Lydians from
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asia minor
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Asia Minor
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pen. between mediterranian, Aegean, & Black seas
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Lydian natural resource
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Gold
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Barter
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exchange of wares for other goods
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Phoenician religion
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main god - El/Baal/Melqart
mother goddess - Astarte young god of rebirth - Adonis |
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Israelites lived @ first
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Canaan
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monotheism
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belief in one god whose commands are revealed by prophets
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prophets
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holy mesengers
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Israelites god
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"Yahweh"
determined right & wrong moral responsibility believed universal |
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who was Abraham
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hurder & trader eho lived in the city of Ur - left & settled in Canaan & Yahweh's command
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covenant means
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agreement
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covenant
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Gog bless Abraham in return for loyalty
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Israelites shared Canaan w/
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Phoenicians & Philistines
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Jason
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Abraham's grandson
12 sons leaders of 12 tribes went to egypt |
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Israelites in Egypt
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first few generations - lived in peace
then inslaved |
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Exodus means
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departure
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Moses
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prophet - lead exodus into sinai desert - renewed covenant - 10 comandments
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Joshua
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Moses' succesor - lead Israelites accros the Jordan & into Canaan
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Deborah
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wize judge
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Saul
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1st israelite king
unpopular - couldn't defeat Philistines |
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David
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fought Philistine Goliath
rule: capital - Jeruselem central gov. enlarge borders economic prosperity |
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Soloman
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David's son
Temple in Jeruselem people resented labor & taxes after dead - tribes split |
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Northern tribes
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10, Israel
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Southern tribes
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2, Judah, capital Jeruselem, oregin of word "Jew"
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Invasion of Israelites
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Israel - Assyrians
Judah - Chaldans |
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Chaldan invasion
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destryed temple in Jeruselem inslaved people
exile in Babylon |
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Jeremiah
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prophet during exile
blamed exile on unfaithfulness helped retain religion |
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religion during exile
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no temple, small groups met on sabbath, rise of synagogues
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retern to Jeruselem
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Persians conquered Chaldeans
Cyrus II - let jews return to restore temple some stayed |
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Diaspora
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Greek "skattered" - Jews outside of homeland
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source of info about israelites
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Torah & Bible
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Hitties from
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Anatolia
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Hittites soldier's equiptment
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first - iron weapons
chariots |
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Hittite chariots
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spoke-wheeled
2 soldiers & driver cold feild twice as many soldiers |
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Hittite empire
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Asia Minor, Syria, part or Mesopotamia
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Hittite culture
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borrowed from mesopotamia & egypt
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Hittite law code
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payment instead of punishment
less harsh |
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Assyrians from
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N mesopotamia
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why Assyrians warlike
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constant invasions
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Sucess of Assyrian army
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organization
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Assyrian weapons
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iron, battering rams
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Assyrians treated conquered
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crually
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Assyrian empire
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Persian Gulf to Egypt & Asia Minor
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Gov. of Assyrian empire
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provinces under govenors - reported directly to king, taxes - army & building projects
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Assyrian Capital
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Nineveh
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Built roads
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Assyrians
comunication, gov. mesengers, merchants, prtected by soldiers |
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downfall of Assyrian empire
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Chaldans & medes allied & conquered
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other name for chaldans
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"new babylonians"
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Nebuchadnezzer
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Chaldan king, rebuilt babylon - hanging gardens
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Hanging guardens
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1 of 7 wonders
many levels for Nebuchadnezzer's wife see from any part of babylon water pumped from river |
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After nebuchadnezzer's death
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weak kings, conquered by Persians
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Persians lived
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plateau between persian gulf & arabian sea
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Persians were
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warriers & cattle herders
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Persians were
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warriers & cattle herders
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Cyrus
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persian king
conquered Medes, Greece, Lydia, Phoenicians, Syria, Canaan |
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Cambyses
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persian king - Cyrus' son
all middle east under control Nile to Indus river |
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Darius I
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persin king, provinces, officers from conquered people, "eyes & ears", tolerant rulars
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satraps
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provincial govenors
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Persopolis
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magnificent, artisans from conquered
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Persians & trade
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"indecent occupation" incorage people of empire, though
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Improove roads
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persians
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Royal road
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Persians, statins for mesengers - food, water, horses
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Xerxes
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Darius' son, lost when tried to conquer greeks
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Cultuere of Persians
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moral code - bravery & honesty
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Persian religin before Zoroaster
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sun, sky, fire gods
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Zoroaster
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Persian religious reform - good vs. evil
Ahura Mazda vs. Ahriman had to choose - good - eternal life bad - misery after death |
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Persian monarchy
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"sacred institution"
great respect like western |
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celestial navigation
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find way by moon & stars
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Purple dye
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boiling snails
color of royalty |
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Phoenician glass
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1st to have windows
sand rich in silica |
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Carthage
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phoenician city-state
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Carthage
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phoenician city-state
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word "alphabet"
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1st 2 letters of phoenician "
"Alpha" & "Bet" |
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Lydian coins
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1st, gold & silver
stamped w/ pictuer of king adapted by others |
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Palestine
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crossroads of Mediterranian & Red seas
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Judges
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ruled 12 tribes
most-not all-men |
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Judges
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ruled 12 tribes
most-not all-men |
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Assyrian's writing
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Cunea form
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babylon gate
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god Ishtar
blue tile |
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Ten Thousend Imortals
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elite group loyal to Darius - helped seize throne
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Zoroaster's book
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Avester
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