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Ancient Civilization
W. Asia and Egypt 3500-500 BC
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History
10th Grade
09/09/2015

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Sumerian
Definition
The 1st civilization
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Mesopotamia
Definition
Land between two rivers.
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Fertile Crescent
Definition
Egypt to mesopotamia
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Ziggurat
Definition
Temple built on a massive stepped tower
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Theocracy
Definition
Gov't. gets power by divine or godly authority
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Cuneiform
Definition
Wedged shaped- system of writing
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Most Famous Sumerian literature
Definition
Epic of Gilgamesh
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Akkadians
Definition
N. Sumerian City-State
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Nile River
Definition
Huge in Importance to Egyptian Civ.
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Upper Egypt
Definition
S. Egypt; source of the Nile
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Lower Egypt Mediterranean
Definition
N. Egypt; empties into the Mediterranean
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Polytheistic
Definition
Sun, Earth, Rivers, Death
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Re
Definition
Sun God
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Old Kingdom
Definition
2700-2200 BC
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Pharaohs
Definition
Most common title for rulers
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Herodotus
Definition
1st historian - wrote it took 100,000 Egyptians 20 years
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Hatshesput
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one of the 1st women Pharaohs
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Amenhotep
Definition
created monotheistic worship of then- sun disk and changed name to Akhenaten
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King Tutankhamen
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son of Akhenaten
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Ramses 2
Definition
Lead new offensive attacks but not uber successful
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Cleopatra VII
Definition
Tried to regain empire w/ allying with Romans
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monogamy
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was general practice
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Patriarchal
Definition
but women were well respected
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Hieroglyphics
Definition
form of writing used by upper class, priests, and some middle class
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Hieratic Script
Definition
Simplified version used by most/average Egyptians
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