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History 100
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History
Undergraduate 2
02/21/2012

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Sumerians
Definition
first civilization in Tigris-Euphrates River, Mesopotamia
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Sargon
Definition

first king of the Akkadians, conquered all Sumerian city-states

 

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Gilgamesh
Definition
Mesopotamian hero-king, who escaped death by going on fantastic journey to find the sole survivor of the great flood
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Hammurabi
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Most famous Mesopotamian king; known for the collection of laws that bears his name
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Nile River
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Most important resource for Egypt

Best because so predictable

politically important

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Menes
Definition

became first ruler to unify Egypt

creates first nation state in world history

becomes first Pharaoh (King)

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Khufu
Definition
"Cheops" chose the desert plateau of Giza as site for largest pyramid ever
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Hyksos
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ended middle kingdom

pastoralist/barbarian tribe

first succesful invasion of Egypt in history

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Amunhotep IV
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founder of Dynasty 12 and middle kingdom

reunited upper and lower egypt

established regency system

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Rameses II
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became Pharaoh, yet Egypt had declined in power

lost most of empire

succeeds in restoring Egyptian empire

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Indo-Europeans
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ancient tribe, started in Russia, broke up, languages diverged
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Phonecians
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developed revolutionary writing system

first known alphabet

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Minoans
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began on the island of Crete

first civilization of Europe

based weath and survival on Trade

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Myceneans
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FIRST GREEKS

Not politically unified

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Homer
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wrote Illiad and Oddysey

social classes-aristocratic

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Dark Age
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common in history

population plummets

whole cities destroyed

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Archaic Age
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dramatic recovery for Greece

population rises dramatically

Wealth Increases

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