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20 Cards in this Set
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Define Tigris and Euphrates
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Provided water for irrigation, transportation etc.
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Define Cuneiform
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Symbols, 1st written language and made out of wedge shaped tools.
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Define a Ziggurot
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House of worship
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Define a Scribe
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Teacher and recorded history, events.
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Define Cradle of Civilization
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Location where civilization was born and the "land between two rivers"
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Define Specialization of Labor
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Farmers, potters, fisherman, weavers, metal workers, black smith, scribe etc.
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Define Gilgamesh
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Was an epic hero. Man is mortal and lives to serve the gods.
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Define Sargon of Akkad
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Creates an empire by conquering numerous city states.
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Hammurabi
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Code of laws, eye for an eye best summarizes codes.
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When was the Old Kingdom?
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2700-220 BCE
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Who was Menes?
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He united Egypt.
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Define Pharaoh
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An absolute ruler and one of the gods on whom the safety and prosperity of Egypt depended on.
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What happened during the Old Kingdom?
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Menes units Egypt and pyramids built as tombs.
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When was the Middle Kingdom?
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2025-1630 BCE
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What happened during the Middle Kingdom?
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Pharaohs no longer built pyramids.
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When was the New Kingdom?
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1550-1075 BCE
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What happened during the New Kingdom?
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Pharaohs secreeted an empire and umassed great wealth and built huge structures.
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What was the purpose of mummification?
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To preserve the body for the next life
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Who was King Tut?
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The pharaoh's tomb that lay untouched until present day.
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Most Pharaohs in the New Kingdom were buried where?
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The Valley of Kings because of the robbing of pyramids.
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