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39 Cards in this Set
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Longest Pd of human existance
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Paleolithic Age
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Neolithic Age - Most important developmt in human history
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Agriculture
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Creation of tools
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Bronze age
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7 Characteristics
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Urban Revolution, Military/political structure, religious structure, Social classes, record keeping. intellectual/artistic activity, materialistic complexity.
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Most widespread record keeping
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Cuneiform
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Law code - "eye for an eye"
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Hammurabi
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Wanted to be immortal
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Gilgamesh
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Memphis
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Capitol City of Egypt in Old Kingdom
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Order of kingdoms
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Old kingdom, 1st intermediate, middle kingdom, 2nd intermediate, new kingdom
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Khufu
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King during Old Kingdom
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Changed Egypt from polytheistic to monotheistic
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Amenhotep IV during New Kingdom
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Hyksos
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2nd intermediate, chariots, weapon advanced
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Hieroglyphics
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Symbols that changed meaning depending on what was next to it. Used by royalty and priests.
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Phoenicians 3 contributions
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Carthage, (byblos) concept of book, and alphabet
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Hebrews
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Thought to be God's chosen ones
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King Saul
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1st Hebrew King
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King David
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2nd Hebrew King, completes war, makes Jerusalem capitol
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King Solomon
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3rd King of Hebrews, Constructs Temple of Jerusalem
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Babylonian Captivity
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Chaldeans kidnap Hebrew leaders and take to Babylon for good behavior of remaining Hebrews
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Cyrus the Great
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Persian leader, destroy Chaldeans and restore Hebrews
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Zoroastrianism
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Good and evil, free will, judgement based on actions in life
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Assyrians
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Innovations: spy, iron weapons, medicine, specialized training, terror as weapon.
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Minoans
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Crete main island, sea trade, volcano wipe out
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Dorian Greeks
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Battle over Troy
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Illiad/ Odyssey
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Blank in history
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3 elements help Greeks rise again
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Polis, Phalanx, colonization
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Sparta
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Tough men, raised to fight
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Helots
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Spartan's slaves
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Lycurgan reforms
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Rules for Spartans to live by
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Athens
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Largest Greek city
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Draco
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1st city manager, create draconian laws (too harsh and doesn't solve financial issues)
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Solon
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2nd city manager, stop slavery for debt, new crop, helps financial issues
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Cleisthenes
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council of 500, laws/regulations.
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Peloponnesian League
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Spartans military alliance
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Delian League, originally voluntary
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Athens
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Herodotus
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Historian, explain why events occur
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Thucydides
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explain why events occur and predict outcome
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Battle of Salamis
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Naval Battle, Greeks destroy Persians
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Battle of Charonaea
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Calavary to side of Greek phalanx to conquer Greece
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