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40 Cards in this Set
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Sumerian
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The earliest civilazation; present-day Iraq; leader: Gilgamesh
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Sumerian
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The earliest known civilazation; located in present-day Iraq; Leader: Gilgamesh; Polythesim
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Cuneiform
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wedge shaped marks on clay tablets; marks made with stylus; writing done by scribes
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Ziggurats
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A temple of the ancient Sumerians and Babylonians; made of terraces connected by ramps and stairs, roughly the shape of a pyramid; located at the center of the city; home of the high priest
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Tigris
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A river in Iraq and Turkey
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Euphrates
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A rive that flows south from Turkey through Syria and Iraq
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Mesopotamia
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an ancient region between the Tigirs and Euphrates Rivers in Southwest Asia
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Fertile Crescent
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A region in Southwest Asia; site of world's first civilazations
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City-State
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An independent, self-governing political unit on a small scale
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Polythesim
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Belief in many gods
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Ur
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The capital of Sumer
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Sargon I
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The leader of the Akkadians
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Accomplishments of the Sumerians
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Wheel, Sailboat, Plow for farming, 12-month calander, Cuneiform, Written laws, Math, Number system based on 60
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Hammurabi
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King of the Babylonians; established the Code of Laws
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Code of Laws
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Earliest code of laws and edict set by Hammurabi
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Henry Rawlinson
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Learned the secret of ancient Babylonian writing
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Propaganda
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An attempt to influence the minds of people through words and pictures
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Kassites
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Location: Persia, Present-day Iran; Leader: Gandash; Propanganda: Retained Babylonian culture; Accomplishments: Improved Court System and business; Polythesim
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Hittites
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Location: Asia Minor, present-day Turkey; Leaders: Suppililimus, Muwatalis; Accomplishments: Smelting, iron weapons, 1st written treaty; Polythesim
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Assyrians
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Location: Northern Mesopotamia; 10 territories; Well organized army; Polythesim
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Ashurbanipal
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leader of the Assyrians
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Nineveh
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Capital of the Assyrian Empire; library built here
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Chaldeans
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Location: Southern Mesopotamia; called themselves the Babylonians; Polythesim
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Nebuchadnezzar
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leader of the Chaldeans
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Cyrus
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leader of the Persians
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Darius I
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strongest leader of the Persians
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Eyes and Ears of the King
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Inspectors
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Royal Road
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1600 mile long road that took 15 days to travel; trade route
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Phonecians
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"purple people"; Location: Northern Canaan, present-day Lebanon and Israel; Capital: Tyre; Leader: Princess Dido; Polythesim; Purple Dye
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Hebrews
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Location: Canaan, present-day Israel; Leaders: Abraham, Moses, Joshua, David, Saul, Solomon; Monothesim-first civilazation
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Yahweh
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The only god of the Hebrews
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Abraham
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1st leader of the Hebrews; lead them into Egypt
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Moses
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led Hebrews from Egypt to Canaan; recieved 10 Commandments
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David
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leader of the Hebrews
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Saul
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The first king of the Hebrews
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David
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King of Hebrews; unified Jews; Established capital as Jerusalem
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Solomon
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son of David; built cities, temples, and established foreign trade and alliances
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prophet
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a religious teacher who is regarded as speaking for God or a god
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"Dusty Ones"
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nickname for the Hebrews
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Monothesim
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belief in one god
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