World Cultures 2

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Egyptians would usually belong to the same class as your parents Little chance of moving to a higher class
Men head of household,work to support family and trained they're son to do what

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take over work

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Women managed the what
and raised who. Had more what than other acient world women. some worked as doctors, officials,what Upper class women had slaves do theyr'e work.Lower class what did they're OWN WORK.

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household children rights ,priest

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the what was more what than anyone else. Advised the who, served as a what, and was depicted as wearing what
A priest's primary job was to take care of the temple's special what that lived in a santuary . Only purified what could enter the sanctuary

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vizer pharoah judge, white god priest

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Scribes carried they're tools over they're shoulders.They used they're writing tool called a stylus and wrote on paper made from the what.
Artisans made stuning furniture and jewlery. A few types of artisan were what, what, what, and what

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papyrus plant,carpenters, jewlers, sculptures, stone carvers

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Egypt had 3 long what called the Old, what, and New kingdoms.
The Old kingdom was from what - 2200 BCE. The Middle kingdom was from 2000 - 1800 BCE. The New kingdom was from 1600 - what BCE.

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periods, middle, 2700, 1100

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1. Pharaohs were believed to be what
2. They what all the land and responsible for their people’s well-being.
3. They were Egypt’s kings, what, and religious leaders all combined.
a. After their death, pharaohs were thought to enter an what that would never end.
b. Their what were built to last forever and hold many objects that would be used by the pharaohs in the next world (life)
c. Pharaohs built what to glorify their power and success.

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gods owned generals, afterlife tombs monuments

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Pharaoh Khufu: The what
A. pharaoh Khufu ruled from about 2551 to 2528 BCE, during which Kingdom period – best known as the what of the most famous pyramid; the Great Pyramid of what – one of the wonders of the ancient world.
1. Not much is known of Khufu – just stories, from harsh, cruel to powerful and what.
2. He did establish the term “what” as a central authority (leader)

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The Pyramid Builder
Old builder kind. giza

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. Ramses II is best known for his military leadership and for building many what.
3. He used his power to excess (beyond normal)
a. Over 100 wives, and over how much children
b. Hundreds of statues of himself erected; some over how much ft.
4. Fearless soldier at a young age; fighting with his father in various battles – by what age, he was a captain in the Egyptian army

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many monuments over 100 children 60 ft. 10

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The MOST important factor in early settlement was what.
Rivers, lakes and inland seas were a what of fresh water.
2. People needed fresh water to live, to bathe and wash things; which help prevent what.
a. Water as a source of food.
1. People caught fish, hunted animals and birds that gathered around the what.

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water. source diseases. water.

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1. 3 important factors: what, what, such as what and what, of a place or region), and what (the plants of a place or region).

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water, topography mountains or deserts, vegetation

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C. Topography
1. Farmers preferred to settle in what, open areas such as plains and what. These areas gave farmers plenty of room to what Rich soil from coastal plains was excellent for growing crops.
2. Mtns. were less friendly for settlement; hard to cross, jagged peaks, cold temperatures, and what made farming difficult.
3. Deserts also discouraged settlement.
a. They were hot and dry, and contained little what.

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valleys
plant plains rocky land water.

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D. Vegetation
1. Different types (trees, bushes, flowers, grass, weeds)
2. A climate with mild weather and regular rain is good for plant life
a. Fresh what supports vegetation growth
b. Mtns. often were covered with thick groves of trees.
c. Hot, dry deserts have very little vegetation
3. Plants were a source of food and useful products
a. people could eat wild plants and the crops they planted
b. people could make baskets, rope, what and paper
c. trees provided what, plants added natural beauty

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water medicine shade

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What were the four empires in Mesopotamia between 2300 & 539 BCE?

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1. Akkadians
2. Babylonians
3. Assyrians
4. Neo-Babylonians

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A. The Akkadians came from which side of mesopotamia
B. They were led by King Who – first ruler of the Akkadian empire
1. He was a what and what general

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northern Mesopotamia They were led by King Sargon He was a strong king and skilled general

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What did King Sargon assemble He taught who to fight in a tight formation
1. Soldiers with what where in the front of the formation.
. Behind front line – soldiers with what

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a. He assembled a large army.
He Taught soldiers to fight in a tight formation
1. Soldiers with shields in the front line
Behind the shields were the spears

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Sargon used his military skills to conquer Mesopotamia. Name 3 ways he did it:

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1. Destroyed the city-state walls
2. Demanded loyalty of the city-state governors or would have them removed.
3. He decreed that his son would be the next to rule after his death.

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What was the Akkadians greatest achevment?

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Creating the first Empire

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How long did Sargon rule for?

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56 years

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What were the akkadians known for in the arts?

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Thy're 3-D sculptures

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For a short time after the Akkadians, Sumer was once again a group of city-states.
who was the next ruler?

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King Hammurabi.

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1. He was king of Babylon, small city-state in central Mesopotamia
2. He made Babylon the what of his empire.

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He made it the capital of his empire

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What was Hammurabi known for?

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He was best known for his code of laws (a collection of written laws) – based on the idea of “Eye for an Eye”

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What were the codes used to do?

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a. The codes were used to unify (to join together) his empire and preserve order.

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Who did Hammurabi Claim told him to write the codes?
Who did the codes aply to?
Did the codes ever be changed?

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He claimed the gods told him to create the laws.
the codes applied to everyone
the codes would never be changed.

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What did Hammurabi do?

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1. He maintained the irrigation system so lands remained fertile

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B. The next great empire in Mesopotamia was created by a warlike people called Assyrians. Assyria was north of Babylon.
Who was they're King?

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They had many Kings but they're most ruthless one was King Nebuchadnezzar

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What did King Nebuchadnezzar do to keep Babylon safe?

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He built an inner and outter stone wall around the city.

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There was one more great empire called The Neo Babylonians. How long did the Neo Babylonian Empire last?

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only 75 years