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38 Cards in this Set
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Paleolithic Age
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An age of humans where stone tools began to be developed.
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Pastoral People
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People who began to domesticate different farm animals.
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Neolithic Age
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An age of humans where farming and settling began.
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Mesopotamia
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One of the first civilizations. Settled in a great river valley between the Tigris and Euprhates Rivers.
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Tigris-Euphrates
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Two rivers located in a great river valley in modern-day Iraq/Iran. Mesopotamia settled in the area.
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Polytheism
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The belief of multiple gods.
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Ziggurat
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A shrine/temple used in Mesopotamia.
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Cuneiform
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One of the first written languages that used shapes and symbols.
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Geometry
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The study of shapes, angles, etc...
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Fertile Crecent
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A great river valley. Mesopotamia settled here.
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Sargon of Akkad
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An Akkadian king who conquered the Mesopotamian city-states, establishing a great empire.
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Hammurabi
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Created Hammurabi's code, the first official law-code in history. Was the king of Babylon.
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Hittites
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A civilization that was the first to create and forge Iron tools and weapons. Also created chariots.
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Phoenicians
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A civilization located in modern-day Israel. They had a dominating Maritime economy throughout the Mediterranean sea.
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Nebuchadnezzar
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Conquered the Israelites and sent them into exile in Egypt.
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Hebrews
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The name given to the Jewish as a group of people.
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Abraham
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Sacraficed Isaac to God
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Moses
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Led the Israelites out of Egypt and back to Jerusalem.
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Saul
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The first official King of Israel. Turned the 12 tribes of Israel into one single kingdom.
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David
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The second king of Israel.
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Solomon
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Son of David. Third king of Israel.
Over-taxed the kingdom, causing a split between Judah and Israel. |
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Israel and Judah
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Two seperate nations of Israel. Israel split into these two nations because of Solomon's over-taxation of the region.
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Diaspora
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The movement of a people from an established or ancestral homeland. Especially associated with the Hebrews leaving Israel.
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Old Kingdom
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The first part of Egypts high-age. Also known as the pyramid age of Egypt.
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Polytheism
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The belief in many or more than one god.
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Pharaoh
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The religious king/ruler of Egypt. Known as being a god in human form.
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Vizer
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The highest position that served the Pharaoh. The Pharaohs assistant.
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Mastaba
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A type of Egyptian tomb. Pharaohs began to bury themselves in Pyramids rather than Mastaba's in the Old Kingdom.
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Step Pyramid
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Earlier type of Pyramid, where there are blocks stacked on top of each other that get smaller on the way up.
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Great Pyramid
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The largest pyramid in Egypt. Was built for Khufu.
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Great Sphinx
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One of the largest/most detailed sculptures in ancient times.
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Middle Kingdom
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The 2nd age of 3 for Egypt. Pharaohs became less like gods and more like shepherds/real kings.
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Hyksos
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A kingdom that invaded Egypt. Once defeated, Egypt learned about Iron and chariots from them.
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New Kingdom
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The last golden-age of the Egyptians.
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Hatshepsut
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Famous female Pharaoh. Established large-scale trade networks throughout Egypt and nearby kingdoms.
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Thutmose III
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Hatshepsut's step-son. Greatly expanded Egypt through warfare.
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Treaty of Kadesh
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Known as the first official treaty in history between Egypt and the Hittites.
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Cyrus the Great
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Known as Persia's greatest emperor. Greatly expanded Persia's border through incredible warfare.
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