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30 Cards in this Set
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Evidence that humans had possibly developed a belief in an afterlife is found in neanderthal…
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burial sites
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prehistoric hunter gaterers must have been most impressed by those things in nature which had
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independent motion
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cro-magnon cave paintings demonstrate that humans had developed what ability by 40,000 years ago?
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abstraction
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neanderthal spear points suggest that they
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lacked the ability to adjust their technology to changing circumstances
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in the neolithic revolution after 10,000 BC, human beings began to
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domesticate plants and animals
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What is Catal Huyuk?
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early permanent farming settlement
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The overall character, or mood, of ancient civilizations was very much influenced by the way people related to their…
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natural environment
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what allowed the development in ancient urban civilizations of classes like priests, soldiers, and craftsmen who could concentrate on their specializations?
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surplus agriculture.
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One of Hammurabi's most significant measures to solidify and unify his Amorite empire was his
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law code
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An Ancient form of writing
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cuneiform
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Egyptian and Sumerian leaders were viewed differently by their subjects in that the former (Egyptian) were considered
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divine as well as human
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A big difference between Sumerian and Egyptian gods was that
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Sumerian gods were fickle and threatening
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What is ma'at?
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the essence of good dovernment and harmony in ancient Egypt
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What environmental factors contributed to the peace and security of Egypt before the Second Intermediate Period?
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A navigable waterway the length of the kingdom, deserts to the east and west, no aggressive expansionist peoples in the region.
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The Egyptians did not become military imperialists until after
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The Hyksos Invasion
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What prehistoric idea of the relationship between humans and nature is symbolized by the Egyptian god Anubis?
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The principle of unity betweens humans and nature
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The Hebrews were able to easily invade Canaan around 1200 BC because the Canaanites were fighting
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Sea Peoples
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The main difference between the Hebrew god Yahweh and the other Near Eastern gods was that
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Yahweh was outside of nature
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The Israelites were conquered and dispersed by which two major powers between 722 and 586 BC?
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Assyria and Babylonia
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Which of the ancient Near Eastern civilizations developed any belief in rewards and punishments in an afterlife for moral conduct here on earth?
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Egypt, Israel, Persia
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Which near Eastern kingdon fought Egypt to a negotiated stalemate over control of Palestine-Syria in the 13th Century BC?
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Hittites
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The chief internal weakness of large urban Middle Eastern empired which made them vulnerable to overthrow by numerically inferior sea peoples was
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slavery
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Which ruthless and unpopular people created the first real empire in the ancient Near East, uniting Egypt, Palestine, and Mesopotamia?
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Neo-Assyrians
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The chief vehicle for transmitting many elements of ancient Near Eastern cultures to Western Civilization was
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the Old Testament
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The preference for the nomadic life-style over the agricultural or urban life-style foundin the Old Testament symbolically represents a preference for
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monotheism over polytheism
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Which weapons did the Neo-Assyrians use in conquering much of the Near Eat?
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Iron weapos, armor, siege towers, and terror
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The Neo-Babylonians or Chaldeans were noted for their interpretations of celestial phenomena
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The largest and best governed empire of the ancient Near East was that of the
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Persians
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The dualistic religion of the Persians in which the forces of light battled the forces of darkness was called
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Zoroastrianism
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What techniques did the Persians use to unite their vast empire?
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A good road system, protection for commerce, religious tolerance.
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