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| The land in between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers - Where civilization began |
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| Tigris and Euphrates Rivers |
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| The two rivers that formed Mesopotamia |
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| Created Isreal, Introduced monotheism and Judaism |
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| A temple built on a massive stepped tower, center of every Sumerian city |
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| When a government gets power by divine or godly authority |
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| A type of wedge shaped writing invented by the Sumerians |
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| Considered 1st. great work of literature, and originally written with cuneiform writing |
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| North Sumerian city-state, 1st. empire in history, eventually fall to neighbors |
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| The leader of the Akkadians |
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| Leader of the Babylonians, fall after his death, invented Code of Hammurabi |
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| A sort of laws with very retributive justice |
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| Longest river on earth that had huge impact on Egyptian civilization and agriculture |
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| Southern Egypt, where the source of the Nile is located |
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| Northern Egypt, where the Nile empties into the Mediterranean |
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| Growing more food than you need |
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| United upper and lower Egypt, created a dynasty |
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| Very harsh empire with effective military and communication with mail structure |
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| An era of time for Egypt lasting from 2700 B.C. to 2200 B.C. |
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| Most common name for rulers - had god-like status with unlimited power |
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| Admin and process of government - divided kingdom into 42 provinces with governors |
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| Sphinx and Great Pyramids |
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| Some of the structures built by the old kingdom |
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| A group that was led by Cyrus - and merciful and kind. Persia became one of the greatest empires but fell to internal issues |
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| Turning a body into a mummy by draining blood, etc. and wrapping |
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| An era of time for Egypt lasting 2055 B.C. to 1650 B.C., a time where Egypt became more advanced. Also known as the Golden Age. Pharaohs started to lose their god-like status. |
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| Proceeds the Middle Kingdom after the invasion of the Hyksos, and then the Egyptians use the Hyksos's strategies to overthrow them, creating the New Kingdom |
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| W. Asian people that invaded Egypt, ending the new kingdom. They brought new tech and strategies to Egypt. |
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One of the first woman Pharaohs that led during the
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| Son of Akhenaten- restored old gods |
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| Tried to regain empire by defeating Romans but was defeated and led to her suicide |
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| Form of writing used by Egyptian upper class, priests, and some middle class Hieratic script simplified version used by most others |
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| What Egyptians did to dead Pharaohs, led to knowledge of human anatomy |
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| People important for creating new empires, dependent on hunting, gathering, herding, and farming |
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| Created an empire in W. Asia and threatened Egyptian power |
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| One of the most important traders, known best for phonetic alphabet |
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