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31 Cards in this Set
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Sumer: Accomplishments
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wheel,sail,plow
number system, cuneiform first to use bronze 360 degrees to a circle 60 seconds to a minute ziggurat |
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Sumer: semetic?
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spoke a language related to Arabic and Hebrew
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Sumer: Epic of Gilgamesh
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Some of richest accounts of Mesopotamian myths and legends appear in this
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Babylon I: Amorites?
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nomadic warriors
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Babylon I: Hammurabi's reign
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1792BC-1750BC in Babylon
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Babylon I: Hammurabi code of laws applied the _____
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Principle of Retaliation
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Babylon I: had ___ armor
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leather
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Hittites: Accomplishments
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created one horse chariot
developed walled cities |
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Hittites: adopted ____
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Akkadian
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Hittites: dominated for how long?
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450 years
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Phoenicians: Three Cities
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Tire, Sidon, Biblios
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Phoenicians: Which cities had purple dye?
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Tire, Sidon
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Phoenicians: Accomplishments?
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spread invention of alphabet
found carthage remarkable shipbuilders and seafarers first to sail beyond straight of gilbraltar purple dye from murex snail |
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Hebrews: God?
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Yahweh
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Hebrews: Saul :
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Unites 12 tribes
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Hebrews: David:
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met guy with slingshot
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Hebrews: First to believe in ___
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monotheism
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Assyrians: Accomplishments:
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strong military with state-of-the-art weapons
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Chaldeans: from where?
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Babylon II
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Chaldeans: King?
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Nebuchadnezzar
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Chaldeans: Demolished Nineveh when?
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612BC
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Chaldeans: Restored ____
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Babylon (600BC)
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Chaldeans: Accomplishments
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famous hanging gardens - 7 wonders of the world
highest building: 7-tiered ziggurat astronomy and astrology |
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Persians: Cyrus?
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Many victories, tolerant of those he conquered
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Persians: Cambyses?
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Didn't follow father's example, conquered Egypt
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Persians: Darius?
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Began as guard for king
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Persians: Zoroaster?
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started Zoroastrian religion
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Persians: Zoroastrian Religion?
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Exampled why suffer and chaos exist
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Persians: Ahura Mazda
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good God
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Persians: Ahirman
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Bad God
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Persians: Accomplishments?
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conquered Egypt
standard currency brought political order made royal road |
