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36 Cards in this Set
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Cataract
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a waterfall
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Delta
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A triangular area made from the deposit of silt at the mouth of a river
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Dynasty
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power that is passed from one ruling family to another
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Bureaucracy
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system of government that includes different job functions and levels of authority
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Hieroglyphics
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system of writing where symbols or pictures represent objects, concepts, or sounds
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Sabbath
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day of worship
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Rosetta Stone
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helped to decipher ancient Egyptian writing
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Zoroaster
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founder of Persian religion focused on the battle of good and evil
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Nebuchadnezzar
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king who rebuilt city of Babylon
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Hatshepshut
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first female ruler of Egypt
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Sargon
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leader of Akkad
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Diaspora
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the leaving of the homeland by the Jewish people
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Ziggurat
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area used for religious ceremonies
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Osiris
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God of the Nile and underworld
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Hyksos
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group of people who invaded Egypt during the Middle Kingdom
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Barter Economy
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exchange of goods instead of coins
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Money Economy
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goods and services are paid for by coins
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Torah
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Jewish book recording events and laws
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Hammurabi's Code (Essay)
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Civil and Criminal law
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Egyptian beliefs about death (Essay)
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Afterlife-soul faces a test, meets Osiris, sinners fed to eater of dead, if they passed they'd go to field of food
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Status of women in Egypt (Essay)
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Higher statused, independence, inherit property, buy from merchants, get a divorce. were not educated and could not be scribes
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Difference between Israelites belief abiut their leaders compared to other ancient societies
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rulers are not gods, believed in social justice, rich take care of the poor, protect the weak, everyone is equal before god
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Mesopotamia
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part of the fertile crescent, between Tigris and Euphrates rivers, between Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf, current day Iraq and Turkey
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Leaders of Sumer
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None
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Leaders of Egypt
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Hatshepshut, Thutmose III, Ramses II
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Leaders of Babylon
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Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar
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Leader of the Hittites
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None
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Leaders of Assyria
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Assurbanipal
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Leaders of Israel
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David and Solomon
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Leaders of Persia
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Cyrus the Great and Darius I
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Sumer's Key Innovations
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Social hierarchy, cuneiform writing, and advances in astronomy and math
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There's 3
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Egypt's Key Innovations
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bureaucracy, pyramids, peace treaty, mummification, social hierarchy, hieratic and demotic writing, papyrus, 365 day calendar, and advances in astronomy, mathematics, and medicine
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There's 9
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Babylon's Key Innovations
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legal code, advances in astronomy and math
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There's 2
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Hittites' Key Innovations
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iron working
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Assyrians' Key Innovations
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legal regulation of royal household, libraries
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There's 2
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Israel's Key Innovations
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monotheistic religion, Judaism
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